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Level Playing Field <br /> <br />Franchise Fees <br />•CenturyLink required to pay a franchise fee of 5% of its <br />Gross Revenues. <br />•Identical to Comcast Franchise/Settlement Agreement. <br /> <br />Area Served <br />•The Franchise Area is the entire City. <br />•Comparable to Comcast Franchise. <br /> <br />Level Playing Field <br />PEG Access Requirements <br />•Number of Access Channels. CenturyLink will provide 16 <br />Access Channels. <br />•Greater actual number of Access Channels than Comcast. <br />•Format of Access Channels. CenturyLink will provide all 16 <br />Access Channels in HD if the City sends them in HD format. <br />•Comcast will provide One Access Channel in HD. <br />•Electronic Programming Guide. CenturyLink will provide <br />EPG capability. <br />•Similar to Comcast. <br />•Channel Placement. CenturyLink will make all Access <br />Channels accessible at Channel 15 through the “North <br />Suburban Mosaic.” The Access Channels will be physically <br />located in the 8000s. <br />•Comcast has no mosaic and is required to have all the HD <br />Access Channels located near the broadcast channels. <br /> <br />56