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<br />Section 35. Area wide-interconnection. <br /> <br />A. The City may request franchisee to interconnect with any or all other cable systems <br />located within the City or serving subscribers within the City. Interconnection of systems shall <br />permit interactive transmission and reception of program material and may be done by direct cable <br />connection, microwave link, satellite, or other appropriate method. <br /> <br />B. Upon receiving the request of the City to interconnect with cable systems, <br />franchisee shall, where it does not own the affected system or systems, immediately initiate good <br />faith negotiations with the operators of the other affected system or systems in order that costs for <br />construction and operation of the interconnection link may be shared equitably among the <br />systems. Franchisee shall report to the City the results of such negotiation no later than 30 days <br />after the City's request. Where franchisee owns the affected system, franchisee shall report to the <br />City on the timing, method and cost of interconnection within 30 days of the City's request. <br /> <br />C. The franchisee may be granted reasonable extensions of time to interconnect. The <br />City shall rescind its request to interconnect upon petition by the franchisee to the City, if the City <br />finds that (1) the franchisee has negotiated in good faith and has failed to obtain an approval from <br />the system or systems of the proposed interconnection; or (2) the cost of the interconnection <br />would be unreasonably high. <br /> <br />D. Franchisee shall make all reasonable efforts to cooperate with any designated access <br />organization, interconnection corporation, regional interconnection authority or City, County, <br />State or Federal regulatory agency which may be hereafter established for the purpose of <br />regulating, financing, or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable systems beyond the <br />boundaries of the franchise area. <br /> <br />Section 36. Written notice of acceptance. <br /> <br />Within 30 days of the Conunission resolution approving the grant of this franchise, franchisee <br />shall provide the City Manager with written acceptance of all the terms and conditions of this <br />franchise agreement. Franchisee's failure to comply in full with this section shall render this <br />franchise agreement and the franchise null and void with no further action by the City, unless the <br />City Manager agrees in writing to extend such period. <br /> <br />-29- <br /> <br />Cable Franchise Agreement <br /> <br />'\ <br />c;YJ <br />