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- Access to video service: means the capability of a video service provider to provide video service at a household address irrespective of whether a subscriber has ordered the service or whether the service is actually provided at the address. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Cable service: has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 U. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Certificate of franchise authority: means a certificate issued by the Idaho secretary of state to a video service provider pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Chapter: means chapter 30, title 50, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Franchise: has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 U. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Franchising entity: means the state of Idaho or a city or county within the state of Idaho authorized by state or federal law to grant a franchise. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Governing body: means the city council or the board of county commissioners of a political subdivision. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Incumbent cable service provider: means a person who provides cable service and holds a franchise issued by a franchising entity prior to July 1, 2012. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local unit of government: means a city, county, highway district or other governmental entity of the state of Idaho having maintenance and operation responsibility over the public rights-of-way within a geographical area for which a franchise or certificate of franchise authority has been issued by a franchising entity. See Idaho Code 50-3002
- Nonincumbent video service provider: means :
Idaho Code 50-3002Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114Political subdivision: means a city or county of the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114 Public rights-of-way: means the area on, below or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, waterway or utility easement dedicated for compatible uses. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Service area: means contiguous geographical territory in the state of Idaho within which territory a video service provider is authorized to provide video service pursuant to a certificate of franchise authority. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Service tier: means a category of video service provided by a video service provider to a subscriber and for which a separate rate is charged by the video service provider. See Idaho Code 50-3002 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114 Subscriber: means any person in this state who purchases video service. See Idaho Code 50-3002 System operator: means any person or group of persons who provide video service and directly, or through one (1) or more affiliates, own a significant interest in the system or facilities through which the video service is provided and which person has been issued a certificate of franchise authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Video service: means the delivery of video programming to subscribers, which programming is generally considered comparable to video programming delivered to viewers by a television broadcast station, cable service or digital television service, without regard to the technology used to deliver the video service, and which service is provided primarily through equipment or facilities located in whole or in part in, on, under or over any public rights-of-way. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Video service provider: means a provider of video service, and includes an incumbent cable or multichannel video service provider, a nonincumbent video service provider or a system operator, unless the context in which the term is used indicates otherwise. See Idaho Code 50-3002 Video service provider fee: means the amount paid by a system operator to a political subdivision pursuant to section 50-3007, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 50-3002