[Ord. 1375, 2/14/1977, § 6]
The Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
and all the territory within its territorial corporate limits.
A system of coaxial cables or other electronical 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 origination, 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.
The Borough of Pottstown Cable Commission provided for in
this Part.
An electronic device which converts signals to a frequency
free from interference and distortion within the television receiver
of a subscriber and by an appropriate channel selector permits a subscriber
to view all delivered signals at designated dial locations.
The separate agreement by which the franchise is granted
to a franchisee, as required by this Part.
Revenues derived from the supplying of regular subscriber
services, that is, the installation fees, disconnect and reconnect
fees and fees for regular cable benefits including the transmission
of broadcast signals and access and origination channels, if any.
It does not include revenues derived from per-program or per-channel
charges, leased channel revenues, advertising revenues, or any other
income derived from the system. The franchisee shall, at all times,
maintain books of account reflecting the source of all gross subscriber
revenue.
An arrangement under which a charge is made to a television
receiver for receiving a particular television program, or groups
of programs which are furnished for an additional fee above that for
basic subscriber service.
A user providing input services to the cable system for the
receipt by subscribers.
Channels which are dedicated to the public interest, according
to the following categories:
A person or organization whose premises are physically wired
to receive any transmission from the system.
Each extension wiring from the franchisee's distribution
line to a subscriber's building.
A person or organization utilizing a system channel as a
producer, for purposes of production and/or transmission of material,
or as a subscriber, for purposes of receipt or material.
