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(2) Grantee will make available to the Commission the ability to place detailed scheduled Access Channel programming information on the interactive channel guide by putting the Commission in contact with the electronic programing guide vendor("EPG provider") that provides the guide service (currently Gracenote). Grantee will be responsible for providing the designations and instructions necessary to ensure the Access Channels will appear on the programming guide throughout the City and any necessary headend costs associated therewith. The Commission shall be responsible for providing programming information to the EPG provider. (3) For purposes of this Franchise, the term channel shall be as commonly understood and is not any specific bandwidth amount. The signal quality of the Access Channels shall be the same as the local broadcast channels, provided such signal quality is delivered to Grantee at the Access Channels' respective demarcation points. (4) Grantee will provide, at no cost to the Commission, air time on non- Access channels during periods in which ample unsold/unused air time on such channels exists for City public service announcements (PSAs). The Commission will provide a 30-second PSA prior to the start of each month on a mutually agreed-upon schedule. (5) In the event Grantee makes any change in the Cable System and related equipment and facilities or in its signal delivery technology, which requires the City or Commission to obtain new equipment in order to be compatible with such change for purposes of transport and delivery of the Access Channels to the Grantee's headend, Grantee shall, at its own expense and free of charge to the City, the Commission, or its designated entities, purchase such equipment as may be necessary to facilitate the cablecasting of the Access Channels in accordance with the requirements of the Franchise. (6) Neither the Grantee nor the officers, directors, or employees of the Grantee is liable for any penalties or damages arising from programming content not originating from or produced by the Grantee and shown on any public access channel, education access channel, government access channel, leased access channel, or regional channel. (7) Within one hundred twenty (120) days of a written request from the Commission, Grantee shall make available as part of Basic Service to all Subscribers a PEG Access Video-on Demand (PEG-VOD) Service and maintain a PEG-VOD system. The PEG-VOD system shall be connected by the Grantee such that: 18