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Exhibit A AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTING APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE AUTHORITY CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE COME NOW TCI Cable Partners of St. Louis, L.P., a Colorado limited pannership ("TCICP"), AT&T Corp., a New York corporation and Heritage Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation ("Heritage") (collectively "the companies"), and supplementing the FCC 394 Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise submitted to the City of University City, Missouri, in order to induce the City to provide the requested consent to the transfer control of the cable television franchise holder from TCI to AT&T, agree as follows: 1. The companies confirm that the City has until January 27, 1999, to grant or deny consent to the franchise transfer under 47 USC {3537. 2. TC1CP and Heritage represent and warrant that TCICP will continue to perform all of the obligations under the franchise, and Heritage unconditionally guarantees such performance by TCICP, and shall be jointly and severally liable with TCICP on such obligations. 3. The companies represent and warrant that the City's consent to transfer of control of the franchise in no way affects the enforceability of the franchise according to its terms and conditions, and does not affect the lawfulness of the provisions of the franchise or related City regulations are unlawful, including but not limited to all provisions regarding location of cable system operation offices, t?anchise fees, and Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access. 4. TC,[CP and Heritage agree that on and after the date of closing of the franchise transfer TCICP will at a minimum operate the cable system within the City at the same capacity and with the same level and quality of service as is currently made available by TCICP in the City and as required under the franchise. 5. AT&T hereby acknowledges and accepts the terms and conditions of the Franchise in accordance with the applicable City Ordinances, subject to the understanding that this acceptance is only as successor in interest of ultimate control of TCICP, and that this acceptance does not effect a transfer of the Franchise to AT&T since the Franchise will continue to be held by TCICP. 6. The companies agree to an extension of the franchise expiration date to 11:59 p.m. on December 23, 2000 and that an extension is needed to fully comply with the terms of the existing franchise agreement.