(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Act, a telecommunications provider using or seeking to use public rights-of-way in the City for its telecommunication facilities shall apply for and obtain a permit from the City and pay all fees required under the Metro Act.
(b) Agreements, authorizations or permits previously obtained from the City pursuant to the Michigan Telecommunications Act, shall satisfy the permit requirement of this section.
(c) Any provider asserting rights under 1883 Public Act 129, shall be subject to the permit and fee requirements of this chapter.
(d) Within 180 days of November 1, 2002, unless for good cause, the provider is granted an additional 180 days to submit such information by the Metro Authority, a provider with facilities located in a public right-of-way in the City that has not previously obtaining authorization or a permit under the Michigan Telecommunications Act, shall submit an application for a permit to the City in accordance with this chapter. A provider submitting an application under this subsection (d) is not required to pay the administrative fee required by this chapter.
(Ord. 15-02. Passed 10-15-02.)