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Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Rebase is entered into this 1"day of March,2012,between Comeast ofMrinesota,Inc.,a Delaware corporation,Comcast Cable Comnitmications,LLC,a.Delaware limited liability company.(collectively "Comcast")and Ithe North Suburban Communications Commission,a municipal joint powers consortium eitabl shepursuant to Minn.Stat..§471: 9,as amended,(the "NSCC"or the"Commission".)consisting of the municipalities of Arden 1-fills,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 agreementsiordinances with Comeast's predecessors in.interest to authorize the provision of cable setwvice over a cable system(the `Franchises'');and WHEREAS,when Comeast 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's),the Commission, on behalf of the Member Cities, commenced a Franchise fee review of Comeast's ;franchise fee payments for catendar 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 C rncast's obligation.to provide records, data and certillcatiotis in accordance with the terms of the ltranch-ises, and the adequacy of Comeast's responses to the NSCC's written requests for records, data and corti cations,and WHEREAS, the Qommjsssion 'adopted Resolution 2811=114 authorizing ids Executive Director to issue a Notice of Violation to Comeast;and Wll"EREAS,as a result oftheCommission'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 ar care (the"Notice");and WHEREAS, the Commission adopted Resolution 2011-05 °authorizing the Commission's Executive Committee to take all steps necessary to draw on Comeast's letter of credit in the event Comcast remained in violation of the Member Cities' l;rahchises after:the expiration of the cure period stated in the Notice,and