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facilities in such newly annexed territories or in maintain- ing already installed facilities. If grantee is already operating CATV facilities in such newly annexed territories, he shall have 60 days following the date of annexation to conform those facilities to the provisions of this article. Failure to so conform will be grounds for revocation of the franchise by the City. "Section 11.86 The CATV system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the highest and best ac- cepted standards of the industry to the effect that sub- scribers shall receive the highest possible service. In determining the satisfactory extent of such standards the following will apply: "(a) The system shall be installed using all-band equipment capable of passing the entire VHF and FM spectrum, and it shall have the further cap- ability of converting UHF for distribution to subscribers on the VHF band. "(b) The system, as instal1ed, shall be capable of passing standard color TV signals without the introduction of noticeable effects on color fidelity and intelligence. " (c) The system and all equipment shall be designed and rated for 24-hour-per-day continuous operation. "(d) The system signal-to-noise ratio shall be not less than 46 decibels. "(e) Hum modulation of picture signal shall be less than five per cent. "(f) The system shall use components having VSWR of 1.4 or less. "(g) The master antenna to be installed for the CATV system shall be located at a point where the signal strength of the TV stations to be received shall be not less than 500 microvolts per meter for low-band channels (2 through 6) and not less than 800 microvolts per meter for high-band channels (7 through 13) for at least 50 per cent of the time at a receiving antenna height of 30 feet above ground. Each CATV subscriber shall receive a minimum signal strength of 2,000 microvolts -11-