For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CABLE SERVICES and CABLE SYSTEM. Any facility that, in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signals transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations and distributes such signals together with such other signals as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission and the licensing authority, by wire or cable to subscribing members of the public who pay for such sendee.
COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE. Two-way voice commercial mobile radio service as defined by the federal communications commission in 47 U.S.C. § 157.
FACILITIES. The plant, equipment, and property, including, but not limited to, poles, wires, pipe, conduits, pedestals, antenna, and other appurtenances placed in, on or under highways and not owned by the town and used in the provision of telecommunication services. The term does not include wireless facilities as that term is defined in § 113.03.
LICENSE. The ordinance or resolution which contains the right, authority or grant, given by the town enabling the license holder to provide telecommunications services.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY or HIGHWAY. All roads, streets and alleys and all other dedicated public rights-of-way and public utility easements of the town.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. The transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received. The term does not include commercial mobile radio services, pay phone services, interstate services, wireless services as that term is defined in § 113.03, or cable services.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Any public service corporation to the extent that it provides telecommunications services in this state.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. The offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used.
(Ord. 03-2003, passed 1-8-2004; Ord. 01-2018, passed 2-8-2018)