§ 13.53.025. Powers and authorities of the telecommunications service.

The telecommunications service shall perform the functions, and have the authority, as set forth in this chapter for managing, regulating, and controlling the City's metropolitan area network. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the telecommunications service shall have the power and authority:

A.

To operate, manage, and maintain telecommunications facilities owned or controlled by the City in the right-of-way to the point of delivery;

B.

To extend and improve a high capacity metropolitan area network owned by or under the control of the City, and to use excess capacity thereon to provide access to high capacity internet and other telecommunications services to the public;

C.

To contract with private sector providers to provide for the operation, management and maintenance of the City's telecommunications facilities; and

D.

To operate the telecommunications facilities, or cause them to be operated, as an open access facility available to retail providers who will be charged for access thereto, and who will normally have the direct business relationship with the end-use customers.

(Ord. 3527 § 1, 12/16/2014; Ord. 3448 § 1, 3/20/2012)