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purpose of regulating, financing, or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable systems beyond the boundaries of the City. Compliance with these requirements shall satisfy the interconnection requirements of the Cable Ordinance. 6. Channels and Facilities for Public, Educational and Governmental Use. (a) Access Channels: (1) The Franchisee shall continue to provide and maintain channels, facilities, personnel, and financial support for Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG), the Higher Education Channel sponsored by St. Louis County and the three (3) channels utilized by the Cooperating School District via the interconnect. (2) Upon the City's written request, the Franchisee shall make available one (1) additional standard (6 MHZ) access channel, with upstream capability, to the City for governmental programming and a community bulletin board. Such channel shall be provided by the Franchisee within ninety (90) days of the date of said request. (3) Upon the City's written request, the Franchisee shall pursue interconnection, pursuant to the requirements of the Cable Ordinance, with the cable systems of other City franchisees in an effort to allow simultaneous government programming by the City on its dedicated access channels on the systems of each of the City's franchisees. Such interconnection shall be provided by the Franchisee, in cooperation with any other of the City's cable television franchisees then existing, within one hundred fifty (150) days of the date of said request, but this time limit may be extended by the City for good cause shown. (b) Equipment Repairs and Replacement: (1) Throughout the Franchise term, the Franchisee shall provide for the timely repair and replacement of all of its public, educational and governmental access equipment being used in producing or providing public, educational or governmental programming, including equipment provided under or used during the Prior Franchise.. (c) Governmental Programming Support: Starting within 90 days of written request by the City, Franchisee shall provide the City with grants of 10 cents per subscriber per month within the Franchise Area payable in each January after such start date, to be used in the City's discretion but solely for government and educational access equipment, facilities and operations (including but not limited to videotaping of programming). Provided the City enters into a cooperative agreement with other franchising authorities whose areas are served by Franchisee, which provides for use of the aforesaid grants for the aforesaid purposes, Franchisee shall also provide the City with an additional one -time 10