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13 <br /> acceptance of this franchise, grantee may petition the board of <br /> county commissioners to be relieved of the obligation in this <br /> subsection if it appears that the extent of interest in bi- <br /> directional capability and the broadcasting of board of county <br /> commissioners ' meetings is not significant and that the interest <br /> does not warrant the cost of providing this capability. Any such <br /> petition shall include a subscriber survey which demonstrates the <br /> lack of interest at the increased subscriber costs. In the event <br /> the board grants relief from this requirement as specified <br /> herein, it shall set a new deadline for grantee to meet the <br /> requirements q of this subsection and the same procedure shall be <br /> followed thereafter on an annual basis during the term of this <br /> franchise until it expires or the bi-directional capability is <br /> achieved, whichever first occurs. <br /> D. Grantee shall make its local origination and public <br /> access channel programming available to any other franchised <br /> cable operator in the county at the time that cable operator <br /> makes its local origination and public access channel programming <br /> available to grantee. Grantee shall carry any other franchised <br /> cable operators local origination and public access programming <br /> when it becomes available to grantee . Grantee shall not be <br /> required to carry such programming if it is commercially <br /> sponsored. Any charge made by grantee to another franchise cable <br /> operator as a price for grantee making its local origination and <br /> public access channel programming available shall be commercially <br /> reasonable and shall be at no charge provided the other franchise <br /> cable operator provides its local origination and public access <br />