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Granting permission to RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, its successors, assigns and agents, to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets, by placing such telecommunications system within and/or attached to the existing facilities owned by Level 3 Communications, LLC, PECO Energy Company, Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., and/or other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner's consent; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance grants RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc., and its successors and agents, permission to build, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system in and along Philadelphia’s public rights-of-way and streets. The system may use or attach to facilities owned by other authorized companies, with those owners’ consent and subject to stated terms; the ordinance does not authorize RCN to provide cable service or video programming in the city.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
October 4, 2001
Sponsors
FJFrank J. DiCicco
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.

Permission is hereby granted to RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc., and its successors, assigns, and agents, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to construct, maintain, operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system and appurtenances along, in, over and under the public rights-of-way of the City of Philadelphia by placing such telecommunications system within and/or attached to the existing facilities owned by Level 3 Communications, LLC, PECO Energy Company, Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., and/or other entities that are authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner’s consent; and to lay, operate, maintain, replace and remove new telecommunications cables and associated appurtenances (collectively, the “Telecommunications System”) to create a system used to transmit, receive and distribute telecommunications. RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc. is not authorized by this Ordinance to provide to subscribers within the City “cable service,” as defined at 47 U.S.C. § 522(6), or “video programming” as defined at 47 U.S.C. § 522(20) as an open video system operator pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 573(a) or otherwise.

(a)

RCN

Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc.

is authorized to install facilities within existing underground ducts,

conduits, access manholes, and appurtenances

owned by

Level 3 Communications, LLC

in the following public rights-of-way, subject to the authorization by other City ordinances of all portions of such underground ducts, conduits,

access manholes, and appurtenances,

and subject to the permission of Level 3

Communications, LLC

:

ON:

FROM:

TO:

38TH ST

SANSOM

WALNUT

WALNUT ST

38TH ST

24TH ST

24TH ST

WALNUT ST

SANSOM ST

SANSOM ST

24TH ST

23RD ST

23RD ST

SANSOM ST

CHESTNUT

CHESTNUT ST

23RD ST

21ST ST

21ST ST

CHESTNUT ST

MARKET ST

MARKET ST

21ST ST

18TH ST

18TH ST

MARKET ST

ARCH ST

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred