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North Suburban Access Corporation & North Suburban Cable Commission 950 Woodhill Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 612/481-9554(CTV/NSAC) 612/482-1261 (NSCC) IrA075 c�, north y -re10115 I MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING MEREDITH CABLE'S BASIC RATES: A Summary In March 1994, NSCC issued an order regarding Meredith Cable's basic service rates and equipment charges. In addition to lowering the cable company's basic rate an additional $.07 per month, the order required the company to stop passing through $2.83 as a PEG (Public, Educational and Government) access fee. According to F.C.C. rules, the company could only pass through increases in franchise requirements that occur after the company became subject to rate regulation. The company appealed that decision to the F.C.C. The basis for entering into the MOU was that the company would agree to continue paying the public access operating grant for the duration of the franchise renewal, would make available a "universal access" service consisting of the community channels, and would drop its appeal of the Cable Commission's March order. In return, NSCC would allow Meredith to pass through the total of the PEG access fee beginning July 15. Specifically, Meredith Cable agrees: 1. To drop its appeal of the March 1993 rate order and to refund $764,443 + interest to subscribers in the form of a credit. NSCC deducted $1 10,000 from that amount for use as grants to the three schools districts for video production facilities that can be used to program their educational access channels. • Arden Hills 2. To provide a universal PEG service of 8 channels: Regional Channel 6; Channel 16; Falcon Heights Channel 33 (public access); Channel 62 (CTV On Request); the three school district Lauderdale channels, and KABL. There will be no installation charge and no monthly service fee Little Canada unless the subscriber does not have a cable-ready television set. In that case, the Mounds View subscriber will pay a nominal (less than $3) monthly fee for the converter. New Brighton North Oaks Since this service will be tied into the company's already planned reconfiguration of Roseville the channel line-up, it will not be available until late summer 1995. St.Anthony Shoreview 3. To pay the following grants: a. Annual public access operating grant will continue through the duration of renewed franchise. b. Annual $50,000 equipment grant, which would have started upon renewal of the franchise, will begin January 1995. c. The annual scholarship grant will double from $14,000 to $28,000, beginning January 1995.