§ II. GRANT OF AUTHORITY.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Ordinance as it existed upon the effective date of this Franchise, the City hereby grants to Company a Franchise which authorizes the Company to construct and operate a Cable System and offer Cable Service and other services in, along, among, upon, across, above, over, under, or in any manner connected with Public Ways within the Service Area and for that purpose to erect, install, construct, repair, replace, reconstruct, maintain, or retain in, on, over, under, upon, across, or along any Public Way and all extensions thereof and additions thereto, such poles, wires, cables, conductors, ducts, conduits, vaults, manholes, pedestals, amplifiers, appliances, attachments, and other related property or equipment as may be necessary or appurtenant to the Cable System. The location of all poles to be placed or constructed by the Company in the City of Hobbs shall be approved in writing, in advance, by the City Engineer of the City and shall conform to the National Electrical Safety Code.