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Summary Table of Issues—September 25, 2018 April 13, 2020, Meeting – Item 5 <br />ATTACHMENT A Comcast Franchise Renewal <br />Discussion List <br />Section Issue Comcast Proposal LFA (Local Franchising <br />Authority) Response <br />Current Status <br />Section 3 Definition of gross revenues MACC (Metro Area Cable Commission) <br />definition, adding language that revenues <br />generated from late fees are to be prorated <br />based on %age of each service provided <br />Stay with MACC definition <br />originally proposed by <br />Comcast <br />Add Comcast language stating <br />late fees are prorated based on <br />aggregate pro rata calculation <br />Section 5.1 Channel capacity Change capacity from 35 to 120 channels OK OK <br />Section 5.3 Service to Institutions Allow Comcast to elect to offset <br />complimentary service against franchise <br />fees <br />No basis upon which to agree Comcast agreed to provide <br />gratis services to all existing <br />locations, plus 3 additional <br />building per jurisdiction; value <br />of the additional buildings <br />could be offset against fees <br />Section 5.5(1) Number of channels in HD Will provide one channel in HD; when one <br />other channel is averaging 25 hours per <br />week of programming, must be provided in <br />HD <br />OK Based on concession of <br />Section 3, above, LFA is <br />requesting 2 other channels be <br />allowed to “prove up” <br />Section 5.5(2) Number of digital converters <br />for public safety channel <br />Drop from 75 to 50 Keep 75; agree to not increase <br />despite anticipated growth in <br />internal viewing locations. <br />60 <br />Section 7(3) removed Expansion of Service Delete requirement for expansion plan OK, but keep requirement for <br />boundary maps. <br />OK <br />Section 7.4 Extension of System Delete Keep language requiring an <br />estimate where 5 would be <br />subscribers request service. <br />OK <br />Section 9.8(1) Forced relocates Requests for reimbursement of temporary <br />removal of equipment <br />Unnecessary; relocation <br />language already set in law <br />Comcast withdrew proposal; <br />OK <br />Section 10.4 Cap on cost of fee review Where Comcast underpays by 5% or more <br />(threshold trigger), Comcast pay only up to <br />$15,000 of fee review <br />No $ cap, limited to 2 reviews <br />per franchise term <br />No threshold trigger for <br />reviews conducted as part of <br />performance review; Comcast <br />CC Agenda - Page 68