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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this article 5.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Broadband” or “broadband service” has the same meaning as set forth in 7 U.S.C. sec. 950bb(b)(1) as of August 6, 2014, and includes “cable service”, as defined in 47 U.S.C. sec. 522(6) as of August 6, 2014.
(2) “Broadband facility” means any infrastructure used to deliver broadband service or for the provision of broadband service.
(3) “Broadband provider” means a person that provides broadband service, and includes a “cable operator”, as defined in 47 U.S.C. sec. 522(5) as of August 6, 2014.
(4) “Collocation” has the same meaning as set forth in section 29-27-402(3).
(5) “Political subdivision” or “local government entity” means a county; city and county; city; town; service authority; school district; local improvement district; law enforcement authority; water, sanitation, fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, drainage, or other special district; or any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public corporation organized pursuant to law.
(6) “Public highway” or “highway” for purposes of this article 5.5 includes all roads, streets, and alleys and all other dedicated rights-of-way and utility easements of the state or any of its political subdivisions, whether located within the boundaries of a political subdivision or otherwise.
(7) “Small cell facility” has the same meaning as set forth in section 29-27-402(4).
(8) “Small cell network” has the same meaning as set forth in section 29-27-402(5).
(9) “Telecommunications provider” means a person that provides telecommunications service, as defined in section 40-15-102(29), with the exception of cable services as defined by section 602(5) of the federal “Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984”, 47 U.S.C. sec. 522(6), pursuant to authority granted by the public utilities commission of this state or by the federal communications commission. “Telecommunications provider” does not mean a person or business using antennas, support towers, equipment, and buildings used to transmit high power over-the-air broadcast of AM and FM radio, VHF and UHF television, and advanced television services, including high definition television. The term “telecommunications provider” is synonymous with “telecommunication provider”.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38. Property Real and Personal § 38-5.5-102. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-38-property-real-and-personal/co-rev-st-sect-38-5-5-102/
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