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1.2.7 "City Code" means the Lino Lakes City Code, as amended from time to time. 1.2.8 "Commission" means the North Metro Telecommunications Commission, a municipal joint powers consortium comprised of the municipalities of Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Ham Lake, Lexington, Lino Lakes and Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. In the event the City lawfully withdraws from the Commission, any reference to the Commission in this Franchise shall thereafter be deemed a reference to the City, and the rights and obligations related thereto shall, where possible, accrue pro rata to the City, pursuant to a transition agreement to be negotiated at such time by and between the City, the Commission and the Grantee. The total burden of Grantee's obligations under this Franchise and the Grantee's Franchise with the other member cities of the Commission shall not be increased as a result of any such withdrawal. 1.2.9 "CPI" means the annual average of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) for the Minneapolis -St. Paul CMSA, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1.2.10 "Droll"' means the cable that connects the ground block on the Subscriber's residence or institution to the nearest feeder cable of the System. 1.2.11 "Educational Access Channel" or "Educational Channel" means any channel on the System set aside by the Grantee for Noncommercial educational use by educational institutions, as contemplated by applicable law. 1.2.12 "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission, its designee, and any legally appointed, designated or elected agent or successor. 1.2.13 "Franchise" or "Cable Franchise" means this ordinance, as may be amended from time to time, any exhibits attached hereto and made a part hereof, and the regulatory and contractual relationship established hereby. 1.2.14 "Governmental Access Channel" or "Governmental Channel" means any channel on the System set aside by the Grantee for Noncommercial use by the City or its delegatee. 1.2.15 "Grantee" is Qwest Broadband Services, Inc., d/b/a CenturyLink, and its lawful successors, transferees or assignees. 1.2.16 "Gross Revenues" means any and all revenues arising from or attributable to, or in any way derived directly or indirectly by the Grantee or its Affiliates, subsidiaries, or parent, or by any other entity that is a cable operator of the System, from the operation of the Grantee's System to provide Cable Services (including cash, credits, property or other consideration of any kind or nature). Gross Revenues include, by way of illustration and not limitation, monthly fees charged to Subscribers for any basic, optional, premium, per -channel, or per - 3