For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES. Any communications services other than regular subscriber service and pay television provided by grantee over the CATV system either directly or as a carrier for its subsidiaries, affiliates, or any other person engaged in communications services, including, but not limited to, burglar alarm, data and other electronic intelligence transmission, facsimile reproduction, meter reading, and home shopping. ADDITIONAL SERVICES shall not include the delivery by the CATV system of any programming on the educational access channels or public access channels, which programming is included in regular subscriber service.
ANNIVERSARY DATE. The date on which this franchise was accepted by grantee.
CATV. Community antenna television.
CATV SYSTEM. A system of cables, wires, lines, towers, wave guides, microwave, and laser beams, and any associated converters, equipment, or facilities designed and constructed for the purpose of producing, receiving, amplifying, and distributing by audio, video and other forms of electronic or electric signals to and from subscribers and locations in the franchise area.
CHANNELS. A band of frequencies, six megahertz wide, in the electromagnetic spectrum which are capable of carrying either one audio-video television signals and non-video signals or two non-video signals.
CONVERTER. An electronic device which converts signals to a frequency not susceptible to interference within the television receiver of a subscriber and which, by an appropriate channel selector, also permits a subscriber to view all signals delivered at designated dial locations.
COUNTY COUNCIL. The present governing body of franchise area or any successor to the legislative powers of the present County Council.
EDUCATION ACCESS CHANNELS. Channels on the CATV system which are reserved for carriage of programs provided by local educational authorities who obtain use of channels from grantee for the presentation of the material.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION or FCC. That agency hereunder in terms of a franchise privilege, permit, license, or otherwise, to construct, operate, and maintain the CATV system.
FRANCHISE. Includes any authorization granted hereunder in terms of a franchise privilege, permit, license, or otherwise, to construct, operate, and maintain the CATV system.
FRANCHISE AREA. The unincorporated areas of the county.
FRANCHISE YEAR. Any 12-month period commencing on an anniversary date and extending to the day immediately preceding the next subsequent anniversary date.
GRANTEE. Newtown County Cablevision, Inc. or any person who succeeds accordance with the provisions of this franchise.
GRANTEE CHANNELS. The channels on the CATV system which are reserved for carriage of program material originated locally by grantee.
GROSS REVENUES. All revenues collected by the grantee, including but not limited to, regular subscriber revenues, pay television revenues, revenues derived from auxiliary services, leased channel revenues, and advertising revenues. GROSS REVENUES shall not include any taxes which are imposed on any subscriber or user of CATV system by any governmental unit including copyright fees.
PAY TELEVISION. The delivery over the CATV system of programming to subscribers for a fee or charge over and above the charge for regular subscriber service, on a per-program, per-channel, or other subscription basis.
PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL. Channels on the CATV system which are reserved for carriage of program material in the public interest provided by persons who obtain use of the channels from grantee for the presentation of material.
REGULAR SUBSCRIBER SERVICE. The carriage of broadcast signals and FCC mandated nonbroadcast services.
SERVICE AREA. The entire area served by grantee's cable TV system including areas outside the franchise area.
STREET. The surface or the space above and below any public street, and road, highway, alley, bridge, sidewalk, or other public place or way now or hereafter held by franchise area for the purpose of public travel and shall include other easements or right-of-ways now held or hereafter held by franchise area and grantee to the use thereof for the purpose of installing or transmitting CATV system transmissions over poles, wires, cables, conductors, conduits, manholes, amplifiers, appurtenances,
attachments, and other structures, equipment, and facility as may be ordinarily necessary and pertinent to a CATV system.
SUBSCRIBER. Any person who receives any service delivered by the CATV system.
USER OF CATV SYSTEM. A person who utilizes the CATV system to produce or to transmit programs or other communications to subscribers.
(Prior Code, § 92.02) (Ord. 966E, passed 2-22-1982; Ord. 1061A, passed 5-9-1989)