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June 25, 2008
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL/
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Martha Bennett
City Administrator
City of Ashland
20 East Main Street
Ashland, OR 97520
RE: Extension to the existing cable television Franchise entered into by and between
the City of Ashland, Oregon ("City") and Falcon Cable System Company II, L.P.,
locally known as Charter Communications ("Charter") (Le., the "Franchise
Agreement")
Dear Ms. Bennett:
Please find enclosed a fully executed Franchise Extension Agreement which extends the term of
the current Franchise Agreement until June 30, 2009.
If you have any questions and/or comments regarding the enclosed, please feel free to contact me
directly at (360) 258-5108, or Ms. Linda Kimberly, Oregon Director of Operations for Charter
Communications, at (541) 282-8640.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Petra A. edch
Director, Government Affairs
Charter Communications Northwest Key Market Area (NW KMA)
Enclosure
cc: Linda Kimberly
Charter Corporate Government Affairs Dept. - File
Northwest KMA Office
222 Park Plaza Drive: Suite 231 " Vancouver, Washington" 98684
www.chartercom.com " tel: 360.828.6700 " fax: 360.258.5097
FRANCHISE EXTENSION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Falcon Cable Systems Company II, L.P. locally known as Charter
Communications ("Charter") currently holds a cable franchise with the City of Ashland, Oregon
("City"), dated February 5, 2004 ("Franchise"); and .
WHEREAS, Charter's Franchise with the City is due to expire June 1,2008; and
WHEREAS, Charter and the City have n<?t yet begun informal renewal negotiations in
accordance with Section 626(h) of Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended and
the parties continue to reserve all rights under the formal procedures of Section 626 of Title VI
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and do not waive any rights related thereto;
and;
WHEREAS, Charter has requested that the City further extend the existing franchise
while a new franchise continues to be negotiated and the amount of time required to conclude
negotiations and allow for public review will extend beyond the extension; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to further extend the current Franchise for an
additional period of time so that cable service to the public will not be interrupted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Franchise of Charter shall be extended through June 30, 2009
or until a new Franchise Agreement is negotiated whichever comes first.
APPROVED this ..3 day of ~ , 2008.
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ACCEPTED this !3~ day of JuIJt:: ,01008'
Falcon Cable Systems Company II, L.P.,
l/k/a Charter Communications
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