7.04.280 Franchise Application

(a) An entity wishing to obtain a Franchise must first submit an application for a Franchise that must include the following:

(1) A detailed description of the Communications Service System to include:

(A) The types of wires and fibers to be laid on Tribal Land and to be connected to buildings;

(B) Technological specifications of how video programming is delivered to the home;

(C) Areas of Tribal Land which must be excavated to install wires;

(D) Proposed Pole Attachment locations;

(E) Any facilities the applicant proposes to build for the purposes of providing Communication Service; and

(F) Any requirements that the Franchise collocate with any existing utilities.

(2) Certification that the applicant possesses the technical expertise to construct a Communication Service System and a detailed description of the applicant's technical qualifications.

(3) Credit background check of applicant.

(4) Certified financial statements for the longer of the past five (5) years or each year in which the Applicant has been in operation. If the applicant has been in operation for less than two (2) years, the Commission may require the applicant to provide a surety bond or contract of surety ship.

(5) Certification that the applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which it currently provides service and has had no regulatory actions initiated against it in the last ten (10) years. If applicant is currently or has been within the last ten (10) years the subject of any regulatory, civil, or criminal investigation, it must provide a detailed description of the proceeding, including by whom it was initiated and how it was resolved.

(b) The Commission may charge a fee for filing an application for Franchise. Any fee charged under this section will not exceed the Commission's actual costs to process and review the application for CPCN.