Report - Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) (Wireless Facilities)

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DRAFT of telecommunications services available in Orange County, including advocacy of beneficial initiatives at the State and Federal levels. It will make Orange County citizens aware of its efforts to promote competition through public reporting mechanisms, including electronic means such as the County's website. Applicable Action Steps: • Support legislative, regulatory and other initiatives at the State and Federal level that work to open up the telecommunications marketplace to increase competition, while continuing to preserve local authority over the use of the public ROW and public property. Work through public private partnerships and other cooperative efforts to enhance the availability of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services for the Orange County residential, business, organizational and institutional Communities. This should include working with established groups such as the Internet Technology Commission (ITCOMM) and Economic Development Commission (EDC) Greater Orange County Partnership to continue to explore ways to identify and match business needs with current and potential telecommunications infrastructure and service providers for the benefit of Orange County's economic development. Develop initiatives at the local level through regulatory and other provisions and agreements that work to increase the availability of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services in Orange County. These initiatives could include: provisions in cable and other video system agreements that foster the rapid development and deployment of advanced services; land use provisions that foster service and infrastructure deployment in new residential developments and business and industrial parks as such areas are first being developed; and other similar initiatives. 4. Proactive Management of the Public Right -Of -Way (ROW). Policy Statement: The County will continue to proactively manage the ROW through coordination with NCDOT. As part of this management function, the County will seek to enhance its permitting provisions and develop a comprehensive set ofprovisions that apply to all providers, as allowed by State and Federal law. These provisions will include measures to ensure that citizens do not subsidize private infrastructure development, by guaranteeing that the County/NCDOT is reimbursed for all of its direct and impact costs concerning the use of the ROW by commercial providers. Applicable Action Steps: • Continue to utilize and enforce current beneficial ROW permitting and ROW use agreement provisions, such as: notice of construction requirements; non - transferability clauses; flexibility on establishing specific requirements of the County Manager related to ROW use; the filing of cash or corporate bonds; inspection requirements; and as -built map requirements. CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings \Temp\Att 5 -Ex. Telecom Plan- 8- 02.doc