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• • No direct network construction or equipment costs for stated capabilities other than any costs associated with preparing co- location sites to meet stated specifications (at least for the first seven years or unless network upgrades are necessary). • The ability to communicate with other entities on the Zayo system. • Potential economic development benefits of having high -speed data transmission facilities and services available to businesses. • Narrowing the gap between information "haves" and "have -nots" in Anoka County. In the end, each municipality must independently gauge its own tolerance for risk against the actual or perceived benefits of executing the Final Agreement. This calculus may vary from city to city. However, any municipality that does decide to enter into the Final Agreement should, at a minimum: • Participate in any network governance or policy group that is established to manage the Zayo system; • Carefully monitor network traffic and congestion, and document network unavailability and service deficiencies; • Maintain adequate insurance and liability limits to protect against costs and damages that may arise out of the Final Agreement; • Regularly evaluate what alternative services are available and at what cost (particularly in the event a municipality needs to terminate service at a co- location site using the 60 -day termination provision and to quickly find a new service provider); • Carefully consider and plan for current and future bandwidth needs, and assess whether those needs can be met or are best met by the Zayo system, considering its capabilities and limitations; • Precisely and comprehensively define the underlying rights being granted to the County and Zayo for co- location sites in an agreement or other legal instrument (which would be included in Attachment I to the Final Agreement); and • Ensure that permits and easements granted to Zayo contain adequate protective language or conditions, and do not authorize the construction or operation of a cable system or the provision of cable service without obtaining a franchise, to the extent required by applicable law. We would recommend that all municipalities in the County utilize the same language and conditions, to the extent possible. * * * As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.