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2.5.4 In the event any lawfully applicable City ordinance or regulation which addresses <br />usage of the Rights -of -Way adds to, modifies, amends, or otherwise differently <br />addresses issues addressed in Section 3 and/or Section 8.5.3 of this Franchise, the <br />Grantee shall comply with such ordinance or regulation of general applicability, <br />regardless of which requirement was first adopted; except that the Grantee shall not, <br />through application of such City ordinance or regulation of Rights -of -Way, be subject <br />to additional burdens with respect to usage of Rights -of -Way that exceed burdens on <br />similarly situated Rights -of -Way users. <br />2.5.5 In the event the Grantee cannot determine how to comply with any Right -of -Way <br />requirement of the City, whether pursuant to this Franchise or other requirement, the <br />Grantee shall immediately provide written notice of such question, including the <br />Grantee's proposed interpretation, to the City. The City shall provide a written <br />response within ten (10) business days of receipt indicating how the requirements <br />cited by the Grantee apply. The Grantee may proceed in accordance with its <br />proposed interpretation in the event a written response is not received within thirteen <br />(13) business days of mailing or delivering such written question. <br />2.6 Rules of Grantee. <br />The Grantee shall have the authority to promulgate such rules, regulations, terms and <br />conditions governing the conduct of its business as shall be reasonably necessary to <br />enable said Grantee to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Franchise <br />and applicable law, and to assure uninterrupted service to each and all of its Subscribers; <br />provided that such rules, regulations, terms and conditions shall not be in conflict with <br />provisions hereto, the rules of the FCC, the laws of the State of Minnesota, the City, or <br />any other body having lawful jurisdiction. <br />2.7 Territorial Area Involved. <br />This Franchise is granted for the corporate boundaries of the City, as they exist from time <br />to time. <br />2.7.1 Reasonable Build -Out of the Entire City. The Parties recognize that Grantee, or <br />its affiliate, has constructed a legacy communications system throughout the City that is <br />capable of providing voice grade service. The Parties further recognize that Grantee or its <br />affiliate must expend a significant amount of capital to upgrade its existing legacy <br />communications system and to construct new facilities to make it capable of providing <br />cable service. Further, there is no promise of revenues from cable service to offset these <br />capital costs. The Parties agree that the following is a reasonable build -out schedule <br />taking into consideration Grantee's market success and the requirements of Minnesota <br />state law. <br />(i) <br />Complete Equitable Build -Out. Grantee aspires to provide cable service to all <br />households within the City by the end of the initial term of this Franchise. In <br />10 <br />