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':J(k)"Gros s Reven ues " s h all m ean all reven ue d erivedd irectly o r i n d irectly by th e Com p a ny, its af f iliates , s ubs idi aries , paren t, an d an y perso n in w ich th e Com pan y h as a financialin teres t, from or in co n n ectio n with th e operatio n o f a cablecomm unication s yst m purs uant to th is Agreem en t.Provid ed ,"g ro s s revenues " s h all in clud e but n ot be lim ited to , bas ics ubs criber s ervice m on th ly fees , pay cable fees , ins tal l ationan d reco nn ect ion fees , leas ed ch an n el f ees , converter ren tals ,s tud io rental, prod uctionequipm en t an d pers o nn el fees , ad verti s ing revenues , an d all revenues d erived f rom an y an cillary s ervicesprovid ed as a res ult o f t e g rant of a f ran ch is e."Gro s s Revenues "s h all n o t in cl ud e any taxes o r s ervices furn is h ed by th e Ccmpan yimpos ed d irectl y upon an y s ubs criber o r us er by th e s tate, cityor o ther g o vernmental un it and collected by th e Co mpany o n beh alfof said g o vernment unit.(ll"Hig h w ay" is a w ay o r place o f wh atever nature,publ icly maintained and open to th e us e o f th e public fo r purposeso f veh icul ar travel.lm )Hig h w ay s h all incl ude street o r alley."Ins tal latio n"s h all m ean th e connectio n o f the s ys-tem from feed er cable to subscribers ' term inals .en)"Publ ic Property"is an y real property owned bythe City o th er th an a h ig hway, sid ewal k , asement o r d edicatio n .(0)"Sid ew alk"is th at po rtio n o f a h ig h way, otherth e roadway, s et apart by curbs , barriers , marking s o r o theratio n fo r ped es trian travel, includ ing parkways, no t on:h!ndeiir.e-private1 and s .Section 2 .OBLIGATION OFFRANCHISE.Th eCom anys al1in compliance w ith all applicable provis ions o f law an thisAgreement pro vid e to the City of Omaha each and every s e r v i cere uiredby l aw , includ ing the Omah a unici alC od e ,tose:herwith th os e s ervices m ore s pecifically des cri ec and set O'J:applicatio n and s upplements to wh ich this- 5 -Ag ee e :isir.:r.ea ;! :a ,r;C 070S.tl.L5CJ.\.B1t. TV l, 1980"I{iA.RC\\

.'',I" .t h e Com p any w i t h t h epreviously file d byext en tisthesam e is n ot i n co n si st en t h erew it h , sai dincorporatedh ereinbyAg reem en t .(Exh i bi t "A").Exh ibi t "A"andthe provisioninCity Clerk.In t h e even tw h i ch p ro vi desof"A"the corporate limits ofo r applicable law,Each and all serviceshall be provi d e d t o every area withint h e Ci tyfrom time to time be alter e d .area is annexed,betweenshall prevail.AREA TO BE SERVED."d e scribed in Exhibita co n fli ctthisthe greatest benefit to the City,Co un ci l ,the o pinion of the City3.applicationreferen ce an d m ade a p ar t o ft h e t erms o f t h i s Ag r eem en tSectionTo theas they pre ently exist, or mayPROVIDED THAT, i n the event anthe Company shall negotiate an a d dendum to thisAgreement within thirty(30)d ays following the effective d ateof ann exation to provi d e for a reasonable time by which construction to provi de all services shall be completed for annexedPROVIDED FURTHER,area.that nothing herein shall require the Companyto provi d e service thereto,if the area d oes not meet the minimumqualification requirements establishe d by ord inance for man d atoryline extension,unless otherwise required by law or this Agreement.If a change in papulation occurs to mand ate service to any area,the Company agrees to negotiate a similar a d d en d um.Section4.POLICE POWER.The ,Company acknowledges thatany right or privilege hereunder is subject to the power of theCity to a d opt or enforce general ord inances necessary to the safetyand we1 fare of the pub I ic.cov enants to complyIt,therefore,with a ll applicable existing general laws orany pertinent ordinance enactedbetween the provisions of thisfuture la'Nr1Jl exercise ofre solved inspec; fically agrees andin the future.Agreement andthe City'Sfa or of the latter.the Com any or CA7V systems,pOiice pC'tlers,shellbesuch exerciseor applies exciusi'/::lyor c ntains- 6 -present laws crIn the eventnot of general appliCa:;on in the Cit:"Any conflictprOVisions whichistoareOSAL5?ORPVChBt l 31, 1980l\RC\"\M

, ii nc o ns i st e n t w i t h t h i s Agreemen t , su c h l aw s h a l l p r e v a i l o n l yi f u p o n e x er cise , t h e C i t y f i n ds an emerg e n cy exi st s c o ns t i t u t i n g a d a n g e r t o h e a l t h , safe t y , pro p e r t y o r g e n e r a l w e l f a r e o rs u c h exe r cise is m a n d a t e d by l aw.S e c t i o n 5.No tw i t h s t a n d i n ganyC OMPLI A N C E W I TH STAT E AN D F E D E R A L L A WS .o t h e r p ro v i si o ns o f t h i s A g r e eme n t t o t h ec o n trary , t h e C omp a ny s h a l l a t a l l t i me s c o mp l y w i t h a l l l aws a n dr e g u l a t i o n s o f t h e s t a t e a n d f e d era l g o v ernme n t o r a n y a d m i ni s tr a t i v e a g e n c i e s t her e o f.PRO V I D E D , HOWE V E R, i f a ny s u c h s t a t e orf ed e r a l l aw o r r e g u l a t i on s h a l l r e q u i re t h e C o mp any t o p e r f o r ma ny serv i c e , o r s h a l l p ermi t t h e C o mp a ny t o p e rf orm a n y s e r v i ce ,or s h a l l p roh i b i t t h e C o mp a n 'c o n f l i ct w i t h t h e t e rms o f t h i s A gr e e me n t o r of a ny 1 aw o r r e g u l a t i o n o f t he C i t y , t h e n a s so o n a s p ossib l e f o l l owing know l e d g et h e re o f , t h e C o mp a ny sh a l l n o t i fy t h e C i ty of t h e p o i n t o f c on f l i ctb el i e v e d t o e x i st be t w e e n s u c h r e g u l a t i o n or l aw and t h e l aws orr eg ula t i ons of t h e C i ty or t h i s A greeme n t .S h o u l d t h e Co unc i l d e te rm i ne t h a t a m a t e r i a l p rovis i onof t h i s A gr e eme n t i s a ff e c t e d by a n y s u b s e q u e n t a ct i o n o f t h es t at e o r f e d e ra l g o vernme nt , t h e C o u nc i l s h a l l h a v e t h e r i gh t tomo d i fy any o f t h e p r o v i si ons h e re i n to s u c h r e a son a b l e e x t e n tas may be n e c ess a ry t o c a rry o u t t h e f u l l i n t e n t a n d p u rp os e oft h i s A g r e e me n t .Secti on 6 .(a lPA Y M E N T O F FRA NCHI SE F E E .T h e f r a n c h i se f e e s h a l l b e p aid t o t h e F i na n ceD e p a rtme n t of t h e C i ty by C a sh i e r ' s C h ec k n o l a t e r t h a n t h i r ty( 30) d ays f o l low i n g t h e e x p ir a t i on of e a c h q u a r t e r y e a r e n dingon M a rc h 31s t , Ju n e 30th , S e pte mb e r 30 t h a n d D e c e mb e r 31st.E a ch p a ym e n t s h a l l b e a ccom p a n i e d by a d e t a i led, com p l e t e a n da c c u r a t e s t a t e m e n t o f a l l g r oss r e v e n u e s wi t h i n t h e City d u ri ngt h e p e r i o d fo r w h i c h p a yment i s m a d e .E a c h s t a tem e n t s h a ll b ev e r i f i e d a s a cc u r a t e b y t h e p r op e r f i n anc i a l office r of theC om p a n y .- 7 --- . -. .--"-,- .,---.- . '''''''-'' ."' . . ,,-- . f} r"' \ '-' "";:;;'" . . .1!ij l- -',j.,", : ,t, j '!. S '- , , h ':'," , ' j, " .J.--- '- --- . -.-.

",., .(b )Within one hundred twenty (120) days followingthe conclusion of each fiscal year of the Company, it shallfile an annual report prepared and audited by an independentCertified Public Accountant.The report shall reflect theyearly total gross revenues, payments to the City, and allrelevant financial information.(c )In the event the franchise of the Company shouldbe terminated or forfeited prior to the expiration of its term,the Company shall immediately submit to the City a financialstatement prepared as would otherwise be required, showing gross .,revenue receipts for the time which has elapsed since the lastperiod for which payment was made.Payment for said periodshall be due to the City within thirty (30) days following thetermi nation.(d)No acceptance by the City of any payment shallbe construed as a release or an accord or satisfaction of anyclaim the City may have for further or additional sums payablehereunder or for any performance or obligation of the Company.The City shall have a right to inspect any records of the Company, and the right to audit and recompute any amcunts payablethereto; provided that such audit shall commence within fortyeight(48)months following the close of.each fiscal year ofthe Company.In the eV.entamounts are due, the Company shall pay said amount within thir:y(30)days following written notice.Provided that the Comp anymay pay said amount under protest with the right to recomputethe same.(e )Interest sha 1 1 be charged da i ly from the d ate duefor any' payment or recomputed amount, cost or penalty not madeon or before the applicable date at the annual rate of twelve( 1 2 % ) percent.- 8 -c.M Lr. TV ?RO\'OShL .,,J.,\P\RCa 31, 19S0"

·,,7.SetonCalTheCOSTS.Company shall pay all costs incurred-·by-the-----·· City incidental to the grant of any rights hereunderbut not limited to,the costs incurred by theand preparation of proposed documents;cations,including,City in its studyevaluation of all appli and examination o f the qua lifications of each applicant.Provided that such costs shall be first allocated to the aggre gate of all application fees received.In no event shall the 50,000.00,Company's liability for such costs be in excess o fin addition to its application fee.shall be madewithin thirty(30)Payment of those costsdays following written noticefrom the City to the Company.Section8.RATES.TheCompany agrees that all ratesproposed in Exhibit "A",for those services for which the City maylawfully regulate rates,shall remain in effect for a periodof not less thanthree(3)y e ars,commencing from and after thedate service is f irst furnished to any subscriber,unless other-wise provided herein or if the City increases the franchise to more than5%of gross revenues.in its discretion,to petition for a rate increase at any time during therates for any service which thebe fixed and regulated bytheProvided that theCity may byCompany that alllaw regulate shallCity in the manner established byCity reserves the right to similarlyfix and regulate rates for any service for which,term hereof,Dr anyduring thethe City should acquire the legal authori ty toregulate any rate.decision\' Such action by the City shall permit the Company,term of the franchise.(a)It is agreed and accepted by theordin ance.1r;fj ' . ,\'L,of theTheCompany a grees to abide by thefinalCouncil on any petition for any rate increase,other action takenby theCouncil with respect torates,including denials or reduct ions.(b)proposedThe Co pany agrees thatinitial rate for any service,included within Exhibit "A",it will notincludingincrease anypay cable services,over which at the time of the effec-tive date of this Agreenent the City has n o authority to regulate-. . 'v ' ",I. '9-thb'-"t. T\]rRO?OS.b.tS:H, lSSI.)lM',.RUl

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