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Exhibit D - 2012 Settlement Agreement Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release is entered into this I" day of March, 2012, between Comcast of Minnesota, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively "Comcast") and the North Suburban Communications Commission, a municipal joint powers consortium established pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.59, as amended, (the "NSCC" or the "Commission") consisting of the municipalities of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, St. Anthony, and Shoreview, Minnesota (hereinafter "Member Cities"). The NSCC and Comcast are collectively referred to herein as the Parties. Recitals WHEREAS the Member Cities have awarded cable service franchises to and entered into franchise agreements/ordinances with Comcast's predecessors in interest to authorize the provision of cable service over a cable system (the "Franchises"); and WHEREAS, when Comcast acquired AT&T Broadband, it agreed to comply fully with the Franchises; and WHEREAS, as part of the past performance review specified in Section 626(a) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 546(a) (the "Cable Act"), the Commission, on behalf of the Member Cities, commenced a franchise fee review of Comcast's franchise fee payments for calendar years 2009 and 2010, and subsequently extended such review to 2011 with respect to the allocation of revenues within bundled service packages (the "Review Period"); and WHEREAS in the course of the franchise fee review, a dispute arose over the extent of Comcast's obligation to provide records, data and certifications in accordance with the terms of the Franchises, and the adequacy of Comcast's responses to the NSCC's written requests for records, data and certifications; and WHEREAS, the Commission adopted Resolution 2011-04 authorizing its Executive Director to issue a Notice of Violation to Comcast; and WHEREAS, as a result of the Commission's determination that Comcast failed to furnish requested records, data and certifications, the NSCC issued a Notice of Violation to Comcast on November 15, 2011, which afforded the company 30 days to effect a cure (the "Notice"); and WHEREAS, the Commission adopted Resolution 2011-05 authorizing the Commission's Executive Committee to take all steps necessary to draw on Comcast's letter of credit in the event Comcast remained in violation of the Member Cities' Franchises after the expiration of the cure period stated in the Notice; and