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171 2 76v2 <br />(b) "Applicable Laws" means any local law, or federal or State statute, law, <br />regulation or other final legal authority governing any of the matters addressed in this <br />Franchise. <br />( c) "Basic Cable Service" means any service tier which includes the lawful <br />retransmission of local television broadcast signals. Basic Cable Service as defined <br />herein shall not be inconsistent with 47 U.S .C . § 543(b)(7)(1993). <br />(d) "Cable Act" means the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, Pub. <br />L. No. 98-549, 98 Stat. 2779 (1984) (codified at 47 U.S .C. §§ 521 -611 (1982 & Supp. V <br />1987)) as amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of <br />1992, Pub. L. No . l 02-385 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , Pub. L. No. 104 - <br />458 and as the same may, from time to time, be amended. <br />(e) "Cable Service" or "Service" means: <br />(i) The one -way transmission to Subscribers of (i) video <br />programming, or (ii) other programming service; and <br />(ii) Subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or <br />use of such video programming or other programming service. <br />(f) "Cable System," or "System" means a facility, consisting of a set of closed <br />transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception and control equipment that <br />is designed to provide Cable Service which includes video programming and which is <br />provided to multiple Subscribers within a community, but such term does not include: <br />(i) A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of <br />one (1) or more television broadcast stations; <br />(ii) <br />of-way; <br />A facility that serves Subscribers without using any public rights- <br />(iii) A facility of a common carrier which is subject, in whole or in <br />part, to the provisions of 47 U.S .C. §§ 201-226, except that such facility shall be <br />considered a Cable System ( other than for purposes of 4 7 U.S.C. § 541) to the <br />extent such facility is used in the transmission of video programming directly to <br />Subscribers; unless the extent of such use is solely to provide interactive on- <br />demand services; <br />(iv) An open video system that complies with Section 653 of the Cable <br />Act; or <br />(v) Any facilities of any electric utility used solely for operating its <br />electric utility system. <br />2 <br />80