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6.1.3 Public Access Channel 15 and Government Access Channel 16 shall not be relocated without the consent of the Commission. If the Commission agrees to change the channel designation for Public Access Channel 15 and/or Government Access Channel 16, the Grantee must provide at least three (3) months notice to the City and the Commission prior to implementing the change, and shall reimburse the Commission and/or PEG entity for any reasonable costs incurred for: (i) purchasing or modifying equipment, business cards and signage; (ii) any marketing and notice of the channel change that the Commission reasonably determines is necessary; (iii) logo changes; and (iv) promoting, marketing and advertising the channel location of the affected PEG channel(s) during the twelve- month period preceding the effective date of the channel change. Alternatively, the Grantee may choose to supply necessary equipment itself, provided such equipment is satisfactory to the Commission or PEG entity. 6.1.4 Prior to the completion of the System Upgrade, the Grantee shall have the right to relocate each of the PEG channels (other than Public Access Channel 15 and Government Access Channel 16) one time without the Commission's consent, and without reimbursing the Commission for any costs it incurs as a result of the relocation. If a qualified PEG channel has been relocated once without Commission approval, that channel may not be moved again unless: (i) the Commission has consented to the move; and (ii) the Grantee reimburses the Commission and/or a PEG entity for all reasonable costs of such move, as described below, and provides at least three (3) months notice to the Commission and the City before making the change in channel designation. After the System Upgrade is completed, no PEG channel shall be relocated without the consent of the Commission. If the Commission agrees to change the channel designation for a PEG channel, the Grantee must provide at least three (3) months notice to the City and the Commission prior to implementing the change, and shall reimburse the Commission and/or PEG entity for any reasonable costs incurred for: (i) purchasing or modifying equipment, business cards and signage; (ii) any marketing and notice of the channel change that the Commission reasonably determines is necessary; (iii) logo changes; and (iv) promoting, marketing and advertising the channel location of the affected PEG channel(s) during the twelve- month period preceding the effective date of the channel change. Alternatively, the Grantee may choose to supply necessary equipment itself, provided such equipment is satisfactory to the Commission or PEG entity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Grantee shall not be required to repay any school for any on -premises school expenses that arise out of any PEG channel relocation. 6.1.5 As long as the Grantee's System carries Basic Cable Service channels in analog format, the Grantee must make the PEG channels available in analog format to Subscribers within the City. If and when the Grantee's Cable System carries PEG channels in digital format, those digital PEG channels must be made available to all Subscribers in the City. At all times, the Grantee's Cable System must make the PEG channels available to all Basic Cable Service Subscribers residing within the City in at least one format (digital or analog); thus, the Grantee shall make the 32