<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 25-24. - Review for competition.</div>
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               The county recognizes that the cable television and telecommunications industries
               are in a period of convergence, that the technologies and services provided by these
               industries are rapidly changing, and that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 promoted
               and encouraged competition between and among these formally discrete industries. At
               this time it is premature to know fully the extent to which there will be changes
               in law, technology or services that may impact entities that have been or may be granted
               franchises or licenses to use the county's rights-of-way. It is the desire of the
               county to be a communications friendly county that encourages the development of competitive
               advanced communications capabilities for the benefit of all its citizens. For this
               reason the regulatory ordinances and franchises of the county should not impede or
               restrict the fair opportunity to compete, but rather are intended to provide uniform
               and consistent requirements for all similarly situated providers.
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               (Ord. of 9-6-05, Â§ 1; Amend. of 10-3-05, Â§ 4)
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