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<br />7. Franchisee agrees not to seek to recover the cost for these <br />connections as external or other costs. <br /> <br />8, Nothing herein shall preclude franchisee from providing <br />benefits to schools which exceed those provided herein. <br /> <br />D. All video signals received for transmission that contain closed circuit captioning <br />information for the hearing impaired shall in turn contain such information in the form received <br />when transmined by the cable operator to the subscriber of the system. <br /> <br />E. Franchisee's system shall be capable of transmitting, and shall transmit, to <br />subscribers any stereo signals and any other form of advanced television signals received and <br />carried by the system in the form received. <br /> <br />F. Franchisee shall take affirmative, economically feasible steps to ensure maximum <br />availability of the services and facilities of the system, including without limitation all access <br />channel services and facilities, to handicapped person, including hearing impaired persons. <br />Franchisee shall comply fulJy with all applicable laws concerning handicapped or disabled persons, <br />and shalJ indemnify and hold the City harmless from any suit, claim, or demand against it for <br />violation of such laws that arises from franchisee's provision, or failure to provide, services in <br />conformity with such laws. <br /> <br />G. The franchisee and the City recognize that the technology of cable systems and the <br />services available are advancing at a rapid rate. Thus, franchisee hereby agrees to provide the <br />City and its subscribers, during the term of this agreement, with at minimum, comparable <br />technology, products, services, and benefits which are provided by the franchisee, or its parent, <br />any subsidiary or affiliate to any other community, in Dade or Broward County. <br /> <br />H. In lieu of being responsible for wiring each and every floor and installing all <br />facilities necessary for live cable-casting from the new City complex, franchisee agrees to provide <br />the City with a financial grant in the amount equivalent to the cost incurred by the franchisee <br />responsible for the aforestated wiring and installation, calculated on a pro-rata per subscriber <br />basis. <br />1. Upon the request of the City Manager, the franchisee shalJ lease, on the same terms <br />and conditions as provided to any other franchising authority or community served by the same <br />system, but in no event in an amount greater than the actual cost basis to the franchisee, such up <br />and downstream capacity on the cable system as may be required to allow the City to colJect data <br />from subscribers for purposes not competitive with services offered by franchisee, including, but <br />not limited to, reading water meters, to the extent such capability is available. The franchisee <br /> <br />-12- <br /> <br />Cable Franchise Agree~nl <br /> <br />~ <br />