Common use of Franchise Not Exclusive Clause in Contracts

Franchise Not Exclusive. This franchise is not exclusive. The City reserves the right to grant rights or franchises to other persons, and reserves its own right as a municipality to use the Rights of Ways for the same or different purposes allowed Grantee hereunder, by franchise, permit or otherwise; provided, if the City grants any franchise for cable services in Grantee’s franchise area on terms that, taken as a whole, are materially less burdensome than this franchise contract, taking into account any difference in the number of subscribers served, the term of the Franchise and all other circumstances affecting the relative burdens, Grantee shall have the right to reopen this Franchise pursuant to Section 21 for the purpose of modifying only those terms of the Franchise that give rise to the material difference and only to the minimum extent necessary to remove the material difference.

Franchise Not Exclusive. This franchise is not exclusive. The City reserves the right to grant rights or franchises to other persons, and reserves its own right as a municipality to use the Rights of Ways for the same or different purposes allowed Grantee hereunder, by franchise, permit or otherwise; provided, if the City grants any franchise for cable services or otherwise permits the provision of Cable Services in Grantee’s 's franchise area on terms that, taken as a whole, are materially less burdensome than this franchise contract, taking into account any difference in the number of subscribers served, the term of the Franchise and all other circumstances affecting the relative burdens, Grantee shall have the right to reopen this Franchise pursuant to Section 21 20 for the purpose of modifying only those terms of the Franchise that give rise to the material difference and only to the minimum extent necessary to remove the material difference.