As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
All equipment in a cable subscriber's home that is used to receive
the basic service, regardless of whether such equipment is additionally used
to receive other tiers of regulated programming service and/or unregulated
service. Equipment shall include, but not be limited to converter boxes, remote
control units, connections for additional television receivers and other cable
home wiring.
At a minimum, all signals of domestic television broadcast stations
provided to any subscriber (except a signal secondarily transmitted by satellite
carrier beyond the local service area of such station, regardless of how such
signal is ultimately received by the cable system), any public, educational
and governmental programming required by the franchise to be carried on the
basic tier and any additional video programming signals a service added to
the basic tier by the cable operator.
The rate charged by cable operator for basic service and associated
equipment costs.
Any person or group of persons that provides cable service over a
cable system and directly or, through one (1) or more affiliates, owns a significant
interest in such cable system or who otherwise owns, controls or is responsible
for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of a cable system.
A facility, consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and
associated signal generation, reception and control equipment, that is designed
to provide cable service which includes video programming and which is provided
to multiple subscribers within a community but does not include:
A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of
one (1) or more television broadcast stations;
A facility that serves only subscribers in one (1) or more multiple-unit
dwellings under common ownership, control or management, unless such facility
uses any public right-of-way;
A facility of a common carrier except to the extent that such facility
is used in the transmission of video programming directly to subscribers;
or
Any facilities of any electric utility used solely for operating its
electric utility systems.
The Federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended by
the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and
all regulations promulgated by the FCC thereunder, as any of the foregoing
may be amended from time to time.
The Federal Communications Commission.
The City Council of the City of Coatesville.
The City of Coatesville, city of the third class.
Those hours during which most similar businesses in the community
are open to serve customers. In all cases, "normal business hours" must include
some evening hours at least one (1) night per week and/or some weekend hours.
Those service conditions which are within the control of the cable
operator. Those conditions which are not within the control of the cable operator
include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, civil disturbances, power
outages, telephone network outages and severe or unusual weather conditions.
Those conditions which are ordinarily within the control of the cable operator
include, but are not limited to, special promotions, pay-per-view events,
rate increases, regular peak- or seasonal-demand periods and maintenance or
upgrade of the cable system.
The loss of picture or sound on one (1) or more cable channels.
