Fiber Construction. (A) The Franchisee will construct the I-Net at no cost to the County or Authorized Users, linking public, educational and governmental facilities in the County, in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Franchise Agreement. (B) The I-Net shall be a bidirectional, fully fiber-optic network designed and constructed with single-mode fiber, in a design so that each of the designated service locations can originate and receive fully interactive video, data and voice signals. (C) The Franchisee shall install dedicated I-Net fiber from the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise Agreement to specified sites as designated in this Appendix I. (D) The Franchisee shall co-locate I-Net fiber with subscriber network fiber whenever reasonably feasible based on cable industry practices. The I-Net fibers shall be separate from any fibers utilized for the subscriber network, and the County shall have only such rights in the I-Net fibers as are set forth in this Appendix I. (E) At the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise Agreement, I-Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectors. (F) At each aggregation site for I-Net traffic (“Aggregation Site”), I- Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectors in an area within the Aggregation Site (an "Aggregation Site I-Net Service Area"). (G) If the Franchisee and the County conclude that sites other than the Aggregation I-Net Service Areas would be preferable for termination of I-Net fibers, they may establish such sites by mutual agreement. (H) Single-mode fibers each will be built to each I-Net Site. At each I- Net Site, fibers shall be terminated using industry standard connectors at a demarcation point to be agreed upon by the Franchisee and the Authorized User (the "Demarcation Point"). Any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending outward from the building shall be deemed to be on the Franchisee's side of the Demarcation Point, and any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending further inside the building shall be deemed to be on the Authorized User’s side of the Demarcation Point. (I) The fiber-optic plant shall be installed to industry standards. Maximum signal loss for any link shall not exceed the manufacturer’s passive cable attenuation specifications, adjusted for cable lengths, splice loss and connector loss. The Franchisee shall provide documentation of acceptance testing. (J) Franchisee shall maintain the I-Net Site at a high level of reliability and will ensure that such I-Net Site does not have an unreasonable number of outages as compared with other fiber-based institutional networks provided by cable operators pursuant to cable franchises. (i) The fiber I-Net Site shall be considered as experiencing an “outage” for an Authorized User when that User cannot, because of a problem resulting from the failure of any Franchisee-provided fiber optic network component or Franchisee-provided interconnect, transmit video, voice and/or data communications to from and/or on the I-Net.
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Sources: Franchise Agreement
Fiber Construction. (A) The Franchisee will construct the I-Net at no cost to the County or Authorized Users, linking public, educational and governmental facilities in the County, in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Franchise Agreement.
(B) The I-Net shall be a bidirectional, fully fiber-optic network designed and constructed with single-mode fiber, in a design so that each of the designated service locations can originate and receive fully interactive video, data and voice signals.
(C) The Franchisee shall install dedicated I-Net fiber from the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise Agreement County Government Center to specified sites as designated and described in this Appendix I.1.
(D) The Franchisee shall co-locate collocate I-Net fiber with subscriber network fiber whenever reasonably feasible based on cable industry practices. The I-Net fibers shall be separate from any fibers utilized for the subscriber network, and the County shall have only such rights in the I-Net fibers as are set forth in this Appendix I.Section 7(j)(6).
(E) At the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise AgreementCounty Government Center, I-Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectors.
(F) At each aggregation site for I-Net traffic (“Aggregation Site”), I- Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectors in an area within the Aggregation Site (an "Aggregation Site I-Net Service Area").Area").
(G) If the Franchisee and the County conclude that sites other than the Aggregation I-Net Service Areas would be preferable for termination of I-Net fibers, they may establish such suc h sites by mutual agreement.
(H) Single-Single- mode fibers each will be built to each I-Net Sitesite as designated in Appendix 1. At each I- I-Net Sitesite, fibers shall be terminated using industry standard connectors at a demarcation point to be agreed upon by the Franchisee and the Authorized User (the "Demarcation Point"). Any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending outward from the building shall be deemed to be on the Franchisee's side of the Demarcation Point, and any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending further inside the building shall be deemed to be on the Authorized User’s side of the Demarcation Point.
(I) The fiber-optic plant shall be installed to industry standards. Maximum signal loss for any link shall not exceed the manufacturer’s passive cable attenuation specifications, adjusted for cable lengths, splice loss and connector loss. The Franchisee shall provide documentation of acceptance testing.
(J) Franchisee shall maintain the I-Net Site fiber plant at a high level of reliability and will ensure that such I-Net Site fiber plant does not have an unreasonable number of outages as compared with other fiber-fiber- based institutional networks provided by cable operators pursuant to cable franchises.
(i) The fiber I-Net Site net shall be considered as experiencing an “outage” for an Authorized User when that User cannot, because of a problem resulting from the failure of any Franchisee-provided fiber optic network component or Franchisee-provided interconnect, transmit video, voice and/or data communications to from and/or on the I-Netnet.
(ii) Outage” conditions shall not include (A) infrequent scheduled preventive maintenance as long as fiber optic I- net Authorized Users are notified at least five business days in advance; or (B) force majeure.
(K) Aerial cable for the I-Net may be installed free-standing or overlashed to existing strand. New underground fiber optic cable shall be buried in conduit composed of concrete or in PVC pipe or polyethylene pipe.
(L) All I-Net wiring on the Authorized User’s side of the Demarcation Point and all I-Net Aggregation Site electronics and I-Net site electronics, and I-Net wiring inside building Demarcation Points are the sole responsibility and property of the Authorized User. All costs associated with locating or repairing any failure which is reported to the Franchisee but which subsequently is determined to have occurred on the Authorized User’s side of the Demarcation Point shall be paid for by the Authorized User.
(M) The Franchisee shall cooperate with Comcast to the extent necessary to interconnect each system’s I-Net to allow a seamless connection to be made between I-Net sites in the Franchisee’s service area and those in Comcast’s service area. In particular, and without limitation, the Franchisee shall install fiber to All Faith Church Road, or such other location as may be mutually agreed by the County, the Franchisee, and Comcast, and terminate such fiber in such a way that the County can most readily and inexpensively connect it with the I-Net fiber provided by Comcast.
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Sources: Cable Franchise Agreement
Fiber Construction. (A) The Franchisee will construct the I-Net at no cost to the County or Authorized UsersFranchisee’s expense, linking public, educational and governmental facilities in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Franchise Agreement.
(B) The I-Net shall be a bidirectional, fully fiber-optic network designed and constructed with single-mode fiber, in a design so that each of the designated service locations can originate and receive fully interactive video, data and voice signals.
(C) The Franchisee shall install dedicated I-Net fiber from the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise Agreement to specified sites as designated and described in this Appendix I.1.
(D) The Franchisee shall co-locate collocate I-Net fiber with subscriber network fiber whenever reasonably feasible based on cable industry practices. The I-Net fibers shall be separate from any fibers utilized for the subscriber network, and the County shall have only such rights in the I-Net fibers as are set forth in this Appendix I.Section 4(g)(7).
(E) At the point of interconnection specified pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Franchise Agreementheadend, I-Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectorsconnectors in an area within the headend facility (the "Headend I-Net Service Area"). The Headend I-Net Service Area shall have space for four standard nineteen-inch racks for the I-Net Users’ use in a secure building, sufficient heating and air conditioning. 48 V DC and 120 V AC power shall be available for the Headend I-Net Service Area, including backup power as specified for the system generally.
(F) At each aggregation site for I-Net traffic (“Aggregation Site”), I- Net fibers shall be terminated and labeled using industry standard connectors in an area within the Aggregation Site (an "Aggregation Site I-Net Service Area").Area").
(G) The Franchisee shall have personnel available to provide County and other User personnel with immediate access to its Headend I- Net Service Area from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each business day, and at all other times shall have personnel available by pager to provide County and other User personnel with access within forty-five minutes of a call.
(H) If the Franchisee and the County conclude that sites other than the Headend and Aggregation I-Net Service Areas would be preferable for termination of I-Net fibers, they may establish such sites by mutual agreement.
(HI) The Franchisee shall make all reasonable efforts to configure the assigned space in the Headend I-Net Service Area so that all equipment required by the County and other I-Net Users can readily be accommodated. The Users shall identify their reasonable power and HVAC requirements for the Headend I-Net Service Area, and the Franchisee shall cooperate with the Users in satisfying such reasonable requirements.
(J) Single-mode fibers each will be built to each I-Net Sitesite as designated in Appendix 1. At each I- I-Net Sitesite, at the County’s option, either (i) fibers shall be terminated using industry standard connectors at a demarcation point to be agreed upon by the Franchisee and the Authorized User up to fifteen feet inside the building entry wall and consistent with the Franchisee's direction of approach to the building, consistent with the FCC's rules as amended from time to time (the "Demarcation Point"), or (ii) the Franchisee shall provide a coil of fiber-optic cable, without termination or connector, of a length reasonably requested by the User to permit the User or the facility owner to bring the connection further inside the building beyond that Demarcation Point in accordance with normal industry practice. Any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending outward from the building shall be deemed to be on the Franchisee's side of the Demarcation Point, and any I-Net fiber starting at the Demarcation Point and extending further inside the building shall be deemed to be on the Authorized Useruser’s side of the Demarcation Point...
(IK) The fiber-optic plant shall be installed to industry standards. The maximum fiber attenuation shall be 0.7 dB/km. at 1310 nm, plus a maximum of 0.2 dB loss for each splice. The average loss shall not exceed 0.3 dB per connector. The maximum allowed loss shall be 0.75 dB per connector. Maximum signal loss for any link shall not exceed the manufacturer’s passive cable attenuation specifications, adjusted for cable lengths, splice loss and connector loss. The Franchisee shall provide documentation of acceptance testing.
(JL) Franchisee shall maintain the I-Net Site fiber plant at a high level of reliability and will ensure that such I-Net Site fiber plant does not have an unreasonable number of outages as compared with other fiber-fiber- based institutional networks provided by cable operators pursuant to cable franchises.
(i) The fiber I-Net Site net shall be considered as experiencing an “outage” for an Authorized User a user when that User user cannot, because of a problem resulting from the failure of any Franchisee-Franchisee- provided fiber optic network component or Franchisee-Franchisee- provided interconnect, transmit video, voice and/or data communications to from and/or on the I-Netnet.
(ii) Outage” conditions shall not include (A) infrequent scheduled preventive maintenance as long as fiber optic I- net users are notified at least five business days in advance; or (B) force majeure.
(M) Aerial cable for the I-Net may be installed free-standing or overlashed to existing strand. New underground fiber optic cable shall be buried in conduit composed of concrete or in PVC pipe or polyethylene pipe.
(N) The Franchisee shall begin construction of the I-Net within three months after the Effective Date. Half of the I-Net shall be completed by one year after that date. The I-Net shall be completed within two years after the Effective Date.
(O) All I-Net wiring on the User’s side of the Demarcation Point and all I-Net Headend electronics, Aggregation Site electronics, and I- Net site electronics, and I-Net wiring inside building Demarcation Points are the sole responsibility and property of the User. All costs associated with locating or repairing any failure which is reported to the Franchisee but which subsequently is determined to have occurred on the User’s side of the Demarcation Point shall be paid for by the User, except to the extent that the Franchisee’s negligence or willful action may adversely affect such equipment or facilities.
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Sources: Cable Franchise Agreement