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CABLE AGREEMENT 3 3 3 SyjteM_Qesign and Constructio 0 "The Prospective r nchisee will begin cable construcflon witheIn six months of frianchise transfer, with completion scheduled within 54 months, of the transfer date It is expected that construction will result i in an average of 30 miles of aerial cable. 15 miles of underiground cable, nd wlire, 1,, 100 multiple dwellino units each month S 'hardware will be replaced ithe conventional cable equipment, which will be more VCR-compatible than the current TRACS system. Current "AR CS subscribers will be phased into the new equipment to avoid interrupted r i r diminished signal iquiality, 0 'The converted cable system will have capacity t* c rr, i h nnel M including r tenti n of all major Washington and Baltimore stations and most of the entertainment programming, 13 channels, an increase of two from the original agreement, will be reserved for public. educational and government use. The buyer alsio promises to build a redesigned institutional network U-Net which owlll meet currently anticipated local government and educational needs, The revised I -Net will consist of 100 miles of cable,, providing t + . -date . voice and video communicatilon among public agencies and schools, 'This includes '75 miles of cable shared with r- i d nti l Use and 25, miles of sepante I-Net cable. Initial Servr The buyer will build the s,ystem to serve a l l areas of. the count with a population den i t of 30 d e' ' i ng units per mile. This ill reach approximatiely 96 percent of the existinig dwelling units in the county. The service area will also include Laytonsvielle, and Barnesville. Public schools outside the initial semi ce airlea,, i ncluding Clarksburg Elementary and Farquhar Middle School ill also receive service.