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services, and any equipment concealed from public view within or behind an existing structure or concealment. Supplementary Application. An application made to excavate or obstruct more of the right of way than allowed in, or to extend, a permit that had already been issued. Temporary Surface. The compaction of subbase and aggregate base and replacement, in kind, of the existing pavement only to the edges of the excavation. It is temporary in nature except when the replacement is of pavement included in the city’s two-year plan, in which case it is considered full restoration. Trench. An excavation in the pavement, with the excavation having a length equal to or greater than the width of the pavement. Telecommunications Right of Way User. A person owning or controlling a facility in the right of way, or seeking to own or control a facility in the right of way that is used or is intended to be used for providing wireless service, or transporting telecommunication or other voice or data information. For purposes of this chapter, a cable communication system defined and regulated under Minn. Stat. ch. 238, and telecommunication activities related to providing natural gas or electric energy services, a public utility as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216B.02, a municipality, a municipal gas or power agency organized under Minn. Stat. ch. 453 and 453A, or a cooperative electric association organized under Minn. Stat. ch. 308A, are not telecommunications right of way users for purposes of this chapter except to the extent such entity is offering wireless service. Two Year Project Plan. Shows projects adopted by the city for construction within the next two years. Utility Pole. A pole that is used in whole or in part to facilitate telecommunications or electric service. Wireless Facility. Equipment at a fixed location that enables the provision of wireless services between user equipment and a wireless service network, including equipment associated with wireless service, a radio transceiver, antenna, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and a small wireless facility, but not including wireless support structures, wireline backhaul facilities, or cables between utility poles or wireless support structures, or not otherwise immediately adjacent to and directly associated with a specific antenna. Wireless Service. Any service using licensed or unlicensed wireless spectrum, including the use of Wi-Fi, whether at a fixed location or by means of a mobile device, that is provided using wireless facilities. Wireless service does not include services regulated under Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, including cable service. Wireless Support Structure. A new or existing structure in a right-of-way designed to support or capable of supporting small wireless facilities, as reasonably determined by the city.