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i WWIEREAS,Comcast denies it was in violation of the Member Cities' Franchises; and WITEREAS, the Commission extended the applicable cure period on multiple occasions to give Comcast sufficient time to cure the remaining violations specified in the Notice or to enter into.a settlement ofall outstanding issues;.and WHEREAS, Front Rank Consulting, Inc., the consultant retained to conduct the franchise fee review for the Review Period,has asserted that its final review report,when completed,would set forth certain underpaid franchise fee amounts,,and WHEREAS, the; Commission has incurred certain legal and consulting costs and expenses as a result of the franchise fee review and the franchise enforcement and settlement process,to date;and WHEREAS the Parties have resolved the remaining.issues set forth in the Notice for the Review Period,and wish to document the resolution-herein;and WHEREAS, the parties also wish to document their agreement to clarify certain terns of the current Franchises and to have such clarifications incorporated into the terms and conditions of any renewed cable service franchises awarded to Comcast so as to avoid future franchise fee review disputes and to expedite the Franchise renewal process. NOW,TfIERI FORE,in consideration of the promises,.undertakings and mutual covenants of the Parties and other goad and sufficient consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of'vihich are;hereby acknowledged,the Parties heresy agree to the terms belowz Agreement 1. Comcast voluntarily agrees to pay the Commission$41.568,00 within fifteen(1 5)days of the effective date-of this Agreement. This paytnent,which shall be in addition to alt franchise fees,financial grants and arty outer compensation paid or awed to the Member Cities and the Commission pursuant to the ranchises and associated documents,shall be used by the Commission and/or the Member Cities for cable-related purposes. Comcast shall not treat the payment trade under this paragraph as a franchise fee or a franchise-related cost for rate regulation purposes,and shall:not separately itemize the payment can subscribers'bills. In addition,C0txtcast shall at net time assert that the payment in this paragraph is operating support for the NSCC's PEG operations, such that it may be offset:from the franchise fee payments made to the Member Cities under the Fra,richises and any renewed cable service franchises. 2. Subject to the Commission's and orrrcast's adoption and execution of this Settlement Agreement, and to Cot tcast's complete and continuous compliance with. this Settlement Agreement,the parties release and forever discharge each other from all. claims set forth in the Notice and all franchise fee underpayment or franchise fee overpayment claims for the Review Period. The Commission hereby waives its right to 2 I