City of Philadelphia - File #: 010573

• File #: 010573
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/4/2001
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 11/15/2001
• Title: 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.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/28/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/1/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/1/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/1/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/30/2001	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/30/2001	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/30/2001	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
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.
Body
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, acces...