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shall be considered final. Within forty-five (45) days of a written request, Charter shall provide the Village with copies of financial records related to the Franchise Fee review or audit. (b) In the event of an alleged underpayment, the Village shall provide Charter with a written statement indicating the basis for the alleged underpayment. Charter shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of the statement regarding an alleged underpayment to provide the Village with any written objection to the results of the Franchise Fee review, including any substantiating documentation. Based on this exchange of information, the Village and Charter shall confer to attempt to determine the amount of the underpayment, if any. If the Village and Charter are unable to agree on an amount of the underpayment, then either party may submit the dispute to mediation, arbitration, or litigation. (c) Any undisputed Franchise Fee payment due to the Village as a result of the Franchise Fee review shall be paid to the Village by Charter within forty-five (45) days of the date the parties agree on the amount of the underpayment, in accordance with the terms set forth in a separate settlement agreement executed by Charter and the Village. If the matter is submitted to mediation, arbitration, or litigation Charter shall pay any underpaid amount plus interest within sixty (60) days from the final disposition of such action. 6.5 BUNDLED SERVICES If Cable Services subject to the Franchise Fee required by this Agreement are provided to Subscribers in conjunction with non-Cable Services for a single aggregate price, the Franchise Fee shall be applied to the portion of the aggregate price attributed to Cable Services. It shall be the obligation of Charter to maintain its books and attribute the revenues to Cable Services consistent with GAAP and Charter shall not make such attribution to avoid Franchise Fees. SECTION 7 FREE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY 7.1 SERVICES TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES Upon the Effective Date, Charter will offer, without charge and on a voluntary basis, one cable service Drop and Basic Cable Service (or equivalent) with any necessary equipment for viewing to one outlet at each Village facility listed on Exhibit A, provided that the locations are located up to one hundred fifty (150) feet from Charter’s existing distribution system. To the extent Charter management ceases its voluntary municipal service program, Charter will provide the Village with 90 days’ notice of its intent to cease the program. 7.2 PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL (PEG) CHANNEL The Village reserves the right to obtain, within one year of a written request, channel capacity from Charter for non-commercial, video programming for public, educational and governmental (“PEG”) access use in accordance with Section 611 of the Cable Act and Section 895.4 of the NYPSC regulations and will comply with the minimum standards set forth therein. The tier of service on which such PEG Channel(s) may be placed shall be determined by Charter 14