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An ordinance granting a franchise to Vero Fiber Networks, LLC, to construct, operate, and maintain a fiber optic communications system within Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County under the provisions of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, Title 6, Chapter 26 (Proposal No. 2026M-049AG-001).
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WHEREAS, in the Metropolitan Code of Laws, Title 6, Chapter 26 (the “Chapter 26”), the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County established terms and conditions for companies wishing to construct, operate, and maintain a fiber optic communications system in the public rights-of-way, in whole or in part; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 26 is applicable to any fiber optic communications systems used for producing, receiving, amplifying or distributing audio, video or other forms of electronic signals to or from subscribers or locations within Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, but not including the offering of cable services as defined under the federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended (the “Cable Act”), and/or any franchise granted by the Metropolitan Government pursuant to the Cable Act; and,
WHEREAS, Vero Fiber Networks, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company duly authorized to do business in the State of Tennessee (hereinafter “Grantee”), has filed an application pursuant to Section 6.26.030.B of the Metropolitan Code of Laws for a nonexclusive franchise to construct, operate and maintain a fiber optic communications system in the public rights-of-way within Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County; and,
WHEREAS, Grantee intends to provide communications services that are classified by the Federal Communications Commission as information services, including broadband internet access services, but does not intend to provide any cable services or video services within the meaning of the Cable Act or the Tennessee Competitive Cable and Video Services Act, 2008, Tenn Code § 7-59-301 et seq. (the “CCVSA); and,
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