Community Access Support
As used in section 16-331a-2 to 16-331a-10, inclusive:
- (1) “Community Access Provider” means the entity responsible for providing community access operations within a franchise area.
- (2) “Consumer Price Index (CPI)” shall mean the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index, Urban, Northeast Region, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- (3) “End-user Premises” means a residential dwelling unit the owner or tenant of which purchases programming services from one or more multichannel video programming distributors within a franchise area as defined in section 16-331a-1 (4).
- (4) “Multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) within a franchise area” means a multichannel programming distributor as defined in 47 CFR 76.1300, as from time to time amended, that uses public streets and highways, utility poles or underground conduit to distribute video programming.
- (5) “Subscriber” means a person who purchases programming services from one or more MVPDs within a franchise area, as defined in section 16-331a-1 (4).
(Effective September 26, 1996)