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EXHIBIT C DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM 1. The Cable System shall be designed, constructed, routinely inspected, and maintained to guarantee that the Cable System meets or exceeds the requirements of the most current editions of the National Electrical Code (NFRA 70) and the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI C2). In all matters requiring interpretation of either ·of these codes, the City's interpretation shall control over all other sources and interpretations. 2. General Requirements. Grantee shall use equipment used in high-quality, reliable, modem Cable Systems of similar design. 3. General Description. The Cable System shall provide Subscribers with a technically advanced and reliable Cable System. The System shall have at least 750 MHz of bandwidth capacity, capable of delivering approximately 80 analog channels of programming. The System will be two-way active, and it will be designed to have capability to transmit return signals upstream in the 5-40 MHz spectrum. The design will provide the benefits of proven 80-channel electronics while positioning the System for expansion of bandwidth and channel capacity as technology and future services develop. 4. Design. The design of the System shall be based upon a "Fiber to the Node" architecture that will deliver the signals by fiber optics directly to each neighborhood. Grantee's initial design includes a minimum of six (6) fibers to each Node site having a neighborhood group average of approximately three hundred (300) homes. If Grantee splits Nodes into smaller sizes, fewer fibers will extend to such smaller Nodes. There shall be no more than seven (7) active amplifiers in a cascade from each Node to the residential dwelling. The incorporation pf stand- by power supplies, strategically placed throughout the system including all hubs, will further reduce the likelihood of Service Interruptions. 5. Technical Standards. The System shall meet or exceed FCC requirements. In no event shall the System fall below the following standards: a. b. C. d. e. 171276v2 The System shall be capable of meeting the following distortion parameters: 1. Carrier to RMS Noise 48 dB 2. Carrier to Second Order 53 dB 3. Carrier to Cross Modulation 51 dB 4. Carrier to Composite Triple Beat 53 dB The frequency response of a single channel as measured across any 6 MHz analog channel shall not exceed+/-2 dB. The frequency response of the entire passband shall not exceed N/10+ 2 dB for the entire System where N is the number of amplifiers in cascade. The System shall be designed such that at a minimum all technical specifications of this Franchise Agreement are met. The System shall be designed such that no noticeable degradation in signal quality will appear at the Subscriber terminal. C-1 110