§ 1. GRANT OF FRANCHISE.

(a)

TWEAN is hereby granted for itself and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms and conditions of this franchise, the right, privilege, and authority to construct, operate, maintain, and reconstruct a cable communications system within the streets, alleys, and public ways of the City for the purpose of providing cable television service as defined by the N.C.G.S. 160A-319(b) and including such services as TWEAN may legally provide on its cable communications system, subject to current and future State, Federal, and Local Laws and other regulations and the payment of any applicable fees, services or other compensation directly or indirectly to the City. TWEAN shall provide a modern, City-wide cable communications system to the residents and institutions of the City in accordance with this franchise. Services to residents will be uniformly available, except for experimental, pilot projects and in accordance with Section 25 of this Agreement.

(b)

Nothing in this franchise shall be deemed to waive the various codes and ordinances of the City regarding permits, fees to be paid, or manner of construction.

(c)

For the purpose of operating and maintaining a cable communications system in the City, TWEAN may erect, in, over, under, or upon, across, and along the public streets, alleys, and ways within the City such wires, cables, fiber optics, conductors, ducts, conduits, vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, pedestals, attachments, and other property and equipment as are necessary and appurtenant to the operation of the cable communications system in the City and in accordance with this franchise and the cable ordinance.