Except as prohibited by federal law, a franchisee shall be subject to penalties and forfeitures under any and all applicable provisions of law and under its franchise agreement, and its request for approval of a rate may be denied, if it:

    A.    Knowingly submits false or fraudulent information to the city or the telecommunication commission in connection with any rate proceeding;

    B.    Fails to comply with any lawful order or request of the city or the telecommunication commission, including, but not limited to, a request for information or an order setting rates; or

    C.    Evades or attempts to evade federal or local rate regulation; provided that, filing for approval of a rate that is later determined to be unreasonable is not in and of itself an evasion of federal or local rate regulation. (Ord. 93-44 § 6, 1993)