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20 SECTION 7. NETWORKING PROVISIONS 1. Managed Network. The City and/or Commission has a need for a telecommunications network to connect certain government buildings in the North Suburban Territory for telecommunications services. Comcast or its Affiliate agrees to provide, operate, repair and maintain a managed telecommunications network to City and/or Commission for the Term of the Franchise in accordance with an executed Enterprise Services agreement, attached as Exhibits B, B2, and B3. The Enterprise Services agreement shall set forth the locations, service, monthly fees for service and all other material terms and conditions relative to Comcast’s or its Affiliate’s provision of services to the City. Where an executed Enterprise Services agreement conflicts with any term or condition of this Section, the Enterprise Services agreement shall prevail; with the exception that in the event Grantee enters into a franchise or Enterprise Services agreement or similar agreement in the Twin Cities metropolitan area after the Effective Date of this Franchise that allow a city or group of cities to receive the same or similar services on terms, conditions and/or pricing that are more favorable (taking into account the agreement as a whole), Grantee agrees to make the pricing available immediately and make available the services within a reasonable period of time to the City and/or Commission under the same terms, conditions and/or pricing made available to the city or group of cities. 2. Additional Network Services. Comcast agrees to continue to make available to the City network facilities on the terms and conditions identified in Exhibit C. SECTION 8. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS 1. Administration of Franchise. The City Administrator or other designee shall have continuing regulatory jurisdiction and supervision over the System and the Grantee's operation under the Franchise. The City, or its designee, may issue such reasonable rules and regulations concerning the construction, operation and maintenance of the System as are consistent with the provisions of the Franchise and law. 2. Delegated Authority. The City may appoint a citizen advisory body or a Joint Powers Commission, or may delegate to any other body or Person authority to administer the Franchise and to monitor the performance of the Grantee pursuant to the Franchise. Grantee shall cooperate with any such delegatee of City. 3. Franchise Fee. a. During the term of the Franchise, Grantee shall pay quarterly to City or its delegatee a Franchise Fee in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of its quarterly Gross Revenues, or such other amounts as are subsequently permitted by federal statute. b. Any payments due under this provision shall be payable quarterly. The payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of the end of each of Grantee's fiscal quarters together with a report showing the basis for the computation.