§ 10-52. Definitions.

Unless otherwise stated, the terms and phrases used in this article shall have the following meaning:

City means the City of Warren, Michigan.

Franchise means a non-exclusive, limited authorization for the construction, maintenance and operation of a telecommunication system on, under, over or across the public rights-of-way of the city and to transact local business thereon.

Grantee is any holder of a telecommunications license or franchise granted under this article, or its lawful successor, transferee or assignee.

License is a written agreement granted by resolution to use the public rights-of way, easements, highways, streets, alleys, and other places in the city for fiber optics, wires, poles, pipes, conduits or other telecommunications equipment, but not to transact local business.

Person is any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization, or other entity.

Subscriber is any person who contracts with the grantee for, or is in any manner provided with, telecommunication services.

Telecommunications equipment means the fiber optics, cables, wires, conduits, poles, access manholes, devices and appurtenances used or to be used to provide telecommunications services.

Telecommunications services includes regulated and unregulated services offering to subscribers the transmission of two-way interactive communications and associated usage under the Michigan Telecommunications Act of 1995 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Telecommunications system is a system used or to be used to provide telecommunications services including public or private line video, data or voice service to another person, using or crossing a street, highway, alley, right-of-way, easement or other public place in the city. Telecommunications systems shall not mean cable programming regulated under the Cable Act of 1984, as amended, 47 U.S.C. section 521, et seq. ("Cable Act").

(Ord. No. 80-495, § 2, 3-12-96; Ord. No. 80-561, §§ 1, 3, 7-25-00)