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City Cable Agreement:  Index

Franchise Agreement between the
City of Pittsburgh and AT&T Cable Services

PREFACE:  SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF THE AGREEMENT

SECTION 1.   GRANT OF FRANCHISE

 1.1 Grant of Franchise
 
1.2 Duration of Franchise
 
1.3 Approval, Acceptance, and Effective Date
 
1.4 Effect of Acceptance
 
1.5 Franchise Not Exclusive
 
1.6 Relationship to Other Laws

SECTION 2.  DEFINITION OF TERMS

 2.1 Access
 
2.2 Access Channel 
 
2.3 Actual Cost 
 
2.4 Affiliated Entity 
 
2.5 Basic Service 
 
2.6 Broadcast 
 
2.7  Cable Act 
 
2.8 Cable Communications Ordinance 
 
2.9 Cable Operator 
 
2.10 Cable Services 
 
2.11 Cable System 
 
2.12 Channel 
 
2.13 City  
 
2.14 City Council 
 
2.15 Community Access Network 
 
2.16 Complaint 
 
2.17 Consumer Price Index 
 
2.18 Control 
 
2.19 Demarcation Point 
 
2.20 Document or Records 
 
2.21 Downgrade Charges 
 
2.22 Downstream 
 
2.23 Dwelling Unit 
 
2.24 Educational Access 
 
2.25 FCC  
 
2.26 Fiber Optic 
 
2.27 Franchise 
 
2.28 Franchise Agreement or Agreement 
 
2.29 Franchise Area 
 
2.30 Franchisee 
 
2.31 Government Access 
 
2.32 Franchisee's Pro Rata Share 
 
2.33 Gross Revenues 
 
2.34 Headend 
 
2.35 Initial or Initially 
 
2.36 Interconnect, Interconnected, or Interconnection  
 
2.37 Leased Access Channel  
 
2.38 Liquidated Damages 
 
2.39 Normal business hours 
 
2.40 Normal operating conditions 
 
2.41 Parent Corporation 
 
2.42  PEG Access Channel 
 
2.43 Person  
 
2.44 Plant Mile 
 
2.45 Prior Franchise 
 
2.46 Programming 
 
2.47 Public Access 
 
2.48 Public Rights-of-Way 
 
2.49 School  
 
2.50 Service Interruption 
 
2.51 Subscriber 
 
2.52 System Outage 
 
2.53 System Upgrade or Upgrade 
 
2.54 Tier  
 
2.55 Upstream 

SECTION 3.  SERVICE AREA

 3.1 Defined 

SECTION 4.  SYSTEM FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 

  4.1 Introduction & System Characteristics 
 
4.2 Current Cable Service
 
4.3 System Upgrade 
 
4.4 System Architectural Design Review Process 
 
4.5 System Physical Design Review Process 
 
4.6 Construction Manual and Cut-Over Plan 
 
4.7. Post Upgrade Design Modifications  
 
4.8 System Upgrade Schedule  
 
4.9 System  Activation Schedule 
 
4.10 Periodic Progress Reporting 
 
4.11 Upgrade to Maintain Technological Currency 
 
4.12 Subscriber Equipment Interface and Control 
 
4.13 Cost Treatment of Upgrade Requirements 
 
4.14 Emergency Alert System 
 
4.15 Non-Discriminatory Access to Cable Modem Platform 

SECTION 5.  INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS  

 5.1 Intent   
 
5.2 City Institutional Network 
 
5.3 Senior Community Centers and Recreation Centers 
 
5.4 Community Access Network 
 
5.5 Education  Network 
 
5.6 General Franchisee Responsibilities (All Institutional Networks) 
 
5.7 Use  

SECTION 6.  PROGRAMMING & CHANNEL CAPACITY 

 6.1 Franchisee Compliance  
 
6.2 Expanded Programming and Channel Capacity 
 
6.3 Maintenance of Existing Conditions 
 
6.4 Periodic Subscriber Assessmen 
 
6.5 Deletion or Reduction of Programming Categories
 
6.6 Obscenity 
 
6.7 Parental Control Device 
 
6.8 Leased Access Channels 

SECTION 7. CHANNELS AND FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL USE 

 7.1 Access Channels 
 
7.2 Funding for Access Equipment and Facilities  
 
7.3 Return Feed From Facilities  
 
7.4 Management of Channels  
 
7.5 Editorial Control  
 
7.6 Indemnification By PEG Programming Producers and Users 
 
7.7 Cable Service to Certain Facilities 

SECTION 8. INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE & COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATION  

 UPGRADE & EXTENSION PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 

 8.1 General  
 
8.2 Cable System Upgrade Timeframe 
 
8.3 Construction Plan and Practices Submittals

 CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY STANDARDS 

  8.4 Compliance With Construction and Safety Standards
 
8.5 Professional Standards 
 
8.6 Quality of Service During Upgrade
 
8.7 Construction and Work Permits, Licenses and Permission
 
8.8 Construction Area Safety and Clean Up
 
8.9 Component and System Tests, Records and Test Points

 COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS; MAINTENANCE 

 8.10 Service Cutover Process 
 
8.11 Service Connections 
 
8.12 Construction and  Safety Standards 
 
8.13 Network Monitoring and Repair 
 
8.14 Routine Maintenance 
 
8.15 Performance Testing 
 
8.16 Year 2000 Compliance 

SECTION 9 RIGHTS-OF-WAY 

 9.1 Location 
 
9.2 Restoration of  Property 
 
9.3 Maintenance and Workmanship 
 
9.4 Acquisition of Facilities 
 
9.5 Reservation of City's Rights in the Public Rights-of-Way 
 
9.6 Reservation of Rights and Privileges 
 
9.7 Emergencies 
 
9.8 Street Vacation 
 
9.9 Discontinuing Use of Cable System Facilities  
 
9.10 Hazardous Substances  
 
9.11 Undergrounding of Cable  
 
9.12 Construction Codes 
 
9.13  Construction and Use of Poles  
 
9.14 Tree Trimming  
 
9.15 Failure to Perform 

SECTION 10. LOCAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 

 10.1 Cable Communications Legislation 
 
10.2 Resolution of Disputes 
 
10.3 Review of FCC Reports 

SECTION 11. CUSTOMER SERVICE 

 11.1 General Provisions 
 
11.2 Office Hours and Telephone Availability 
 
11.3  Installations & Connections 
 
11.4 Subscriber Service Calls; Scheduling & Completing Service 
 
11.5  Communications Between Franchisee and Subscribers 
 
11.6 Subscriber Rights 

SECTION 12. PRIVACY 

 12.1 General 
 
12.2 Subscriber Complaints 
 
12.3 Monitoring 
 
12.4 Third Party Information 
 
12.5 Subscriber Information 

SECTION 13. INDEMNIFICATION, INSURANCE, BONDING & SURETY 

 13.1 Indemnification 
 
13.2 Insurance 
 
13.3 Workers Compensation 
 
13.4 Construction Performance Bond 
 
13.5  Security Fund/Letter of Credit  

SECTION 14. RATE REGULATION 

 14.1 All Rights Reserved 
 
14.2 Filing of Rates and Charges 
 
14.3 Changes in Rates and Charges 
 
14.4 Downgrade Charges 
 
14.5 Reserved City Authority 

SECTION 15. COMPENSATION & AUDITING  

 15.1 Franchise Fee  
 
15.2 Increase in Franchise Fee 
 
15.3 Effect of Additional Commitments on Franchise Fees 
 
15.4 Payments and Quarterly Franchise Fee Reports 
 
15.5 Late Payments 
 
15.6 Acceptance of Payment and Recompilation 
 
15.7  Audits  
 
15.8 No Limitation on Taxing Authority  

SECTION 16. TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS 

 16.1 Prior Consent of City  
 
16.2 Change in Control 
 
16.3 Costs to be Borne By Franchisee  

SECTION 17. RECORDS AND ANNUAL REPORTS 

 17.1 Open Records 
 
17.2 Annual Reports 
 
17.3 Quarterly Customer Complaint Reports 
 
17.4 Governmental Reports 
 
17.5 Reports of Regulatory Violations 

SECTION 18. REMEDIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE  

 18.1 Termination  
 
18.2 Liquidated Damages  
 
18.3  Relationship of Remedies 
 
18.4 Non-Waiver 
 
18.5 Cost Treatment of Fines, Liquidated Damages  

SECTION 19. REOPENERS 

 19.1 Grounds 
 
19.2 Procedure 

SECTION 20. OTHER PROVISIONS 

 20.1 Compliance With Laws 
 
20.2 Non-Discrimination 
 
20.3 Minority and Women's Business Enterprises 
 
20.4 Dispute Resolution 
 
20.5 Severability 
 
20.6 No Recourse Against City 
 
20.7 Action by Agencies or Courts  
 
20.8 Other Cable Franchises  
 
20.9 Jurisdiction/Venue  
 
20.10 Force Majeure 
 
20.11 Procedure Upon Termination of the Franchise 
 
20.12 Notice  
 
20.13 Captions 
 
20.14 Further Assurances 
 
20.15 Entire Agreement

EXHIBIT ONE:   CITY OF PITTSBURGH NETWORK SITES

EXHIBIT TWO:  ACCESS CHANNEL FUNDING SCHEDULE

[ Sec 1-4 ]  [ Sec 5-8 ]  [ Sec 9-12 ]  [ Sec 13-16 ]  [ Sec 17-20 ]
[
Exhibit 1 ]  [ Exhibit 2]

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Sections 1-4
Sections 5-8
Sections 9-12
Sections 13-16
Sections 17-20
Exhibit One:  Network Sites
Exhibit Two:  Access Funds