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DRAFT cable operators in the City (including costs and payments) are responsible for lurnishing and/or arc actually lurnishing, on a pel' subscriber basis, as of the time of the Grantee's Franchise application, and shall calculate the Granlee's pro rata PEG support contribution on the same per subscriber basis (the "PEG Fee") based on the Grantee's Subscriber base. At its diseretion, the Grantee may exceed the pro rata per subscriber PEG support calculated by the Commission in this paragraph. Any such support shall be calculated on a per suhscriber basis. 6.2.2 The amount of the I'''G Fee shall be escalated in the same manner and in the same amount. pcrcentage or proportion as the financial and/or in-kind PEG support obligations of ()ther cable operators in the City increase. The Commission shall determine the amount of the PEG Fee escalation on an annual basis, at a time set by the Commission, and shall establish the date upon wbieh tbe PEG Fee escalation shall become elTective. The Grantee shall lully respond to and completely answer all requests tor information Irom the Commission related to tbe escalation caJculalion by the date or dates established by the Commission. The PEG support required by this paragraph 6.2.2 and paragraph 6.2.1 shall be calculated monthly by applying the PEG Fee to the Grantee's Subscriber base. AIII'EG Fees shall be paid to the Commission quarterly on the same schedule as franchise Ice payments. To the cxtent permitted by applicable law, the PEG Fec may be itcmized on Subscriber billing statements. 6.2.3 Upon demand, and by a time ~pecified by the Commi~~ion, the Grantee mu~t provide the necessary facilities and equipment to interconnect with othcr Cable Systems in the City to pcrmit the seamless exchange of PEG signals (including video, voice and data signals) across networks. 'fhe Grantee and other cable operators in the City may decide how to accomplish this connection, taking into account the exact physical and technical circumstances of the systems involved. Any connection agreed to by the Grantee and other Cable Systems in the City shall ensure that the quality of PEG signals delivered to Subscribers meets or cxceeds thc signal quality of other channels on the System and shall include the fiber-optic or other cabling and other electronics, equipment, solhvare and other materials necessary to transport all PEG signals from their origination point to and trom the Commission's master control to the appropriate subscriber network channel, including channels provided discretely. If the Grantee and other cable operators cannot agree on how to accomplish the connection, the Commission may decide, in its sole discretion. The Commission may require that tbe connection occur on govc111ment property or on Public Rights-of-Way. Any connection costs incurred pursuant to this paragraph shall be borne by the Grantee and shall be in addition to the PEG Fee andlranchise fees. 35 o