Open Internet Service definition

Open Internet Service means any service or website that offers an STE Service over the Internet other than such service or website that is owned (at least 50% of the equity), controlled or operated by a telephone company offering DSL Internet service and access to such service or website is limited solely to such telephone company’s DSL Internet service customers.
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Open Internet Service means any service or website that offers an STE Service over the Internet on any basis other than an “authenticated” basis to subscribers that subscribe to and receive the corresponding STE Service by means of cable, satellite, IPTV or New Closed System Delivery from a cable, satellite, IPTV or New Closed System Delivery provider that offers multichannel video programming services (such provider as applicable, a “Multichannel Video Programming Distributor” or “MVPD”) that provides such subscribers access to the STE Service via the Internet as a value-added service (i.e., for no additional consideration) in connection with their subscription to the corresponding STE Service delivered by means of cable, satellite or IPTV (i.e., so-called “TV Everywhere”). For clarity (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), so-called over-the-top (“▇▇▇”) services such as Netflix (as it exists on the Effective Date) shall be deemed Open Internet Services for purposes hereof.
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Open Internet Service means any service or website that offers an STE Service over the Internet on any basis other than an “authenticated” basis to subscribers that subscribe to and receive the corresponding STE Service by means of cable, satellite or IPTV from a cable, satellite or IPTV provider that offers multichannel video programming services (such provider as applicable, a “Multichannel Video Programming Distributor” or “MVPD”) that provides such subscribers access to the STE Service via the Internet as a value-added service (i.e., for no additional consideration) in connection with their subscription to the corresponding STE Service delivered by means of cable, satellite or IPTV (i.e., so-called “TV Everywhere”). For clarity (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), so-called over-the-top (“▇▇▇”) services such as Netflix (as it exists on the Effective Date) shall be deemed Open Internet Services for purposes hereof.
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Examples of Open Internet Service in a sentence

  • For clarity, the provisions of this Section 2(c)(iv) shall apply to delivery of a TV ISP Open Internet Service to Open Internet Subscribers.

  • In no event may STE allow an Open Internet Service to offer an STE Service on an à la carte basis unless such offering is in accordance with this Section 2(c)(iv) .

  • If an Open Internet Service does not offer an Entry-Level Video Package, then STE may only allow such Open Internet Service to offer to its subscribers an STE Service on an à la carte basis or (subject to the requirements of Section 2(c)(iv)(C) below) bundled with other services, provided that more than 50% of such Open Internet Service’s business is comprised of the delivery of video programming (not including Adult Programs) to its customers over the Internet.

  • If an STE Service is offered to subscribers of an Open Internet Service on an à la carte basis, it must be offered over and above an Entry-Level Video Package.

  • STE may only license the right to deliver an Open Internet Service via the Internet subject to the following conditions.

  • Once a subscriber reaches the end of the Free Internet Trial, STE or STE’s distributor shall automatically begin charging such subscriber for continued access to the STE Service unless such subscriber affirmatively opts out of continuing access to the STE Service (or the Open Internet Service that includes STE Service) prior to the end of the Free Internet Trial period.