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RESOLUTION
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RESOLUTION NO.
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WHEREAS, on September 8, 1998, Monroe County received notification of the proposed
change of control of the TCI Cablevision of Florida, Inc. ("TCI-FL") cable television franchise and
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE REMEDIAL PLAN FOR
THE UPGRADE OF THE CABLE SYSTEM
OPERATED BY TCI CABLEVISION OF
SOUTH FLORIDA IN MONROE COUNTY.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 009-1989 of Monroe County, and the franchise
agreement, no such change of control may occur without prior approval of the Board of County
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the County granted its conditional consent to the change of control on February
10, 1999, by adoption of Resolution No. 99-074 (attached hereto as Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the consent therein granted was conditioned, in part, upon Franchisee providing
to Monroe County, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of Resolution No. 99-074, a Remedial
Plan acceptable to the County, which would include (1) liquidated damages for failure to comply
with Section 10.1 and 21.1 of the Franchise, to specifically address Franchisee's provision of same
or better features as it offers to any other county or municipality, pursuant to Section 10.1, and a
state-of-the-art system pursuant to Section 21.1 of the Franchise, to the subscribers of Monroe
County; (2) measures for increasing the number of channels available in Monroe County to that level
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offered to subscribers in the Key West franchise within a reasonable time pursuant to Franchisee's
best efforts; and (3) measures to be undertaken to complete the system upgrade of the entire
franchise area to 750 MHZ, and to provide an additional educational channel, equipment,
connections and access services as further described in TCI-FL's Affidavit attached thereto as
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 99-074, the County placed Franchisee on notice
of its violation, effective as of the date of the Resolution, for failure to timely comply with Sections
10.1 and 21.1 of the Franchise, and further imposed penalties, to accrue at the rate of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000.00) per day until Franchisee's completion of the system upgrade referenced above:
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 99-074, the County and Franchisee agreed that in
the event the Franchisee met its obligations of providing the Remedial Plan to the County within the
prescribed time period, and was negotiating in good faith with the County to adhere to Sections 10.1
and 21.1 of the Franchise Agreement, any liquidated damages assessed or accruing in relation to
these obligations will be held in abeyance; and further, that any failure by Franchisee to fulfill the
obligations to timely provide the Remedial Plan and to negotiate in good faith will result in the re-
institution of said liquidated damages effective as of the notice of violation set forth in Resolution
No. 99-074; and
WHEREAS, Franchisee initially provided the Remedial Plan on April 15, 1999; and
WHEREAS, County and Franchisee have negotiated in good faith on the terms of the
Remedial Plan;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, THAT:
I. To the extent required, Monroe County accepts the terms of the Remedial Plan for
TCI-FL's Monroe County cable system, as set forth in the Statement of Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
2. That the consent granted herein does not constitute and should not be construed to
constitute a waiver or release of any obligations of TCI under Ordinance No.009-1989 of Monroe
County and the cable television franchise.
3. That the consent granted herein does not and should not be construed to constitute
a waiver of any right of the County under Ordinance No.009-1989 of Monroe County and the cable
television franchise; and further, this consent shall not prejudice the County's rights with respect to
the enforcement, renewal or transfer of the current cable television franchise and any amendments
thereto.
4. That the County's acceptance ofthe Franchisee's Remedial Plan hereby shall not have
the effect of waiving or releasing Franchisee from any penalties accrued pursuant to Resolution No.
99-074, which penalties shall continue to be held in abeyance pending Franchisee's compliance with
all the terms ofthe Remedial Plan as set forth in the Statement of Terms attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
5. That the County Commission hereby authorizes the County Administrator to execute
an amendment to the Franchise as set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
6. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 26th day of July, 2000.
Mayor Shirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
missioner George Neugent
issioner Mary Kay Reich
sioner Nora Williams
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RESOLUTION
MONROE COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. '074-1999
A RF.SOI.1JTI0N OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING
THE CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE Tel
<.:AULI<:VlSlON OF FLORIDA, INC. CABLE
TELEVISION FRANCHISE FROM Tel TO
AT&T CORP.
WHEREAS, on September 8, 1998, Monroe ComIty received nuLiIi\;uLiou of the proposed
change of conlrol of the Tel Cablevision of Florida., Inc. C I'(,:l-FL") cable television franchise and
Trr In AT&T;
WHEREAS, pun"ua.nt to Ordinanl;c No. 009-1989 of Monroe County, and the franchise
agreement, no such change of control may occur wil.,huul prior approval of thc Dtlurd of County
Commissioners;
WHEREAS, the County has required that the applicant fulfill the obligations of Section 14
of The County Cable Communications CUU\;; wid St'I..:LioIlS 16 of the ~ab1e television franchi:;c and
provide information on the proposro lr.:lllSal.:tiull iucluding details on the legal, financial, teohnical
and other qualifications of the transferee and on the potential impact of the transfer on subscriber
ruWt:; and service;
WHEREAS, under FCC Rules, 47 CFR Section 76.502, Munrue CUUl1~Y ha:s 120 days from
the date ofsubrni~siun o[a ~umpk:lt:d FCC Form 394, together with all Exhibiw, and any additional
information required by the franchise agreement or applicable state or local law, to act upon an
. application to sell. assign, or otherwise transfer cOllttollins ownership of a cable system;
WHEREAS, it is the county's position that the 120 days time period to act upon lhe
appli<;.atiun ufTel hCl.::i nOl commenced due to the fact that Tel has not submitted n complelt!d FCC
Form 394 together with all exhibits and all infonnation required by the franchise agreement;
WHEREAS~ the County shall act upon Tel's application on February 10, 1999 pursuant to
Tel's express consent that the County waives no rights under Federal, state and local law and the
Ordinanl;c und franchise by 5cheduling consideration of the transfer on February 10, 1999, and
pursuant to TCrs express consent that the date February 10, 1999 is not after expiration of the 120
day review period provided for in Fcdcrullnw;
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WHEREAS, the County has required written a.cceptance from TCI-FL nnd AT&T Corp. of
the tenns and conditions of this Resolution by atlidavit as a condition precedent to the Adoption of
this Resolution (affidavit attached hereto as Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, in the ~\ient th~ proposed LnulSliCliuu bclwccn Tel and AT&T Corp. is not
CUI~WU1J.WLt:d UI' uut:s not reach final eloswe for any rea:;on, or in the event such closure is reached
on terms substantially or materially different to the tenns described in the FCC Fonn 394 and
exhibits thereto, this Resolution, together with the atlidavits of acceptance submitted by the proposed
transferor and transferee, shall be null and void.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, THAT:
1. To the extent required, Monroe County hereby conditionally consents to the ch<ll1ge
u[l,;uull'ol of Monroe COWlty Cable Telcvi:;ion franchise from Tel to AT&T Corp,
2. That the consent ~anted herein docs not constitute and should not be construed to
constitute a waiver or release of any obligations of Tel under Ordinance No.009-1989 ofMomoe
COlUlty and the cable television franchise.
J. That the consent granted herein does not and should not be construed to constitute
a waiver of any right of the County under Ordinance No.009-1989 of Monroe County and the cable
television franchise; and further, this consent shall not prejudice the County's rights with respect to
the enforcement, renewal or transfer of the current cable television franchise and any aniendmcnts
thereto.
4. That the consent herein granted applies exclusively to the following conununities, as
identified in the Form 394 which Tel submitted to the County:
CUIN FL 0366 (Little Torch Key)
CUIN FL 0469 (Momoe-UC, KW)
<;1 TIN FI, 06 t 7 (Key Largo)
CUIN FI.. 0991 (Ocean Reef)
CUIN FL 1182 (Momoc County, Marathon (KC))
curN FL 1191 (Monroe County (Martha SW))
5. That the consent herein gmntf':o ~flCc.ific::llly excludes COIN FL 0973 Oslamorada).
6. Thal the l,;UIJ:St;ul hen:iu g.l'uult:U j~ couditioned upon (a) TCI-fL's ~surdI1ces set forth
in its affidavit submitted to the County ~T'I0 att~ehcd hereto a" Exhihit A; (b) TCI-FL's Remedial
Plan to be submitted to the County as pursuant to paragraph 7 herein; and (c) TCI-FL's submission
to the County of cost recovery for all cosls inr-lltr/.':rI hy the County related to the transfer process as
required by Section 20 of Qrdinancc No. 009-1989 no later than thirty (30) days after the effectiv~
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date of this Resolution. The costs are estimated at Fifteen TholJsand Dollars ($15,000.00).
7. That the consent granted herein is conditioned upon Franchisee providing to Monroe
County, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Resolution. a Remedial Plan acceptable
Lv llll;: County, which shall include liquidated damages for failurc to comply with Section 10.1 l1Ild
21.1 of the Franchise, to spccificnlly address Franchisee's provision of same or bettcr features as it
offers to any other COWlty or municipality, pursuant to Section 10. I, and a state-of-the-art system
pW'Suant to Section 21.1 of the Franchise, to the subscribers of Monroe County. TIle Remedial Plan
"lhl'lll include measure~ for increasing the number of chaIUlels available in Monroe County to that
level offercd to subscribers in the Key Wcst franchise within El reasonable time pursuant to
Fn:l.Ilchist:t:'s ut::it t:11'01\5. The Plan shall also dcs<;ribc the measures to be undertaken to complete
the system upgrade of the entire franchise area to 750 MHZ, and to provide an additional educational
chamlel, equipment, connections and access services as further described in TCI-FL's Atlidavit
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
8. That lhc Cuunty ht:rcby n;:serves all of its rights to cnfofl;il;.': the provisions of the
Franchise, with specific respect to the Franchisee's failure to comply with Section 10.1 of the
Franchise. The County hereby authorizes the COWlty Administrator to issue a notice of violation,
effective as of the date of this Resolution, for failure to timely comply with Section!> 10.1 and 21.1
of the Franchise. Penalties shall accrue at the rate of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per day
until Franchisee's completion of the system upgrade ref~tmceu libovI;.': ill p".raglaph 7.
9. In the event the Franchisee meets its obligations of providing the Remedial Plan to
the County within the prescribed time period and is negotiating in good faith with the County to
adhere to Seetion~ 10.1 and 21.1.., the County agrees that any liquidated damnee"l a~sessed or
accruing in relation to these obligations will be held in abeyance. Any failure by Fnmchistt; lu fulfill
the obligations to timely provide the Remedial Plan and to negotiate in good faith will result in the
re-institution of said liquidated damages eflective as of the notice of violation set forth in this
Resolution.
10. That the consent herein granted is limited to the right to provide cable services, and
to the extent not otherwise prohibited by applicable law, TCI-FL shall be required to obtain any
lawful authorization trom the County prior to its providing any other services within the Coumy.
11. That thi"l Resolution !>hall have the force and effect of continuing the agreement
between TCI-FL and Monroe County, flonda, the Franchise Authority.
12. That the County hereby reserves all of its rights pursuant to Federal, Slat~ and lucal
law induding, but not limited to the rights in (a.) the franchise renewal prOC~$$ including, but not
limited to, the right to consider violations of the franchise by TCI-FL~ (b) the franchise transfer
process including, but not limited to, the right to act upon any application to sell, assign or otherwise
transfer controlling ownership of the cable system; and (c) the enforcement of the current cable
television ordinance No. 009-1989, i:tS GUIlt:IlI.lt:U "uu lIlt:: current cable telcvision fram;hise as
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amended.
13. That the consent herein granted is an express non-waiver and reservation of Monroe
County's right.:; and authority with respect to enforcement of TCI-FL 's compliance with applicable
law including, bUl nullimilw lU, Monroe County's Cable Television Ordinance No. 009-1989 and
franchise agreement. TeI-fL, and to the extent required by the franchise or a.llowed pursuant to
applicable law its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, shall be liable for any and all violations of said
law and agreement notwithstanding whether any such violation arose prior to the effective date
hereof. The COWlty'S approv~l ofthc tmnAA.ction shall in no way be deemed a representation by the
County that TCI-PL is ill compliance with its obligations under Cable Tclcvi3ion Ordinnnce No. 009-
1989 or the cable lelevision franchi:st: t\g.n:::eultmt.
14. That the consent granted herein is subject to TCI-FL's compliance witb all other
applicable legal requirements and the County does not waive and exprcs~ly reserves the right to
enforce full compliance with applicable ordinance and il.'Emchisc requirements, whether or not any
non-compliance that may be determined arose bl:fore or aflcr l.he ch~J.lgl: of control of the TeI-FL
cable television franchise from Tel to AT&T Corp.
15. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein.
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~~D AND ADOPTED AFTER READING BY TJTLE ONLY THIS "u..DA Y OF
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EXHIBIT A
UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS OF RESOLUTJON NO. 99--- 074
BEFORE ME, appeared the undersigned :;tuthnrity who having been duly sworn upon his
oath deposes and states that
1. The a.tliant is the .EJCecutivc Vice President, Government Relations of Tel
Cablevision of Florida,. Inc., and is the person. authorized to execute this document on behalf of the
Tel Cablevision of Florida, Inc.
2. The affiant is submittin~ this affidavi.t 8$ il condition precedent to the tmnsfer of
eontrol of Tel Cabl~ision of Flori&, Inc. C'TCI-SF') cable tclovi:sion franchise from. Tel to
AT&T.
3. Affiant attests that it is the current franchisee in Monroe COWltv. Florida and that 1hc
Franchisee shall c;omply witll the terms of this acceptance.
4. Franchisee and/or its successors in interest shall reimburse the County for all costs
jn~lIrrerl hy thp. C.ouoty related to the traPsfClr precess as required by Section 20 of OrdiDan~ No.
074-
009-1989 no later than thirty (30) days after the eftccti.,e date ofR.esolution No. J.!:I Y!:I_ or Reoolutlon
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5. Affiant shall submit a writteo log listing the date and description of each and every
subscriber complaint. iLU:service intenuptiollS.ICLJ.UCSIS fbrrepainmd the elate aud disposirioll thereof
pursuant to Scction36.5 ofthc :franchise: a.greemCllt no latcl' thallliw~y (:SO) days from tbC Btf,C:ICUVC
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6. That Affiant shall provide to Monr;oe County.. within thirty (10) da.~ of the effective
99-074
date of Re.~lution No. -........ II R.ernc:tiial .Plan ""r..:q:JWble to the County, which shall incluttc
liquidated damages for failUR to comply with SectioDS 10.1 and 21.1 of the Franchise. tn ~ccifWally
address Franchisee's provisio.n ofsame or better features as it of'fers to any county or nnmicipalityl
pW'Suant to Section lQ.1. and a state..of-the-art system, under Section 21.1 of the Franchise. to the
sub3cribel'S of Monroe Coumy, Tl.1e Remedial Plan shall include measures by which Franchisee
shall increase the number of channels availah lp. in 'Monroe Countr to tbot level o~d t.u laWJ~beoi
in the Key West fuaneh.ise within a I~ouahlc lime pursuant to Franchisee's. The Plan shall also
dC8CLibc: the measures to be undert:aten to completethl': ~tem upgrade oft:he entire Franchise A1ta
to 750 MHz including the provision of an additional educational channel alM expense to the
County. and on temu: and conditions $irnilar to the: te:r:ms and conditions proVided in Section 29_2
of the Fracchi!l:e Agreement.
7, In the evellt the f'rtI,g.croscc l't\(;ets l~ ubligations ofprondiag the Remedial Plan to
the County wif.b.in the presaibed time period and is negotiating in goad faith with the County to
adhere: to S~tions 10.1 and 21.1.) the County agl"ccs that any liquidated damages asscss.;d or
accruing inrelatio.n to these obligations will be: hAlO in abeyance. ky failure by FranchiSCE:i lu fW1ill
the obligatioQS to timely provide the Remedial Plan and to nceotiate in good Slith will I:csWt in !be
re-institution of said liquidated damages effectiycas of the notice of'violutioo set forth in Resolution
NO.~74
~. Affiant shall proviQe 1he CO'UDty, in rclil.l:ioll to AlT~t's provision Qf an educational
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channel as described in Paagraph 6 above. all access SeMCQ, connections, and progr.unmiIJg
equipmen't in addition to, but consistent with, the provision of access services, conneetioQS and
prognumning equipment for a Jl:Over.nment channel purswnl tQ S~ou 30 an<l ;,; 1 oHhc Franchise
A~menr.
9. A.ftiam shall. at all times. abide by and be: in compliance with any and all et1hanced
customer $crvice standanis, as such standards may be promul~ amended, Of otlu::wise modified
by the Couuty pursuant to appliCi:&ble law.
10. Upon. request of the Countv. Affiant shall ~m'lritfC'! ~11 info~tioa req~ ptU-05l&oIW
to Section 16 of the Frnnt:hi~ Agreeruent.
11. At the l~UQit oflhe City, Frnncbisce shall demonstrate compliance with the b::chnica1
ubligatiQDS set fortb JJJ the Fnmchise including. but not limited to, SectiODS 10.20,21 am Appendix
A or in the alternative, Franchisp.f! shall provide the County with an ilCCfpt&ble Plan Of CODlJlliau.c~.
12. Franchiseeshallcoopetateinaay franchise fee compliance inquiry mconnection with
any possible franchise fee arrearaie8 thaJ: may have Uliscn or that may a...bc tbrough tbe exclusion
of certain revenue $trcar.o:5 pw-suant to Section :.!O.J of the Franchise Agreement. All records
necessary :tOJ; the County to pcrfonn a franchise fee compliance audit shall be made available for
inspc:ction within Momoe County.
13. Mfiant attests that Franchisee shaU be bound and liable for any arte2r:Lges, known
or uakoown. regardless of whether arrearages occurred before or after the dfectivc;; date of the
l&;uu;fcr in fr..lncllise fees QUB the COUnty ~fuJ.g aam a franchise fee compli~c audi4 reganllcss
of whether such audit is completed prior to tho effective date hereof. Flauclllsee's ~lurc to tinIe1y
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cure any Uudczpaymcn1s within thirty (30) days of the County's notice of violatjon to the Franr.hil!.ee
shall result in Its liability for liquidated. ~cs in the anlOuut 0($50,000.00. plUK a.n roOsts incurt'Gd
bv County in scdcing approprl.'lte telief. Compli.:tn<::e herewith shall be a conditiou uf lhe approval
granted in Resolution No. ---2.2::D 74 .
14. fu the event Francbisec offers cable Intemc:t services over irs cable system in Monroe
County, it shall, taking into account technical feasibility, provide ac;cess to its C01ble modem. platform
to providas of' lllttlllJt:L ilCCCSS and online semces on compar-4blc terms and conditions to those terms
and conditions on which acces5 is provided hy ~r.ln~~ in ~y other QO'PPIp::l.....Iy_ f:'l'au~:dlall
comply with aU lawful requirements with rcspc:=ct to access to Franclusee's cable modem platf'orm
fUl pruvi.ders of Internet access and online seIVices.
15. Franchisee shall comply with all other applicable legal req,uirements., including
caaiagc ofbroadca.'\t digital and high definition Lcol<;viBion 5ignaJ~, iIIld interconnectiqn oUhe cable
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system with potential competitoR for purposes, among other things, of sharing cable PEG cnllJUlels
upon request afrhA County as requirod by tho Fn.n(jliliie Aglecmcmt or applicable law.
16. To tht;; tlx.tent not prohibited by applicable law, the Frauchisee ~ that cable
Intcmc::t services, ilu..luding, but not limited. to (!Y Horne, Roadnmna and Media Express or similar
semccs. provided by the Franchisee, its parent. affiliat~ or subsidiaries, ova' the cab~ $~tcm. shall
be dcc:med "cable services" as provided under Title VI of the (".ntnmlllJteatioas Act of 1934, as
amended. R.evenues receiVAd by Fr.mchisee, and to the cxte.ut comi:stcnt with the }'ranchise
Aareem.unt omd DOl spCl;;ifically prDhibited. by a.pplicable law, ihi parent, afliliates, or subsidiaries,
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from suoh services provided nv~ the Franchisee's cabl~ ~)'stcw, iuGluding, but not litDited to, cable
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modem equipment, advertising and sales revenues. shaU be included. within the definition of gross
revenues for the purposes of the franchise fee calculation to ~e maximum extent required. by the
Franclt.ise A.p,rf'leme:nt:md cODsistent with nppli~ablc law. It i.s the Duct oCrhe pnrtic=i that this
paragraph appliCli no more broadly tlliw. the: cmsdng cable teleVision tianchisc with respect to other
cable services.
11. Franohisec acknoWledges that the Legi~l:rtive ijistoty of the 1992 Cable Act
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contGlUplatcs that. the County may address any deficiencies in setfte. jnclu.din~ ~-C01'\1pliancc.
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at the time of :my transfer or chanec of contml nftnp. ~T.1d1i5e. ~ ~c~ aw-r to C1Q~ that
it .:l$Sllmcs responsibility for =y md all nOll-cowpliance UDder the CUlTen1 ftancluse that may now
exist or may later be cliscovered to bave existed during the term oftb.e frallchise: eveJ if prior to the
closing oftb.e tnwsfer or control.
18. Franchisee unconditionally aooep1.5 all tcm:l8 and conditiouli ufResolution No. 99- 0 7.4
19. This exhibit A may be si~ed in comterJ)arts.
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acknowlec1gf:d. that belsbe executed the foregoing document freely and volwt1ri1y and for the putpOx thc:R:in
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STATEMENT OF TERMS
OF SETTLEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this _day of
, 2000 between the
Monroe County, Florida, ("County"), and TCI CABLEVISION OF FLORIDA, ("Franchisee").
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County conditioned its consent to the change of control of the Monroe County :ble fran~isec
WITNESSETH:
from TCI to AT&T, in part, upon Franchisee providing to Monroe County, within thirty (30)
days of the effective date of Resolution No. 99-074, a Remedial Plan acceptable to the County;
and
WHEREAS, said Remedial Plan was required to include (1) liquidated damages for
failure to comply with Section 10.1 and 21.1 of the Franchise; (2) measures for increasing the
number of channels available in Monroe County to that level offered to subscribers in the Key
West franchise within a reasonable time pursuant to Franchisee's best efforts; and (3) measures
to be undertaken to complete the system upgrade ofthe entire franchise area to 750 MHZ, and to
provide an additional educational channel, equipment, connections and access services as further
described in Franchisee's Affidavit dated February, 1999 and submitted to the County in support
of Resolution No. 99-074; and
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WHEREAS, the County and the Franchisee wish to memorialize their agreement in
settlement of all issues known and outstanding concerning the Monroe County cable franchise,
and Franchisee's cable system.
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and Franchisee agree as follows:
1. Franchisee shall implement long term measures to upgrade the Monroe County system as
set forth in the Revised Remedial Plan dated June 30, 1999, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and
incorporated herein by reference. Such upgrade shall be completed no later than July 1, 2001,
provided that reasonable extensions may be agreed upon by Franchisee and the County.
2. Franchisee and County hereby agree that in lieu of short term measures to upgrade the
system as described in the Revised Remedial Plan dated June 30, 1999, Franchisee shall upgrade
the system with an improved architecture featuring typical RF coaxial bus design for cascades of
five (5) amplifiers and a node.
3. Franchisee hereby agrees to provide on the system, at no cost to the County, an additional
access channel for educational use, no later than January 16, 2000, unless directed otherwise by
the County.
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4. Franchisee shall pay to the County an amount equal to Three Dollars ($3.00) per
Subscriber (not including any subscribers being served pursuant to a franchise agreement with a
municipality within the County as of October 31, 1999), calculated effective the date of
Franchisee's financial close for the month of October 1999. The payment set forth herein shall
be remitted prior to the County's adoption ofthe Resolution approving this Agreement, and shall
represent payment in satisfaction of all penalties accruing pursuant to Resolution No. 99-074,
subject to Franchisee's completion of the upgrade as set forth in Paragraph 1 above. Franchisee
hereby agrees that its failure to complete the upgrade as set forth in Paragraph 1 shall result in the
reinstitution of such penalties imposed pursuant to Section 10.1 and 21.1 of the Franchise
Agreement, and as set forth in and as of the effective date of Resolution No. 99-074.
5. County and Franchisee hereby agree to amend Section 10 of the Franchise Agreement to
condition the implementation of any changes required under said Section upon review and a
public hearing conducted by the County of the desired changes and their legal, technical and
economic impact on the system and its Subscribers.
6. The terms hereof shall be in settlement of all known outstanding issues concerning the
improvements to the Monroe County cable system up to and including the date of this
Agreement; provided that Franchisee shall remain legally bound to comply with all other
applicable legal requirements, and the County does not waive and expressly reserves the right to
enforce full compliance with applicable ordinance and franchise requirements, whether or not
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any non-compliance that may be determined arose before or after the date of this Agreement.
WHEREFORE, the Franchisee and County have caused their duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement on the date first written above.
TCl CABLEVlSlON OF FLORIDA, INC.
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Charles J. Bartolotta
Mayor
Senior Vice President
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Section 10
Comparable Franchise Terms
10.1 Same or Better Features. The Franchisee shall provide the same or better features
in the County System as it offers to any other county or municipality in which the Franchisee, its
parent corporation or any subsidiary or affiliated entity owns and operates a cable or television
system that is not participating in the County franchise. Such features shall include, but not
necessarily be limited to: expansion, extension or commitments to serve geographic areas; per capita,
per subscriber, or per revenue support for community programming; rates for home and institutional
subscribers, consumer servicing programs, policies, discounts and/or rebates, etc. provided, however,
that the terms of their provisions shall not be applicable upon a showing by Franchisee, as set forth
below.
10.1.1 Showing by Franchisee.
No features or services may be required on the County
System except after a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. The availability
of specific features and services in another community served by the Franchisee, its parent
corporation or any subsidiary or affiliated entity shall presume commercial, economic and technical
feasibility; provided, however, that the Franchisee may make a showing that such features and
services are not commercially, economically, or technically feasible in Monroe County, at which
time the Board of County Commissioners may issue a resolution requiring Franchisee to offer such
features and services, or waive the obligations herein as to the specific features and services under
consideration.
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10.1.2 Compliance. Unless otherwise mutually agreed, no later than twelve (12) months
from a resolution of the County requiring Franchisee to provide features in the County system
pursuant to this Section, the Franchisee shall make available such features and services for all
Subscribers within the County. The County may grant extensions of the time within which the
Franchisee must comply with the obligations of this Section, for good cause shown.
10.2 System Franchise Renewals Elsewhere. Within thirty (30) days upon written
request of the County, the Franchisee shall provide a copy of the issuance or renewal of any franchise
agreement, which issuance or renewal is subsequent to the date of execution of this Agreement, and
is granted to the Franchisee, its parent corporation or any subsidiary or affiliated entity for the
operation of a cable television system within any county or municipality in the State of Florida.
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REMEDIAL PLAN
MONROE COUNTY
Joint Proposal by Tel Cablevision of Florida, Inc.,
and MediaOne of Northern Illinois, Inc.
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REMEDIAL PLAN
TCI Cablevision of Florida, Inc. (TCI") submitted an "FCC 394 APPLICA nON
FOR FRANCHISE AUTHORlTY CONSENT ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF
CONTROL OF THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCmSE" to Monroe County, Florida
("County") on November 23, 1998 requesting transfer of its franchise to MediaOne of
Illinois, Inc. As part of its negotiations to obtain approval for transfer, TCI has agreed to
submit a "Remedial Plan" to the County proposing steps to establish services and pricing
for Monroe County equivalent to those offered in Key West, FL.
MONROE COUNTY
DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT SERVICES
Capacity
Monroe County is served by TCI Cablevision of Florida, Inc., ("TCI") which
operates a 450 MHz cable plant to provide cable television services to Monroe County
subscribers.
Broadcast retransmission and cable satellite services provided on the Monroe
County system include twenty-two (22) basic channels, thirty-one (31) expanded basic
channels, and twenty (20) digital basic channels. In addition to basic services, the system
also offers fourteen (14) premiwn channels and access to ten (10) pay-per-view channels
for a total of ninety-seven (97) video channels. In addition to video channels the system
also provides thirty digitally transmitted DMX music channels bringing the total nwnber
of programmed channels to one hundred twenty-seven (127).
By way of comparison, the City of Key West is served by plant recently upgraded
to 750 MHz as part of TCl's efforts to increase overall all capacity in its plant throughout
the entire company. Key West was among the first TCI systems in Florida to be
completely rebuilt to 750 MHz. Some of TCl's other Florida systems have undergone
upgrades to varying degrees but several6fthose remain incomplete as of this writing.
Broadcast retransmission and cable satellite services offered in Key West include
twenty-one (21) basic channels, thirty-eight(38) expanded basic channels and eighteen
(18) digital basic channels. In addition to basic services the system also offers fourteen
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(14) premium channels and access to ten (10) pay-per-view channels for a total of one
hundred one (101) video channels. In addition to video channels the system also provides
thirty (30) digitally transmitted DMX music channels bring the total number of
programmed channels to one hundred thirty-one (131).
Comparability
Although the Monroe County and Key West plants differ with respect to spectrum
capacity, both systems presently offer approximately the same number and type of video
and music services. The combination of analog and digital basic services vary no more
than 5% between the two systems. There are some variations in specific programming
services and their channel assignments. Specifically the Key West system offers seven (7)
additional expanded basic channels while the Monroe County system offers one (1) more
basic service channel and two (2) more digital basic services than Key West for a net
difference of four (4) services overall. In all other respects the content of both systems is
virtually identical irrespective of transmission technology. Each system utilizes both
analog and state-of-the-art digital transmission techniques, and both receive their services
via TCl's digital, state-of-the-art Headend In The Sky (HITS).
Expansion, Extensions, Geographic Area Service Commitments
Plants in both Monroe County and Key West are essentially "built out" meaning
that each plant passes virtually all homes which are accessible by cable plant, and that
both systems meet or exceed the minimum extension requirements of their respective
franchises. In fact those few places which do not have access to plant typically include
locales where there are no electric services. TCI operations in both Monroe County and
Key West remain committed to making service universally available to all residents.
Community Programming
Monroe County operates its own Government Access channel which includes
coverage of County Commission meeting~. In addition, TCI Media Services operates a
local origination channel (ch.5) seen throughout Monroe County which offers live and
videotaped programs as well as coverage of the City of Key West Commission meetings.
Channel 5 also provides substantial public service time to local and national
organizations. TCI has received a request from the Florida Keys Community College to
add an Educational Access channel to the system in both Key West and throughout
Monroe County. That addition can be readily accomplished in Key West and may be
accomplished in Monroe County with the activation of one remaining additional analog
channel.
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Subscriber Rates
Residential rates for cable services across the County and in Key West are
identical for the combination of basic services and expanded services, i.e., the
combination of services selected by more than 90% of the county's subscribers.
Although entitled to higher rates in the County under the Federal Communication
Commission (FCC) rate regime, TCI presently charges a lower operator selected service
rate (OSR) rather than the maximum permitted service rate (MPR).
Optional services are also similarly priced in Key West and the County as are
rates and charges for installation and equipment.
Consumer Service Policies
With respect to consumer service policies, the Monroe County and Key West
systems adhere to all FCC customer service standards including those which specify
business office requirements, telephone operating standards, installation intervals and
appointment windows, and technical service response. TCl's policies are clearly
identified in written materials provided all new customers, including identification of th.e
products and services offered, prices and options for programming services, conditions of
subscription, billing and complaint procedures including the address and telephone
number of the local franchising authority. Information regarding TCl's policies are also
provided to all existing subscribers on an annual basis.
All customers are notified of any changes in programming services, services rates,
and changes in the channel position of services no less than thirty days in advance of such
changes. Any discounts associated with programming or service promotions are clearly
explained to all prospective and existing subscribers, and are provided on a uniform, non-
discriminatory basis under the terms imposed by each offer. Credits for service are
provided in conformance with the requirements of the FCC and local franchise
agreements.
New Technology
TCI has been an industry pacesetter in the development and integration of new
technology into its cable system operations. TCI championed the introduction of digital
compression in programming delivery, developed set top equipment that outstripped the
capability of present day television receivers to decode digital information, and added
control features, special displays and program information services available only to TCI
cable subscribers. TCI developed a programming services distribution system called
"Headend In The Sky" ("HITS") that feeds analog and digital signals to all of its
domestic cable systems while offering that capability to unaffiliated operators.
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TCI is committed to offering its subscribers the services and technologies they
demand. While we do not believe TCI has operated the Monroe County system in a
manner that requires remediation, we have agreed to work with Monroe County to
expand system services and capacity.
IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES
Any future improvements to services in the Monroe County system in the future
will largely be guided by the use of evolving technology and consumer demand.
Utilization of digital transmission techniques bring significantly increased efficiency to
the utilization of bandwidth by providing the ability today to transmit six to twelve time
more channels in the same spectrum space as previously required by analog technology.
Over time increased spectrum will likely be used less for analog applications and
increasingly allocated to digital services. Digital transmission in the long term will be far
more economical and make possible the combination of content now available only over
separate services and technologies.
Such changes over time will result in a certain amount of channel reallocation
necessitating changes to current line-ups and use of receiving equipment. Because it is
impossible to predict with any accuracy when such changes will actually occur, the best
information that can be provided at present is a recognition of trends already at work with
in the entire communications industry including broadcast, cable, satellite and Internet.
Programming decisions will also occur as a function of consumer demand for
specific types of programming as well as consumer resistance to increased programming
costs resulting from the expansion of services. It is very likely future programming will
be offered on an a la carte or separately tiered basis to give consumers more choice in
how they purchases services. Again, it is difficult to predict with precision how decisions
to increase programming will occur, but there's 110 doubt that demand exists for more
choices in both services and packaging.
Nevertheless, in an effort to bring greater equivalency to services and pricing
between the Key West and County systems, TCI and its potential successor MediaOne
are willing to implement a remedial plan which envisions immediate steps to improve
comparability in programming services, add an educational channel to be transmitted
throughout the service area, and in a relatively short period of time expand County
system capacity. This "Remedial Plan" will be effected in phases and completed by the
end of 2001.
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Phase 1: Short Term Measures To Upgrade The System
In order to establish equivalency in services, three short-term steps must occur:
1. Reduce six (6) amplifier cascades in the County that will permit the system to
operate additional spectrum on those cascades within acceptable operating and
technical limits. This process will require a minimum of 120 days to purchase
and install the necessary equipment to reduce cascades.
Estimated Completion: October 31, 1999
2. Add three (3) programming services to the cable programming services tier
("CPST") in the County bringing the total number of services to thirty-four
(34) for a total of one hundred (100) basic service tier ("BST''), CPST,
premium and PPV channels as compared to one hundred-one (101) in Key
West.
3. Add one (1) channel in both the County and Key West to be used for
Education Access channel to be programmed by the Florida Keys Community
College.
Estimated Completion: November 30, 1999
Phase 2: Long Term Measures to Upgrade the System
The fmal phase will entail an upgrade of the entire Monroe County system. The
two primary measures for achieving a system upgrade will be the schedule by which
construction of upgraded facilities is completed, that is, the entire system is capable of
providing services over those facilities, and the capability of those facilities to assure
Monroe County that the system will be technically adequate to provide additional
services.
Timing of any upgrade in Monroe County is inextricably linked to the availability
of a variety of resources. Those resources include adequately trained in-house and
contract technicians, construction and project management personnel, allocation of
available capital to fund various projects, and line production of fiber cable and
equipment to meet project scheduling demands which compete with projects underway
within a number of cable television companies and a growing number of wireline
competitors including local exchange carriers and electric utilities.
In general terms the upgrade will result in significant expansion of capacity of
bandwidth within which additional video and information services may be offered.
Based on currently available technology, the design of the system will incorporate hybrid
tiber/coaxial (HFC) facilities in an architecture that allows for two-way transmission
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from the subscriber to the system headend. The design will also incorporate broad use of
digital transmission technology, including compression techniques and advanced
television capabilities. Advances in cable system architecture are occurring at a rapid
pace. MediaOne currently utilizes fiber-to-the-node technology, with nodes serving
between five hundred and one thousand homes. This architecture is scalable, which
means that bandwidth can be expanded as needs require. Advancements will be
incorporated into the system design prior to construction.
Upgrade Schedule
1. Engineering Analysis (EA): 30 days
4. Compilation of Scope Document: 15 days
Issue RFPs for Contractor: 15 days
5. Scope Review: 30 days
6. Prepare Capital Request: 10 days
7. Issue RPO to Materials Service Center (MSC): 15 days
8. Delivery of Equipment: 60-90 days
9. Field Work: 18 months
Estimated Completion Time:
Time required to complete an upgrade of the Monroe County system will be
approximately two (2) years. If the field work can commence January 2000, then
expected completion would occur by July 2001.
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1. Network Overview for Monroe County
The rebuilt network design for Monroe County, Florida can be described as a scaleable
architecture incorporated into the physical network serving all TCI systems in South Florida. All
design and construction will support long-term architecture objectives. For example, the fiber
counts in any constructed run will accommodate all the requirements of the final architecture
(backup fiber will be included in the sheath). However, some elements of the network may not
be installed initially. The timing to close route diverse rings and to install targeted service lasers
and other advanced network elements will depend upon the timing of the launch of the advanced
services and their penetration levels (rate of success).
1.1. Design
It is contemplated that Monroe County will have four basic elements or layers:
I. A primary hub ring serving South Florida systems (a.k.a. digital hub ring),
2. A secondary hub fed by the primary ring (a.k.a. om, distribution hub),
3. Optical nodes (a.k.a. FSAs), and
4. Coaxial RF distribution plantl.
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1.2. Primary Hub Ring
In large metropolitan areas, independent stand-alone headends originally served individual
communities. Primary hub rings consolidate headends in large markets thus providing
efficiencies of scale. This design allows for providing higher quality of services at a lower cost
per subscriber. More importantly, it also allows for fast introduction of new services.
Consolidated headends and Primary hub rings also provide processing centers and reliable
transport hubs for basic and advanced services to adjacent or suburban locations including
headends or secondary hubs that can feed all subscribers with a local fiber and coaxial network.
1.3. Secondary Hub Rings.
Secondary hub rings have the following objeCtives:
I. to provide intermediate (between primary hub or headend and nodes) limited processing or
amplification facilities in markets with primary hub rings or in markets with excessive
distances between headends and nodes (both paths: forward and reverse must be considered);
2. to increase network reliability and availability by providing redundancy and by limiting
failure groups.
Secondary hub rings are deployed where home runs from headends to nodes cannot meet the
objectives for the end-of-line performance and/or network availability. In smaller systems, in
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which these objectives can be met with home runs between the headend and the nodes,
secondary hub rings may not be required.
1.4. Optical Nodes
The main goal of the optical nodes is to improve network availability (shorter cascades and
lower failure groups) and network performance (CNR and increased network stability). This
element of the HFC network will also reduce maintenance costs; more stable networks require
less preventive maintenance. Network troubleshooting will also be faster due to the easier
failure isolation.
All new node designs shall target 1,200 homes (maximum) per node2 and accommodate easy
segmentation for target services into 600 home passed pockets with an optimal design at 300
home3 bus segmentation. The pockets will be further reduced as necessary to accommodate
service penetration growth and the launch of additional services such as telephony.
The segmentation of the forward and reverse paths may be asymmetrical and may happen
independently of each other. However, both the design and the equipment selection will allow
for segmentation into four buses in forward and reverse directions.
1.5. RF Coaxial Distribution
The RF coaxial bus design will be compatible with the node design for the number of homes per
bus and for the ease of segmentation. The buses will be designed for cascades of 5 amplifiers
plus the node except as allowed by a system waiver.
· The frequency bandwidth for Monroe County will be 750 MHz.
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The 300 home passed bus design will be implemented as obligatory based on a separate directive
from Corporate Engineering or if defmed in an approved engineering scope for the particular system.
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2. Network Performance
Network performance requirements are influenced by many factors. They include:
· Analog requirements to meet subscriber demands,
· Digital performance for high order modulation schemes,
· Future services including telephony and high-speed data communications, and
· Economics.
2.1. Total Forward System End-of-Line (EOL) Performance
2.1.1. Distortions
All designs must target the required EOL performance within :to.5 dB of their nominal
values. Only these cascades where achieving this performance would incur an excessive cost per
home passed could be allowed lower EOL performance (no lower than the minimum in Table 5-
1). However, no more than 5% of the cascades in the system will be designed for performance
lower than required. Examples of such exceptions are:
· a distant pocket of subscribers with lower op~icallink performance, or
· a pocket with low density of population resulting in longer cascades (an alternative to this is
a placement of a node for very low number of homes).
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The levels oC perCormance specified in the table will be maintained above the spectrum occupied by
the analog carriers. In this case, an equivalent analog carrier level (the level of the analog carrier
interpolated from the design slope at the test point and the level of the highest frequency analog carrier)
should be used to calculate the ratios.
2.1.2. Subscriber Outlet Levels
The levels of the analog NTSC carners at the subscriber outlets should be not lower than 0
dBm V at all frequencies. For the frequencies -not occupied by analog carriers, an equivalent
level will be used. The design should account for all the loss between the tap and the outlet,
including insertion loss ofthe NIU for telephony, noise mitigation filters, traps and RF splitters
and couplers.
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the number listed as objective.
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2.2. Reliability and Availability
2.2.1. Total Network Availability
The availability ofthe network, estimated after accounting for all network elements between
primary hub/headend and the subscriber outlet (including drop installation but excluding
terminal equipment), should be higher than 99.99%. This number does not include power
outages as it is assumed that the powering system will not contribute (contribution will be
negligible) to the total downtime in systems with services requiring high availability.
2.2.2. Equipment MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
Requirement for high availability (low downtime) of the network requires selection of network
elements with high MTBF. Hence, only the approved elements will be used in the newly
designed networks.
2.2.3. Redundancy and Backup
To lower the impact of some network elements on network availability, the network is designed
with redundancy to the secondary hub level and with a backup for crucial elements of the
network.
2.2.4. MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) and Processes
In addition to MTBF, MTTR also has a significant impact on network availability. Hence, the
network design will allow for short MITR. This!s achieved by lowering the number of fibers in
a single cable sheath, increasing simplicity of the network (shorter cascades) for faster
troubleshooting and maintaining up-to-date network documentation.
2.2.5. Powering
Powering is designed to fit the requirements of the services provided. Powering architecture can
range from a fully backed-up system in centralized configuration to a distributed system that
backs up power to the nodes only. A decision for the City of Miami has not yet been
determined.
2.3. Reverse System Performance
2.3.1.
The reverse design will not be neglected during the network design. The major emphasis will be
on several parameters:
1. achievable unity gain for all RF coaxial reverse (the gain of the reverse amplifier module
from its input to the station reverse output/forward input should be equal to or higher than
the highest-frequency reverse loss in the upstream span between the station reverse output
and the input to the next upstream reverse amplifier module);
2. loss between the last amplifier and the node should not exceed the gain of the reverse
amplifier module in the last upstream amplifier before the node less the required input to the
node;
3. all minibridgers/minitrunks in the reverse must not have more than 7 dB loss between the
station forward output/reverse input and the main reverse amplifier module (preamplifiers in
the feedermaker areas of the trunk amplifiers may be adequate to meet this requirement), all
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line extenders must not have more than 2 dB loss between the amplifier forward
output/reverse input and the main reverse amplifier module;
4. no more than 80 amplifiers should be fed from one node and be funneled into one reverse
transmitter.
The foregoing information is provided to give the Monroe County an understanding of the design of
the rebuilt cable system. The Company reserves the right to alter or change the technological design
and infrastructure in its discretion.
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