Overhead facilities means utility facilities and telecommunications facilities located above the surface of the ground, including the underground supports and foundations for such facilities. Person means corporations, companies, associations, joint stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, other entities and individuals. Public ways includes the surface of and space above and below any real property in the city in which the city has a regulatory interest, or interest as a trustee for the public including, but not limited to, all public streets, highways, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways, or any other public place, area or property under the control of the city, and any public or utility easements established, dedicated or devoted for public utility purposes. However, in addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the city retains the right to require leases, and otherwise assert all rights incident to ownership, for the use of city property. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a relinquishment by the city of any of its property rights.
State means the State of Illinois.
Surplus space means that portion of the usable space on a utility pole which has the necessary clearance from other pole users, as required by the orders and regulations of the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow its use by a telecommunications carrier for a pole attachment. Telecommunications carrier includes every person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, operates, or manages plant, equipment or property within the city, used or to be used for the purpose of offering or providing telecommunications service. Telecommunications facilities means the plant, equipment and property used to transmit, receive, distribute, provide or offer telecommunications service. Telecommunications provider includes every person who provides telecommunications service. Telecommunications service means the providing or offering for rent, sale or lease, or in exchange for other value received, of the transmittal of voice, data, image, graphic and video programming information between or among points by wire, cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar facilities, with or without benefit of any closed transmission medium.