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Page 7 PUBLIC DOCUMENT-TRADE SECRET DATA HAS BEEN EXCISED Proposal for Formal Franchise Renewal December 20, 2013 support beyond the 5% franchise fee cap on franchise fees. As explained in detail within this application, Comcast is proposing a two-tiered PEG Capital Fee. Tier 1 is a PEG Capital Fee of $0.44 per customer per month for the NSCC/NSAC's capital needs, for a total approximating $1.6 million over 10 years. This amount is based on historical capital spending and increases current franchise-required PEG capital funding of $0.27 per customer per month by 63%. Tier 2 is an additional PEG Capital Fee in support of the individual community PEG capital needs identified in the Staff Report, with the PEG Capital Fee allocated on a per customer basis specific to each community, which in total will produce an additional $3.2 million in funding. The grand total of Comcast's PEG capital funding proposal is $4.8 million, a substantial increase over the less than $1.5 million in the current franchise. Complimenting this amount is the NSCC and NSACs $2.1 million cash reserve.lo C. Comcast's system is rnodern and high-performing. The NSCC system features a two-way interactive plant and highly reliable fiber-to-the-node architecture. The system carries hundreds of channels of diverse programming and offers a variety of cutting-edge services, such as high definition (HD) television, digital service, video on demand (VOD), and digital video recorders. The NSCCs report confirms that Comcast's subscriber system "can provide the services desired by Comcast's customers."11 Since the adoption of the existing NSCC franchise in 1998 and the upgrade of the cable system serving the NSCC franchise area to 750MHz, Comcast has continued to invest and innovate to bring new valuable services to NSCC customers that could not have been imagined in 1998. In the existing NSCC franchises, Comcast's predecessor Meredith Cable committed to program a"minimum of 81 analog channels." This requirement almost seems quaint in light of the modern technologies and innovation deployed by Comcast in this community. Comcast today provides over 160 channels of programming over the cable system. In 1998, HDTV was not even mentioned in the franchise. Comcast provides more than 100 HD channels to customers. In 1998, the franchise contemplated Meredith adding 3 new "pay per view" services. Comcast's On- 10. Ex. 2. 11. CBG Report (NSCC Staff Report Ex. A) at 4.