9-507 - Arizona Statutes

9-507. Application for license; hearing; terms; conditions A. Any person desiring to obtain a license to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system from a licensing authority shall make application to such licensing authority in the form specified by the licensing authority and shall comply with requirements specified by the licensing authority. B. Prior to the issuance of a license, the licensing authority shall provide for the holding of a public hearing within the proposed service area, following reasonable notice to the public, at which every applicant and its proposals shall be examined and the public and all interested parties afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Reasonable notice to the public shall include causing notice of the time and place of such hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed service area once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication shall be not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing. If there is no such newspaper in the proposed service area, then notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall, if applicable, or other suitable location determined by the respective licensing authority for a period of not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing.