# COMCOR — Chapter 8A. Cable Communications - Regulations

## Sec. 8A-8 Application for Grant, Renewal, Modification or Transfer of a Franchise - Regulations

### COMCOR 08A.08.01 Cable Television Application Filing Fees

#### 08A.08.01.01 Authority

    Section 8A-8(b)(2) of the Montgomery County Code, as amended, requires that application filing fees be established by Executive Regulation. Section 8A-29 (b)(4) states that the Executive Regulation on application filing fees must be adopted under Method (3).

#### 08A.08.01.02 Fees

    The application filing fees shall be as follows:

      Type of Application                  Amount

      1.   Grant of a New Franchise

        a.   Regular Franchise            $25,000.00

        b.   Limited Franchise

      (i)   100 homes or more         $  8,500.00

      (ii)   Less than 100 homes         $  3,000.00

      2.   Renewal of a Franchise

        a.   Formal Procedures provided

          for in the federal Cable Act.         $25,000.00

        b.   Informal Procedures provided

          for in the federal Cable Act.         $25,000.00

      3.   Modification of a Franchise

        47 U.S.C. 545 Modification (Section 625

        of the federal Cable Act)            $10,000.00 per modification

      4.   Transfer of a Franchise

        a.   Transfer or Assignment of a

          Franchise, or Transfer of

          Control of a Franchise            $10,000.00

        b.   Transfer of an Interest in a

          Franchise of 25-49%            $  1,500.00

#### 08A.08.01.03 Effective Date

    This regulation becomes effective 30 calendar days after the deadline for comments in the Register.