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ORDINANCE NO. 20083 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING TELECOMMUNICATIONS; ADDING SECTIONS 3.400, 3.405, 3.410, 3.415, 3.420, 3.425, AND 3.430 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AMENDING SECTIONS 3.005, 7.290, 7.295, 7.297, 7.299, 7.300, AND 7.302 OF THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended by adding the following caption and definitions in alphabetical order in the Licensed Businesses section therein: Telecommunications: Cable service: ' (a) The one-way transmission to subscribers of (i) video programming, or (ii) other programming service, and (b) Subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service. Cable System. A facility, consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception, and control equipment that is designed to provide cable service which includes video programming and which is provided to multiple subscribers within a community. A reference to a cable system includes pedestals, equipment enclosures (such as equipment cabinets), amplifiers, power guards, nodes, cables, fiber optics and other equipment necessary to operate the cable system. As used herein, cable system does not include: (a) A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of one or more television broadcast stations; (b) A facility that serves subscribers without using any public right-of-way or public utility easements; (c) A facility of a common carrier which is subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of Title II (Common Carriers) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, except that such facility shall be considered a cable system to the extent such facility is used in the transmission of video programming directly to subscribers; (d) Any facilities of any electric utility used solely for operating its electric utility systems; or Ordinance - 1