| (c) | a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 |
| (2) |
The Legislature finds that it is the policy of this state to:
| (a) |
ensure that cable television services and public telecommunications services are provided through fair competition consistent with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, in order to provide the widest possible diversity of information and news sources to the general public; |
| (b) |
advance the exercise of rights under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; |
| (c) |
enhance the development and widespread use of technological advances in providing cable television services and public telecommunications services; |
| (d) |
encourage improved customer service of cable television services and public telecommunications services at competitive rates; |
| (e) |
ensure that cable television services and public telecommunications services are each provided within a consistent, comprehensive, and nondiscriminatory federal, state, and local government framework; and |
| (f) |
ensure that when a municipality provides to its inhabitants cable television services, public telecommunications services, or both, and competes with private providers whose activities are regulated by the municipality, the municipality does not discriminate against the competing providers of the same services. |
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