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> Obligate AT &T Broadband to provide dark fiber -optic lines to certain municipal locations denoted in the franchise documents, at no cost to the City. As with the hybrid - fiber coaxial network, the dark fiber infrastructure would be capable of carrying video, voice and data signals; > Require AT &T Broadband to provide free cable drops and outlets and free basic cable service to specified institutions; > Require AT &T Broadband to pay to the City or its designee a quarterly franchise fee equal to 5% of AT &T Broadband's gross revenues; > Obligate AT &T Broadband to furnish a performance bond and letter of credit to the Commission. Both the bond and the letter of credit would secure AT &T Broadband's performance and obligations under the franchise documents; > Establish a process by which the City and/or the Commission may make withdrawals from the letter of credit and/or the performance bond in the event of a franchise violation or in the event amounts are owed to the City and/or the Commission; > Require AT &T Broadband to indemnify the City and the Commission for losses and damages arising out of the construction, operation and repair of the cable system; > Mandate that AT &T Broadband carry certain types and levels of insurance, and that the City and the Commission be named additional insureds; > Set forth the circumstances and procedures under which the City may revoke AT &T Broadband's franchise; > Place limitations on AT &T Broadband's ability to sell, transfer or assign its franchise to another entity; > Prohibit discrimination by AT &T Broadband on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, affectional preference, disability or status as to public assistance; and > Impose requirements designed to protect subscriber privacy.