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requirement is specifically waived by governing law. Bills must be clear, concise and understandable, with itemization of all charges. 5.4 Sales Procedures. The Grantee shall not exercise deceptive sales procedures when marketing Services within the City. In its initial communication or contact with a Subscriber or a non - Subscriber, and in all general solicitation materials marketing the Grantee or its Services as a whole, the Grantee shall inform the non -Subscriber of all levels of Service available, including the lowest priced and free service tiers. The Grantee shall have the right to market door-to-door during reasonable hours consistent with local ordinances and regulations. 5.5 Subscriber Inquiry and Complaint Procedures. 5.5.1 The Grantee shall have a publicly listed toll-free telephone number which shall be operated so as to receive general public and Subscriber complaints, questions and requests on a twenty-four (24) hour -a -day, seven (7) days -a -week, 365 days -a - year basis. Trained representatives of the Grantee shall be available to respond by telephone to Subscriber and service inquiries. 5.5.2 The Grantee shall maintain adequate numbers of telephone lines and personnel to respond in a timely manner to schedule service calls and answer Subscriber complaints or inquiries in a manner consistent with regulations adopted by the FCC and the City where applicable and lawful. Under Normal Operating Conditions, telephone answer time by a customer representative, including wait time, shall not exceed thirty (30) seconds when the connection is made. If the call needs to be transferred, transfer time shall not exceed thirty (30) seconds. These standards shall be met no less than ninety (90) percent of the time under Normal Operating Conditions, measured on a quarterly basis. Under Normal Operating Conditions, the customer will receive a busy signal less than three (3) percent of the time. 5.5.3 Subject to the Grantee's obligations pursuant to law regarding privacy of certain information, the Grantee shall prepare and maintain written records of all complaints received from the City and the Commission and the resolution of such complaints, including the date of such resolution. Such written records shall be on file at the office of the Grantee. The Grantee shall provide the City and/or the Commission with a written summary of such complaints, upon request. As to Subscriber complaints, Grantee shall comply with FCC record-keeping regulations, and make the results of such record-keeping available to the City and/or the Commission, upon request. 5.5.4 Excluding conditions beyond the control of the Grantee, the Grantee shall commence working on a service interruption within twenty-four (24) hours after the service interruption becomes known and pursue to conclusion all steps 24