[Ord. No. 718 §1]
This Chapter shall be known as the Chapter for Regulation of
Cable Communications.
[Ord. No. 718 §2]
ACCESS CHANNELS
Those channels which, by the terms of this Chapter or the
franchise agreement, are required to be kept available by the franchisee
for partial or total dedication to public access, educational access,
or local government access.
CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CABLE SYSTEM, CATV OR SYSTEM
A system of coaxial cables or other electrical conductors
and 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 originations, 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
impulses, whether or not directed to originating signals or receiving
signals off the air.
CITY
The City of Palmyra, Missouri, and all the territory within
its existing and future territorial corporate limits.
FRANCHISE
Includes both the franchise granted pursuant to this Chapter
and the franchise agreement, and all rights, powers and privileges
thereunder.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
The separate agreement by which the franchise is granted
to the franchisee, as required by this Chapter.
FRANCHISEE
Includes all persons having any rights, powers, privileges,
duties, liabilities or obligations under this Chapter and the franchise
agreement (herein collectively called the "franchise"), and also all
persons having or claiming any title or interest in or to the System,
whether by reason of the franchise itself or any subcontract, transfer,
assignment, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, security agreement, management
agreement or operating agreement, or otherwise arising or created.
GROSS SUBSCRIBER REVENUES
Those gross revenues of the franchisee attributable to the
subscribers within the City; provided, however, that revenue resulting
from installation and relocation charges or from sales of tangible
personal property shall not be deemed "Gross Subscriber Revenues"
for the purpose of computing any franchisee fee pursuant to this Chapter.
PAY TV
An arrangement under which a charge is made to a subscriber
for receiving a particular television program.
PUBLIC AGENCY
An agency which is supported wholly, or substantially, by
public funds.
SUBSCRIBER
A person or organization whose premises are physically wired
to receive any transmission from the System.
USER
Denotes a person utilizing a System channel as a producer,
for purposes of production and/or transmission of material, or as
a subscriber, for purposes of receipt of material.