Comcast Service Agreement
Comcast Service Agreement
THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 6th 3rd
day of March April 2002, by and between Comcast Cablevision of the South, Inc. (the “Company”),
whose address is 29777 Telegraph Road, Suite 4400B, Southfield, Michigan 48076, and Oakland
University, a Michigan constitutional body corporate (the “Owner”), whose address is 144 Oakland
Center, Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401 and who owns or has control over certain real estate and
improvements listed on Attachment A consisting of One Thousand Sixty (1060) combined
residential units (the “Premises”).
The Company has been granted by the Cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills,
respectively (the “City” or the “Franchise Authority”) the franchise to construct and operate a cable
communications system in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, respectively. The Owner
desires to provide cable communications services to the Premises, including, but not limited to,
cable television service (the “Services”) and the Company is willing to maintain and operate a cable
communications system for such purposes on the Premises in accordance with the terms and
conditions below.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
1. The System. The Company has installed all facilities necessary to transmit the Services to
the Premises (the “System”). The ownership of all parts of the System installed by the
Company, including but not limited to all cables, wires, equipment and appurtenant devices,
shall be and will remain the personal property of the Company. At no time during or after
the term hereof shall the Owner or any third party have the right to use the System or any
portion thereof for any purpose, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 11 12 hereto.
2. Access. The Owner will allow Company employees to enter all common areas of the
Premises for the purposes of auditing, disconnecting service, installing, maintaining,
repairing, replacing or removing equipment and apparatus connected with the provision of
the Services and will use reasonable efforts to assure the Company access to any parts of the
Premises over which it does not have control for the same purposes. The Owner will also
allow Company employees reasonable access to designated reception areas in the Premises,
upon prior notice and approval of the Owner, to market Services to residents of the
Premises. Owner will supply the names and unit numbers of residents at reasonable
intervals. Owner shall reasonably cooperate with the Company to prevent (i) the
unauthorized possession of converters or channel selectors and (ii) the unauthorized
reception of the Services.
3. Delivery of Services. The Owner has the authority to grant and does hereby grant to the
Company during the term hereof the nonexclusive right and limited license to construct,
install, operate and maintain multi-channel video distribution facilities on the Premises
Services to the Premises shall be provided immediately upon execution of this Agreement,
except that Services to the University Student Apartments that are currently under
construction shall be provided no later than August 21, 2002.
The Company agrees to install, at its sole cost and expense, all facilities necessary to
transmit the Services to the University Student Apartments, including, but not limited to,
distribution cables, amplifiers, pedestals, lock boxes, cable home wiring, cable home run
wiring, connectors, splitters, wall plates, equipment and appurtenant devices. All work shall
be done by the Company in a proper and workmanlike manner in accordance with Federal
Communications Commission regulations, industry standards and local codes. The
Company agrees to repair and/or replace any damage to the University Student Apartments
resulting from installation of the facilities. Prior to such installation, construction plans
prepared by the Company shall be reviewed and approved by the Owner, provided that
Owner’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Owner shall locate on such plans all
underground facilities existing on the Premises. Owner shall give the Company at least 20
days notice of the opening of utility trenches for the University Student Apartments so that
the Company may, at its option, install the facilities in the common utility trenches, and shall
otherwise cooperate with the Company in the construction and installation of the facilities
for the University Student Apartments.
The Company will be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits, licenses and approvals
in connection with the construction, installation and operation of the System. All
construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and delivery shall be at the sole cost and
expense of the Company.
4. Fees and Charges for Services. The terms, conditions, charges and fees for Preferred
Services provided to residents of the Premises shall be contained in Attachment B, a Bulk
Bill Addendum between the Owner and the Company. The Owner assumes no liability
or responsibility for Expanded Service charges contracted for by individual
residents. All billing and collections for Expanded Service charges contracted for by
individual residents will be accomplished by the Company. The Company will
provide the Owner with those reasonably comparable products and services as may
be provided by other cable communications providers within the City.
5. Expanded Service.
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pay television services ("Expanded Service"). Expanded Service will be addressed
in separate agreements with individual unit residents. The Owner assumes no
liability or responsibility for Expanded Service charges contracted for by individual
residents. The Company will be solely responsible for all billings and collections for
Expanded Service charges contracted for by individual residents.
In addition, throughout the term of this Agreement and any renewals thereof and
upon the Owner’s request, the Company will also provide Expanded Service to one
thousand sixty (1060) outlet(s) in one thousand sixty (1060) units pursuant to a bulk
bill addendum between the Owner and the Company. Any such bulk bill addendum
shall contain those terms, conditions, charges and fees regarding Expanded Service
that are mutually acceptable to the Owner and the Company.
6. Customer Service. The Company shall provide customer service in accordance with its
franchise agreement with the Franchise Authority. The Company will maintain a local or
toll-free telephone number which will be available to its subscribers 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Company representatives will be available to respond to customer telephone
inquiries during normal business hours. The Company will begin working on service
interruptions promptly and in no event later than the next business day after notification of
the service problem, excluding conditions beyond the control of the Company.
7. Interference. Neither the Owner nor anyone operating on its behalf will tap or otherwise
interfere with the System for any purposes. Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not interfere with the right of an individual
resident to install or use his own private reception device, provided, however, that should
any device or any facility belonging to a resident (or Owner) not comply with the technical
specifications established by the FCC, including, but not limited to, signal leakage, which
interferes with the Company’s delivery of the Services, the Company reserves the right to
discontinue service to the Premises, or, at the Company’s discretion, the individual unit,
until such non-conformance is cured by the Owner or resident as the case may be.
8. Term. This Agreement, when duly executed by both parties, shall constitute a binding
agreement between the Owner and the Company and their respective successors and assigns
for a term of ten (10) years. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive
periods of two (2) years unless either party shall provide the other with a minimum sixty
(60) days written notification of its intention not to renew at the end of the then current
term.
9. Insurance. The Company agrees to maintain public liability insurance and property damage
liability insurance as required by the Company's franchise agreement with the Franchise
Authority. Upon request, the Company will provide the Owner with a certificate
evidencing such insurance.
The Company also agrees to maintain the following insurance during the term of this
Agreement:
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Subpart A.
1. Comprehensive General Liability – Naming Owner as an additional insured and
including: Premises-Operations; Independent-Contractors’ Protective; Products &
Completed Operations; Broad Form Property Damage; and Contractual.
3. Comprehensive Automobile Liability with combined singled limits for bodily injury
and property damage of: One Million Dollars each occurrence.
The above policies shall contain a covenant requiring 30 days written notice to the Owner
before cancellation, reduction or other modifications of coverage.
10.. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the Owner harmless from
any and all claims, damage or expense arising out of the actions or omissions of the
Company, its agents and employees with respect to the construction, installation, operation,
maintenance or removal of the System and the Services provided to residents at the
Premises pursuant to this Agreement. The Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold the
Company harmless from any and all claims, damage or expense arising out of the actions or
omissions of the Owner, its agents and employees. In no event shall either Owner or the
Company be liable for any consequential, indirect, incidental, special or punitive damages
whatsoever. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create a waiver of
governmental immunity by the Owner. This indemnification provision shall survive the
expiration or termination of this Agreement for claims, damage or expense arising out of the
action or omissions of the Company arising prior to the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
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11. Termination.
a) Default. In the event either party defaults in the performance of any of the material
terms of this Agreement, the non-defaulting party shall give the defaulting party
written notice specifying the nature of such default and identifying the specific
provision in this Agreement which gives rise to the default. The defaulting party shall
have sixty (60) days to either (i) notify the non-defaulting party that no default
occurred, (ii) cure the default, or (iii) if such default is incapable of cure within such
sixty (60) day period, commence curing the default within such sixty (60) day period
and diligently pursue such cure to completion. In the event the default is not cured,
or a cure is not commenced, within such sixty (60) day period, the non-defaulting
party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice without
further liability of either party.
12. Removal of System. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Company
shall have a period of six (6) months in which it shall be entitled but not required to remove
the System, excluding the cable home wiring but including the cable home run wiring. The
Company shall promptly repair any damage to the Premises occasioned by such removal.
13. Miscellaneous.
a) Force Majeure. The Company shall not be liable for failure to construct or to
continue to operate the System during the term hereof due to acts of God, the failure
of equipment or facilities not belonging to Company (including, but not limited to,
utility service), denial of access to facilities or rights-of-way essential to serving the
Premises, government order or regulation or any other circumstances beyond the
reasonable control of the Company.
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d) Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or
unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement will not be affected or impaired.
f) Notices. Whenever notice is provided for herein, such notice shall be given in
writing and shall be hand delivered, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
or sent via overnight courier to the address set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement or to such other address as may subsequently in writing be requested.
h) Authority. Each party represents to the other that the person signing on its behalf has
the legal right and authority to execute, enter into and bind such party to the
commitments and obligations set forth herein.
j) Owner. For purposes of this Agreement, Oakland University students shall not be
deemed to be the Owner or agents thereof.
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ATTEST: COMPANY:
COMCAST CABLEVISION OF THE SOUTH, INC.
________________________________ By:_______________________________________
Name:Kevin J. Gardner
Title: Vice President of Sales and Marketing
________________________________ Date:_____________________
WITNESS/ATTEST: OWNER:
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, a Michigan
constitutional body corporate
_______________________________ By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
_______________________________ Date:____________________
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
) ss.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND )
___________________________________
_______________________ Notary Public
My Commission Expires: _____________
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
) ss.
COUNTY OF ____________ )
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of
__________________, 2002, by _______________________________________________, of
______________________________________, on behalf of the corporation. He/she is
(personally known to me) or (has presented ______________________ (type of identification) as
identification and did/did not take an oath.
___________________________________
_______________________ Notary Public
My Commission Expires: _____________