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telecommunications, whether similar, different or the same as the conditions specified herein. This Franchise does not relieve Grantee of any obligation it may have to obtain from the City an authorization to provide telecommunications services, or to construct, operate or maintain telecommunications facilities, or relieve Grantee of its obligation to comply with any such authorizations that may be lawfully required. 2. Grant of Nonexclusive Authority. a. The Grantee shall have the right and privilege, subject to the permitting and other lawful requirements of City ordinance, rule or procedure, to construct, erect, and maintain, in, upon, along, across, above, over and under the Rights-of-Way in City a Cable System and shall have the right and privilege to provide Cable Service. The System constructed and maintained by Grantee or its agents shall not interfere with other uses of the Rights-of-Way. Grantee shall make use of existing poles and other above and below facilities available to Grantee to the extent it is technically and economically feasible to do so. b. Notwithstanding the above grant to use Rights-of-Way, no Right-of-Way shall be used by Grantee if City determines that such use is inconsistent with the terms, conditions, or provisions by which such Right-of-Way was created or dedicated, or with the present use of the Right-of-Way. c. This Franchise shall be nonexclusive, and City reserves the right to grant a franchise to any Person at any time during the period of this Franchise for the provision of Cable Service. The terms and conditions of any such franchise shall be, when taken as a whole, no less burdensome or more beneficial than those imposed upon Grantee pursuant to this Franchise. 3. Lease or Assignment Prohibited. No Person may lease Grantee’s System for the purpose of providing Service until and unless such Person shall have first obtained and shall currently hold a valid Franchise or other lawful authorization containing substantially similar burdens and obligations to this Franchise. Any assignment of rights under this Franchise shall be subject to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 10, Paragraph 5. 4. Franchise Term. This Franchise shall be in effect for a period of five (5) years from the date of acceptance by Grantee, unless sooner renewed, revoked or terminated as herein provided. 5. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Resolutions and Ordinances. a. The terms of this Franchise shall define the contractual rights and obligations of Grantee with respect to the provision of Cable Service and operation of the System in City. However, the Grantee shall at all times during the term of this Franchise be subject to all lawful exercise of the police power, statutory rights, local ordinance-making authority, and eminent domain rights of City. Except as 31