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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Telecommunications

20-203 : Definitions.

  1. "Applicant." Any person who files an application with the town, under § 20-205 (application to provide telecommunications services) of this chapter, in order to obtain the necessary permission to use the public rights-of-way to provide telecommunications services within the town, whether by means of the person's own facilities or by means of capacity obtained from another provider of telecommunications services.
  2. "Chief administrative officer." The chief administrative officer of the Town of Bean Station or the person designated by the board of mayor and aldermen to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the chief administrative officer. Chief administrative officer shall also mean the person under the chief administrative officer's management and control designated by the chief administrative officer to administer the provisions of this chapter.
  3. "Gross revenue." All revenues received by a provider for telecommunications services furnished within the town; however, revenues received for use of network capacity, switched or unswitched access, and sale of unbundled elements under 47 U.S.C. 251(b) and (c) from resellers of telecommunications services who are in compliance with this chapter are not included. Gross revenue does not include revenue uncollectible from customers ("bad debt") and any end user taxes collected front customers.
  4. "Municipal right-of-way use permit or municipal permit." The right granted by the town to use public rights-of-way to provide telecommunications services within the town to the public or to other providers, as specified by the terms of this chapter.
  5. "Person." Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
  6. "Provider." A person who has been granted a certificate of need by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority and/or who operates or uses a telecommunications network within the town to provide telecommunications services, and who falls under the definition of § 20-202 (applicable scope) of this chapter.
  7. "Public rights-of-way." The surface, the air space above the surface, and the area below the surface of any public street, highway, lane, path, alley, sidewalk, boulevard, drive, bridge, tunnel, easement, or similar property in which the town holds any property interest or exercises any rights of management or control over and which, consistent with the purposes for which it was acquired or dedicated, may be used for the installation and maintenance of a telecommunications network.
  8. "Telecommunications network" or "network." All facilities placed in the public rights-of-way and used to provide telecommunications services.
  9. "Telecommunications services." All transmissions between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing (whether voice, video or data), without change in content of the information as sent and received, where such transmissions are accomplished through a telecommunications network. Telecommunications services include all ancillary or adjunct switching services and signal conversions rendered as a function of underlying transmission services, but excludes long distance transmissions (inter-LATA and intra-LATA toll transmissions). Telecommunications services include all services provided. Telecommunications services also include all content or value-added services rendered in conjunction with transmission services.
  10. "Town." The Town of Bean Station present municipal corporation of Grainger County, together with any future annexation made pursuant to law.
  11. "Town requirements." All laws, rules, regulations, policies and directives of general application of the Town of Bean Station in effect at present or to be adopted in the future by the town. (Ord. #____, June 1997, modified)
Date Last Updated: 05/28/2024
Codification Date: 07/01/2020

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Ben Waller

Aldermen - Mickey Ankrom

Aldermen - Jeff Atkins

Aldermen - Eddie Douglas

Aldermen - Patsy Winstead Harrell

Recorder - Robin Jarnigan

Date Last Updated: 05/28/2024
Codification Date: 07/01/2020

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Ben Waller

Aldermen - Mickey Ankrom

Aldermen - Jeff Atkins

Aldermen - Eddie Douglas

Aldermen - Patsy Winstead Harrell

Recorder - Robin Jarnigan