Franchise fee.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 11-16
in effect§ 11-16. - Franchise fee.
(a) Finding. The City has authority to grant a non-exclusive franchise to a cable television operator for the right to use the public streets, and other public ways, for the purpose of maintaining and operating a cable television business within the City. The business of delivering cable services to the residents of the City is a business affected with a public interest. The construction, installation, maintenance and operation of a Cable System involves the occupation of and placement of private commercial facilities in the valuable and scarce public streets and other public ways within the City and which are maintained by the City at a significant cost, and such use is essential to the performance of the general function or purpose of the cable television operator. The City further finds that the grant of a franchise for use of rights-of-way to provide service is a valuable property right without which a grantee would be required to invest substantial capital.
(b) A grantee of a franchise hereunder shall pay to the City an annual franchise fee in an amount to be set by the franchise agreement as a percentage of annual gross revenues derived from operation of the cable system by the grantee to provide cable service. Such payment shall be in addition to any other payment, charge, permit fee or bond owed to the City by the grantee and shall not be construed as payment in lieu of personal or real property taxes levied by State, County or local authorities; provided, however, such fee shall include and be in lieu of any fee required by the City for any construction, building, or other permit for use or occupation of, or work in, the streets, except for the inspection fee and service charge levied under Article VII of Chapter 13 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 24484, § 2, 7-3-12, eff. 8-16-12)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH11BRCATE_ARTIITHCATEFR_S11-16FRFEFetched: 10/28/2026