For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Any person who owns, controls, operates, or manages a cable communications system for the purpose of providing cable communications service to members of the public located in the village.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. The business, in whole or in part, of receiving directly or indirectly over the air, and amplifying or otherwise modifying signals transmitting programs broadcast by sound, pictures, visual images, digital signals, telemetry, or any other type of closed circuit transmission by means of electrical or light impulses, whether or not directed to originating signals, or receiving signals off the air, and redistributing the signals by wire, cable, or other means to members of the public located in the village who pay for the service.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A system of coaxial cables or other conductors, antennae, transmitters, fixtures, converters, distribution networks, studios, and other equipment used or to be used to originate or receive television or radio signals directly or indirectly off the air and to transmit them via cable to subscribers for a fixed or variable fee, including the origination, receipt, transmission, and distribution of voices, sound signals, pictures, visual images, digital signals, telemetry, or any other type of closed circuit transmission by means of electrical or light impulses, whether or not directed to originating signals or receiving signals off the air.
FRANCHISE or FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. The separate agreement by which the franchise is granted to a franchisee, as required by this chapter.
LOCAL GROSS REVENUES. All gross revenues received by the franchise derived from all cable communications system service within the village, including, but not limited thereto, sums received from installation, connection, reconnection to the system, advertising, channel leasing, and per program and per channel charges.
PERSON. One or more individuals, firms, corporations, associations, partnerships, or organizations of any kind, and any combination thereof.
VILLAGE. All the land lying within its territorial limits or annexed thereto in the future and all land adjacent thereto capable of being served by the holder of the cable communications system franchise granted hereto without obtaining a separate cable communications system franchise from LeRoy Township.
(Ord. 83, passed 8-4-1980)