This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "West Whiteland
Broadband Communications Ordinance of 2000."
The Township of West Whiteland finds that the development of broadband
systems has the potential of having a great benefit to and positive impact
on the people of West Whiteland. Because of the complex and rapidly changing
technologies associated with cable television, the Township also finds that
public convenience, safety and general welfare can best be served by establishing
regulatory powers vested in the Township or such persons as the Township so
designates. Further, the Township recognizes that broadband systems have the
capacity to provide not only entertainment and information services to Township
residents but also a variety of broadband, interactive services to Township
agencies and other institutions. For these purposes, the following goals,
among other, underlie the provisions set forth in this chapter:
A. Cable services and telecommunications services should
be available to as many Township residents as possible.
B. A broadband system authorized to provide cable service
should be capable of accommodating both the present and reasonably foreseeable
future cable-related needs of the community.
C. A broadband system should be constructed and maintained
during the franchise term so that new components may be integrated to the
maximum extent possible into existing system facilities.
D. A broadband system should be responsive to the needs
and interests of the local community. The Township intends that all provisions
set forth in this chapter be construed to serve the public interest and the
foregoing public purposes and that any franchise issued pursuant to this chapter
be construed to include the foregoing findings and public purposes as integral
parts thereof.