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1. EXHIBIT E PEG ACCESS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT PUBLIC, EDUCATION AL AND GOVERNMENT (PEG) ACCESS CHANNELS . a) Grant ee shall provide to each of its Subscribers who receive some or all of the Services offered on the Cable System, reception on at least one (1) specially designated noncommercial public access Channel available for use by the general public on a first- come, first-served, nondiscriminatory basis; at least one (1) specially designated access Channel for use by local educational authorities; at least one (1) specially designated access Channel available for government use (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "PEG Channels"); and at least one (1) specially designated access Channel available for lease on a first-come, first-served, nondiscriminatory basis by commercial and noncommercial users. The VHF spectrum must be used for at least one (1) of the PEG Channels required in this paragraph. No charges may be made for Channel time or playback of prerecorded programming on the specially designated access Channels. Personnel, equipment and production costs may be assessed, however, for live studio presentations exceeding five (5) minutes in length. Charges for those production costs and fees for use of other public access Channels must be consistent with the goal of affording the public a low-cost means of television access. b) Whenever the PEG Channels are in use during eighty percent (80%) of the weekdays, Monday to Friday, for eighty percent (80%) of the time for any consecutive three (3) hour period for six ( 6) weeks running, and there is demand for use of an additional Channel for the same purpose, the Grantee shall then have six ( 6) months in which to provide a new PEG Channel for the same purpose, provided that provision of the additional Channel or Channels must not require the Cable System to install Converters. c) The PEG Channels shall be dedicated for PEG use for the term of the Franchise, provided that Grantee may, utilize any portions of the PEG Channels not scheduled for PEG use. City shall establish rules and procedures for such scheduling in accordance with Section 611 of the Cable Act (47 U .S.C. § 531). d) Grantee shall also designate Channel 6 for uniform regional channel usage currently provided by "Metro Channel 6" as required by Minnesota Statutes Section 238.43. Programming on this regional channel shall include a broad range of informational, educational, and public service programs and materials to cable television Subscribers throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. e) Grantee shall provide the Access Channels on the Basic Cable Service tier. Upon written request by the City , Grantee shall provide one (1 ) PEG Channel which may be programmed by the City in high definition (HD). City shall offer a broad array of programming designed to provide a composite of the programming available of the PEG Channels. City W1derstands and agrees that if it exercises this option, Grantee may reduce the number of PEG Channels on the Basic Tier to two (2) channels in addition to the Regional Channel six ( 6) if applicable. 171276v2 E-1 116