12-2008. Rates, charges, delinquency fees. (a) Every applicant for a franchise, upon request of the city, shall file with the city a schedule of its proposed rates and charges for its proposed services. Such rates and charges may be established as maximum rates for such services by the original franchise and if so established may not be exceeded without the approval of the governing body of the city.
(b) A cable television provider may impose a monthly fee for any delinquent balance owed by a subscriber of cable television or related services, subject to the following:
(1) At least 10 days before the date the fee is imposed, the subscriber shall be given written notice, on the face of the bill or by separate notice, of: (A) The date after which the fee will be imposed if the balance is not paid; and (B) the amount of the fee that will be imposed; and
(2) the fee for delinquent payment shall not exceed 5% of the amount of the delinquent balance per month or $5 per month, whichever is greater.
History: L. 1972, ch. 49, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 62, § 1; July 1.
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