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1.21. Normal Operating Conditions: Shall be defined herein as it is defined under 47 C.F.R. § 76.309(c)(4)(ii), meaning those service conditions which are within the control of the Franchisee. Those conditions which are not within the control of the Franchisee include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, civil disturbances, power outages, telephone network outages, and severe or unusual weather conditions. Those conditions which are ordinarily within the control of the Franchisee include, but are not limited to, special promotions, pay-per-view events, rate increases, regular peak or seasonal demand periods, and maintenance or rebuild of the Cable System. 1.22. PEG: Public, Educational, and Governmental. 1.23. Person: An individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, or limited liability entity. 1.24. Public Rights -of -Way: Shall mean the surface of, and the space above and below, any public street, lane, alley, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, public utility easements, dedicated utility strips, or rights-of-way dedicated for compatible uses now or hereafter held by the LFA in the Franchise Area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Public Rights -of -Way do not include the airwaves above a right-of-way with regard to cellular or other nonwire communications or broadcast services. 1.25. Service Area: All portions of the Franchise Area where Cable Service is being offered. 1.26. Service Interruption: The loss of picture or sound on one or more cable channels. 1.27. Standard Definition, or SD: For the purposes of this Franchise, a display format for digital television transmissions of PEG Channels transmitted in a 4:3 aspect ratio with a resolution of 480p. 1.28. Subscriber: A Person or governmental entity who lawfully receives Cable Service over the Cable System with Franchisee's express permission. 1.29. Telecommunication Services: Shall be defined herein as it is defined under Section 3 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 153(53), meaning the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used. 1.30. Telecommunications Facilities: Franchisee's Telecommunications Services, including its Information Services facilities and its FTTP Network facilities. 1.31. Telecommunications Franchise: The telecommunications franchise between the LFA and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia dated December 11, 1984, as such Telecommunications Franchise currently exists and may be amended, renewed, or superseded by other telecommunications franchises in the future. 1.32. Title II: Title 11 of the Communications Act.