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  • (1) "Cable television service" means:
    • (a) the one-way transmission to subscribers of:
      • (i) video programming; or
      • (ii) other programming service; and
    • (b) subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection or use of:
      • (i) the video programming; or
      • (ii) other programming service.
  • (2) "Capital costs" means all costs of providing a service that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • (3) "Cross subsidize" means to pay a cost included in the direct costs or indirect costs of providing a service that is not accounted for in the full cost of accounting of providing the service.
  • (4) "Direct costs" means those expenses of a municipality that:
    • (a) are directly attributable to providing:
      • (i) a cable television service; or
      • (ii) a public telecommunications service; and
    • (b) would be eliminated if the service described in Subsection (4)(a) were not provided by the municipality.
  • (5) "Feasibility consultant" means an individual or entity with expertise in the processes and economics of providing:
    • (a) cable television service; and
    • (b) public telecommunications service.
  • (6)
    • (a) "Full-cost accounting" means the accounting of all costs incurred by a municipality in providing:
      • (i) a cable television service; or
      • (ii) a public telecommunications service.
    • (b) The costs included in a full-cost accounting include all:
      • (i) capital costs;
      • (ii) direct costs; and
      • (iii) indirect costs.
  • (7)
    • (a) "Indirect costs" means any costs:
      • (i) identified with two or more services or other functions; and
      • (ii) that are not directly identified with a single service or function.
    • (b) "Indirect costs" may include cost factors for:
      • (i) administration;
      • (ii) accounting;
      • (iii) personnel;
      • (iv) purchasing;
      • (v) legal support; and
      • (vi) other staff or departmental support.
  • (8) "Private provider" means a person that:
    • (a) provides:
      • (i) cable television services; or
      • (ii) public telecommunications services; and
    • (b) is a private entity.
  • (9) "Public telecommunications service" means the two-way transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, or other electromagnetic means offered to the public generally.
  • (10) "Public telecommunications service facilities" means a facility described in Subsection 10-18-105(2).
  • (11) "Subscribers" means a person that lawfully receives:
    • (a) cable television services; or
    • (b) public telecommunications services.




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