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EXHIBIT C <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM <br /> 1. The Cable System shall be designed, constructed, routinely inspected, and maintained to <br /> guarantee that the Cable System meets or exceeds the requirements of the most current editions <br /> of the National Electrical Code (NFRA 70) and the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI C2). <br /> In all matters requiring interpretation of either of these codes, the City's interpretation shall <br /> control over all other sources and interpretations. <br /> 2. General Requirements. Grantee shall use equipment used in high-quality, reliable, <br /> modern Cable Systems of similar design. <br /> 3. General Description. The Cable System shall provide Subscribers with a technically <br /> advanced and reliable Cable System. The System shall have at least 750 MHz of bandwidth <br /> capacity, capable of delivering approximately 80 analog channels of programming. The System <br /> will be two-way active, and it will be designed to have capability to transmit return signals <br /> upstream in the 5-40 MHz spectrum. The design will provide the benefits of proven 80-channel <br /> electronics while positioning the System for expansion of bandwidth and channel capacity as <br /> technology and future services develop. <br /> 4. Design. The design of the System shall be based upon a"Fiber to the Node" architecture <br /> that will deliver the signals by fiber optics directly to each neighborhood. Grantee's initial <br /> design includes a minimum of six (6) fibers to each Node site having a neighborhood group <br /> average of approximately three hundred (300) homes. If Grantee splits Nodes into smaller sizes, <br /> fewer fibers will extend to such smaller Nodes. There shall be no more than seven (7) active <br /> amplifiers in a cascade from each Node to the residential dwelling. The incorporation of stand- <br /> by power supplies, strategically placed throughout the system including all hubs, will further <br /> reduce the likelihood of Service Interruptions. <br /> 5. Technical Standards. The System shall meet or exceed FCC requirements. In no event <br /> shall the System fall below the following standards: <br /> a. The System shall be capable of meeting the following distortion parameters: <br /> 1. Carrier to RMS Noise 48 dB <br /> 2. Carrier to Second Order 53 dB <br /> 3. Carrier to Cross Modulation 51 dB <br /> 4. Carrier to Composite Triple Beat 53 dB <br /> b. The frequency response of a single channel as measured across any 6 MHz analog <br /> channel shall not exceed +/- 2 dB. <br /> c. The frequency response of the entire passband shall not exceed N/10+ 2 dB for <br /> the entire System where N is the number of amplifiers in cascade. <br /> d. The System shall be designed such that at a minimum all technical specifications <br /> of this Franchise Agreement are met. <br /> e. The System shall be designed such that no noticeable degradation in signal quality <br /> will appear at the Subscriber terminal. <br /> 170765 C-1 <br />