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(To appear on CenturyLink letterhead) <br />September 25, 2015 <br />Mr. Michael R. Bradley <br />Bradley Hagen & Gullikson, LLC <br />1976 Wooddale Drive, Suite 3A <br />Woodbury, MN 55125 <br />Re: Voluntary Commitments <br />Dear Mr. Bradley: <br />The purpose of this Letter is to set forth voluntary commitments by Qwest Broadband <br />Services, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink ("QBSI") to the North Metro Telecommunications Commission <br />(the "Commission") and its Member Cities (the "Member Cities") that are in addition to the <br />obligations contained in the Franchise Agreement, to be adopted by each Member City and <br />executed by QBSI (hereinafter the "Franchise"). The items set forth below have been negotiated <br />in good faith and mutually agreed to by the parties. QBSI agrees that at no time shall it be <br />permitted to in any way offset from franchise fee payments owed the City or pass through as a <br />separate line item on Subscriber bills any costs associated with the voluntary commitments set <br />forth within. <br />1. Complimentary Prism Cable Service. This letter will confirm that any City/Member <br />City/Commission will not need to purchase separate interne service or any equipment in <br />order to receive complimentary cable service from QBSI as set forth in the Franchise. <br />The City/Member City/Commission will be allowed to choose any QBSI converter <br />equipment for its complimentary equipment. <br />2. Simulcasting PEG Channels. This letter will confirm that QBSI may simulcast the <br />City/Member City's PEG channels in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD). <br />QBSI may simulcast the PEG channels in other formats provided from the City/Member <br />City to QBSI. Simulcasting does not change the number of PEG channels being provided <br />under each Franchise. For example, if the City is provided nine (9) PEG channels in the <br />Franchise, QBSI may simulcast each of the 9 PEG channels in HD, and SD. <br />3. Cost Reimbursement. To the extent the Commission's expenses exceeded the franchise <br />application fee, QBSI will fully reimburse the City for all of its reasonable costs and <br />expenses within 60 days of granting the Franchise. <br />4. Twin Cities Metro PEG Interconnect. The Commission and each Member City shall <br />have the right to fully participate in the Twin Cities Metro PEG Interconnect, which will <br />allow participants to share (send and receive) live PEG programming with one another <br />provided the other City has agreed with QBSI to share its PEG programming <br />