A. Purpose: The purpose for registration is:
1. To assure that all telecommunications carriers who have facilities or provide services within the city comply with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.
2. To provide the city with accurate and current information concerning the telecommunications carriers who offer to provide telecommunications services within the city, or that own or operate telecommunications facilities within the city.
3. To assist the city in the enforcement of this chapter and the collection of any city franchise fees or charges that may be due the city.
4. To assist the city in monitoring compliance with local, state and federal laws as they apply to grantees under this chapter.
B. Registration Required: Except as provided in subsection D of this section, all telecommunications carriers having telecommunications facilities within the corporate limits of the city, and all telecommunications carriers that offer or provide telecommunications service to customer premises within the city, shall register with the city. The appropriate application and license from: 1) the OPUC; or 2) the FCC qualify as necessary registration information. Applicants also have the option of providing the following information:
1. The identity and legal status of the registrant, including the name, address and telephone number of the officer, agent or employee responsible for the accuracy of the registration statement.
2. A description of the registrant's existing or proposed telecommunications facilities within the city, a description of the telecommunications facilities that the registrant intends to construct, and a description of the telecommunications service that the registrant intends to offer or provide, or is currently offering or providing, to persons, firms, businesses or institutions within the city.
3. Information sufficient to determine whether the transmission, origination or receipt of the telecommunications services provided or to be provided by the registrant constitutes an occupation or privilege subject to any business license requirements. A copy of the business license or license number must be provided.
C. Registration Fee: Each application for registration as a telecommunications carrier shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee as established by the city council.
D. Exceptions: The following telecommunications carriers are excepted from registration:
1. Telecommunications carriers that are owned and operated exclusively for its own use by the state or a political subdivision of this state and provide telecommunications services for internal governmental purposes only, and not for resale to other entities or the public.
2. A private telecommunications network, provided that such network does not use or occupy any public rights of way of the city.
3. Telecommunications carriers that are grantees under a telecommunications franchise with the city or previous grantees that have timely filed for, and are actively and expeditiously pursuing, a franchise renewal. (Ord. 772, 4-19-2012)