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SECTION 7 Construction and Technical Standards 7.1 Compliance with Codes. All construction practices and installation of equipment shall be done in accordance with all applicable sections of the National Electric Safety Code. 7.2 Construction Standards and Requirements. Grantee shall construct and maintain its Equipment using materials of good and durable quality and shall ensure that all work involved in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of the Cable System shall be performed in a safe, thorough and reliable manner. 7.3 Safety. The Grantee shall at all times employ ordinary care and shall use commonly accepted methods and devices preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage. 7.4 Network Technical Requirements. The Cable System shall be designed, constructed and operated so as to meet those technical standards adopted by the FCC relating to Cable Systems contained in part 76 of the FCC’s rules and regulations as may be amended from time to time. The Cable System shall be capable of providing at least seventy-seven (77) Channels. SECTION 8 Conditions on Street Occupancy 8.1 General Conditions. Grantee shall have the right to utilize existing poles, conduits and other facilities whenever possible, and shall not construct or install any new, different, or additional poles, conduits, or other facilities on public property provided Grantee is able to access existing poles, conduits, or other facilities on reasonable terms and conditions. 8.2 Underground Construction. The facilities of the Grantee shall be installed underground in those Service Areas where existing telephone and electric services are both underground at the time of system construction. In areas where either telephone or electric utility facilities are installed aerially at the time of system construction, the Grantee may install its facilities aerially with the understanding that at such time as the existing aerial facilities are required to be placed underground by the Grantor, the Grantee shall likewise place its facilities underground. In the event Grantor or any agency thereof directly or indirectly reimburses any utility for the placement of cable underground or the movement of cable, Grantee shall be similarly reimbursed. 8.3 Construction Codes and Permits. Grantee shall obtain all legally required permits before commencing any construction work, including the opening or disturbance of any Street within the Franchise Area, provided that such permit requirements are of general applicability and such permitting requirements are uniformly and consistently applied by the Grantor as to other public utility companies and other entities operating in the Franchise Area. The Grantor shall cooperate with the Grantee in granting any permits required, providing such grant and subsequent construction by the Grantee shall not unduly interfere with the use of such Streets. Notwithstanding the above, the Grantee may set off any administrative permit fees or other fees required by the Grantor related to the Grantee’s use of Grantor rights-of-way against the franchise fee payments required under Section 10.1 of this Franchise. 6