N.Y. Public Service Law § 227: Termination of franchises

§ 227. Termination of franchises. 1. A franchise shall terminate at

the expiration of its term or otherwise in accordance with the

provisions thereof, unless, prior thereto, the commission otherwise

orders. The commission may so order only if it finds, after public

notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the franchisee:

(a) has committed a material breach of its franchise or any applicable

provision of this article or of the regulations promulgated hereunder

and has failed, without reasonable justification, to cure said breach

within sixty days after having received written notice thereof from the

commission, or

(b) has been adjudicated a bankrupt or has filed a voluntary petition

for bankruptcy or reorganization or for an order protecting its assets

from the claims of creditors and the commission finds that termination

of the franchise or certificate of confirmation under such conditions is

in the best interest of the public.

2. Upon termination of a franchise or certificate of confirmation, the

cable television company shall dispose of its facilities in accordance

with the provisions of the franchise or certificate. However, on motion

of any interested party or upon its own motion, and after public notice

and opportunity for hearing, if the commission finds that the continued

presence of the facilities in any public thoroughfare would pose a

nuisance to the municipality or its residents, the cable television

company shall remove its facilities within such period as the commission

shall order. In the absence of any applicable franchise or certificate

provision or order by the commission to the contrary, the cable

television company may abandon its facilities.