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1. Meredith is relieved of Its franchise obligation, if any, to provide local origination programming in the North Central Suburban franchise area. K. Meredith is relieved from providing any FM broadcast service. L. Meredith shall collect from April 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 a PEG fee of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for the purpose of recovering its expenses in providing community programming, not including any expenses for the provision of local origination programming, from April 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995. If Meredith collects more than its expenses, it will not keep the overage, nor will any overage be given to the Commission, in the alternative, both parties will develop a mutually acmtable procedure to return the monies to the subscribers either through refunds, credits, or waiver of fees otherwise required of subscribers as a result of this Agreement. 2. UNIVERSAL PEG SERVICE. Meredith agrees to make available on or before January 1, 1996, to all subscribers and non -subscribers whose dwelling unit is passed by cable plant, Universal PEG Services, with free installation of one Standard Drop and one outlet and free monthly service to all non -subscribers and with free monthly service and the assessment of a downgrade fee (charged in compliance with federal rate regulatory laws and rules) to all existing subscribers. Universal PEG Service shall be offered for the duration of the Franchise and all renewals thereof (the sum total of which not to exceed fifteen (15) years), unless modified by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, or their successors. Meredith agrees to provide at no cost to subscribers an MB switch and necessary associated cable -related equipment (meant to exclude antennas, antennae wires, etc.) to allow reception of broadcast stations on the subscriber's television, provided said television is capable of receiving broadcast signals. The parties agree that the rates charged to subscribers will not increase as a result of implementation of Universal PEG Service, except that Meredith may recoup the expense of such service as provided below as an inclusion in the PEG fie. D9F:Sf49 1:24inti 3