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<br />4 <br /> <br /> Format of Access Channels. CenturyLink will provide all 16 Access Channels in <br />HD if the Commission sends them in HD format (Comcast will provide one Access <br />Channels in HD over time). <br /> Electronic Programming Guide. CenturyLink will have similar requirement as <br />Comcast. <br /> Channel Placement. CenturyLink will make all Access Channels accessible at <br />Channel 15 through the “North Suburban Mosaic.” The Access Channels will be <br />physically located in the 8000s. (Comcast has no mosaic and is required to have <br />the HD Access Channel located near the broadcast channels). <br /> Public Service Announcements. CenturyLink will allow the Commission to air <br />PSA’s on non-Access channels during periods of unsold/unused airtime (Exceeds <br />Comcast’s commitment). <br /> Video On-Demand. CenturyLink will provide 25 hours of VOD per member city <br />(Exceeds Comcast’s PEG commitment). <br /> PEG Support. CenturyLink will pay a PEG Fee in support of the Access Channels <br />of $4.15 (This fee is equal to the fee that Comcast currently passes through to its <br />subscribers in the City). <br /> <br />Overall, the CenturyLink cable franchise is substantially similar to the Comcast cable franchise in <br />most respects. The following highlights the differences between the two cable franchises: <br /> Term. CenturyLink’s Franchise term is 5 years. Comcast’s term is 15+ years. <br /> <br /> Indemnification of the City/NSCC. CenturyLink has an additional indemnification <br />commitment that Comcast does not have. <br /> <br /> Access Channel Commitments. CenturyLink may provide more channels in HD <br />than Comcast. CenturyLink is providing VOD programming, while Comcast is not <br />providing any. PEG support may be used for capital and operational support <br />under the CenturyLink franchise. <br /> <br /> Twin Cities Metro PEG Interconnect Network. CenturyLink will provide a <br />network to allow cities throughout the metro area to share live programming <br />with one another. We believe this will be the only such network in the country. <br /> <br /> Penalties/Liquidated Damages. CenturyLink franchise has additional damages <br />for violating the Build-Out and Economic Redlining provisions of the franchise <br />that is not in the Comcast franchise. <br /> <br /> Build-Out. CenturyLink Franchise has a reasonable build-out commitment based <br />on market success. Comcast does not have a build-out provision, as it built-out <br />the member cities many years ago. <br /> <br />36