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BALTIMORE COUNTY

AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ISSUE A FRANCHISE OF
FRANCHISES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF CATV
SYSTEMS (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-15.2 HEREIN) AND TO
REGULATE SAID SYSTEMS CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF
THIS ACT AND SECTION 30-6 THROUGH SECTION 30-9 OF THE
BALTIMORE COUNTY CODE.

SECTION 2-15.2 DEFINITIONS

EXCEPT WHERE, BY THE CONTEXT, IT IS CLEAR THAT A
DIFFERENT MEANING IS INTENDED, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND
EXPRESSIONS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

"COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND.

"COUNTY" SHALL MEAN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, A
BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, OR THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
COMPRISING BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, OR BOTH, AS THE
CONTEXT REQUIRES.

"CATV SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ANY FACILITY WHICH, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, (1) RECEIVES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
OVER-THE-AIR TELEVISION SIGNALS AND DISTRIBUTES SUCH
SIGNALS BY WIRE OR CABLE TO SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC OR TO PUBLIC OR QUASI PUBLIC FACILITIES OR
BUILDINGS WITHOUT CHARGE AND/OR (2) ORIGINATES AND/OR
CARRIES NON-BROADCAST PROGRAMMING AND/OR (3) PROVIDES
A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNICATION SERVICES, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, BY WIRE, TO SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC OR TO PUBLIC OR QUASI PUBLIC FACILITIES OR
BUILDINGS WITHOUT CHARGE.

"STREET" SHALL MEAN THE STREETS, AVENUES,
HIGHWAYS, PARKWAYS, CONCOURSES, BOULEVARDS, BRIDGES,
VIADUCTS, TUNNELS, OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY TO WHICH THE
COUNTY HAS TITLE AND CAN GRANT A FRANCHISE FOR THE USE
THEREOF UNDER STATE OR COUNTY LAW.

"PERSONS" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, AND/OR ANY
OTHER LEGAL ENTITY.

"FRANCHISEE" OR "COMPANY" SHALL MEAN THE PERSON
THAT IS AWARDED A FRANCHISE, BY THE COUNCIL, TO
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A CATV SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW, WITHIN
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

"FCC" SHALL MEAN THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS