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Granting permission to Cogent Communications, Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain, operate, replace and remove telecommunications service connections and fiber cables in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets from existing legally constructed underground telecommunication lines to specific properties and within new conduit or within existing conduit of other entities holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to Cogent Communications, Inc., 1015 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007, its successors and assigns (collectively "Cogent"), to construct, maintain, operate, replace and remove telecommunications service connections and fiber cables in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets from existing legally constructed underground telecommunication lines to certain designated properties as specified in routes A through CC below. Permission is subject to the consent of the property owner for each designated property and the owner of the telecommunications line to which Cogent is providing a connection. Cogent 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) Cogent is authorized to install telecommunications service connections and fiber cables, conduits, manholes and appurtenances in and under public rights-of-way and City streets along the following routes to serve the below-designated properties:
Route A: One S. Penn Square - Widener Building (BID-1503)
Chestnut Street From Juniper Street to Broad Street
Broad Street From Chestnut Street to S. Penn Square
S. Penn Square From Broad Street to Building at 1 S. Penn Square
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