2885-24 Ordinance Granting Renewal of Municipal Consent to Comcast of New Jersey LLC for Its Telecommunications Franchise - 2024.pdf

2 i. “Primary Service Area” or “PSA” consists of the area of the Township currently served with existing plant as set forth in the map annexed to the Company's Application for Municipal Consent. III. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS. A public hearing concerning the consent herein granted to the Company was held after proper public notice pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Act. Said hearing having been held and fully open to the public, and the municipality having received all comments regarding the qualifications of the Company to receive this consent, and the representations of the Company that the Company possesses the necessary legal, technical, character, financial and other qualifications and that the Company's operating and construction arrangements are adequate and feasible. IV. DURATION OF FRANCHISE, The non-exclusive Municipal Consent granted herein shall expire ten years from the date of expiration of the previous Certificate of Approval issued by the Board. In the event that the Municipality shall find that the Company has not substantially complied with the material terms and conditions of this Ordinance, the Municipality shall have the right to petition the OCTV, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:SA-47, for appropriate action, including modification and/or termination of the Certificate of Approval; provided however, that the Municipality shall first have given the Company written notice of all alleged instances of non-compliance and an opportunity to cure same within ninety (90) days of that notification. V. FRANCHISE FEE. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Act, and, except as where higher payment is otherwise required by the applicable law and regulations (including N.J.S.A. 48:SA-30), the Company shall, during each year of operation under the consent granted herein, pay to the Township two percent (2%) of the gross revenues from all recurring charges in the nature of subscription fees paid by subscribers for cable television reception service in the Township or any higher amount permitted by the Act or otherwise allowable by law. VI. FRANCHISE TERRITORY. The consent granted under this Ordinance for the renewal of the franchise shall apply to the entirety of the Township and any property subsequently annexed hereto. VII. EXTENSION OF SERVICE. The Company shall be required to proffer service to any residence along any public right-of-way in the

entirety of the Township and any property subsequently annexed hereto. VII. EXTENSION OF SERVICE. The Company shall be required to proffer service to any residence along any public right-of-way in the Primary Service Area, as set forth in the Company's Application. Any extension of plant beyond the Primary Service Area shall be governed by the Company's Line Extension Policy, as set forth in the Company's Application, with a HPM ("homes-per-mile") of 35 dwellings per linear mile from the nearest active trunk or feeder line.