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BK: 2901 PG: 1159 A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK 11 C. , Payment of Recurring Bills. As the CONSORTIUM becomes responsible for recurring assessments such as franchise fees, taxes, pole attachment charges, metered usages, and the like, the members' Staff shall coordinate and assign one member the task of paying such assessments as they become due. The paying member shall be reimbursed, minus its obligated share, by the other members at Reconciliation. SECTION 14. Licensing to Third -Parties. This provision recognizes the excess capacity of the NETWORK, the growing demand for the use of such facilities by public and private entities, and the need to establish revenue sources for the recovery of expenses related to the installation and maintenance of the NETWORK. In addition, this provision provides for licensing to third -parties the use of the NETWORK cable casing for purposes of electric utility system grounding. Any member may enter into a License Agreement with one or more third -parties for use of that member's NETWORK fiber and/or facilities. License Agreements that contemplate the use of fiber or facilities of more than one member shall include all affected members as parties. License Agreements shall not contain provisions that would result in impairment of normal NETWORK operation. Final approval and execution of License Agreements shall be by each affected member's governing body. Unless provided otherwise in the License Agreement, the primary contact member dealing with a third -party regarding licensing shall be responsible for the negotiations, maintaining, and administering the License Agreement, as well as collecting payments due from the Licensee. In addition to fiber License Agreements, members are authorized to enter into License Agreements for use of the NETWORK cable casing and other facilities by third -parties for purposes of electric utility system grounding. Any costs associated with the connection of a Licensee's facilities to the NETWORK shall be governed by the License Agreement with consideration of the negotiated license fees, term length, and fiber quantity licensed. Sub -licensing of fiber or other facilities by a Licensee shall only be permitted following submission of the proposal to and approval by the governing body of the licensing member(s). Such proposal shall include all information requested by the licensing members, including, but not limited to, the identity of the proposed sub -licensee, the nature of the proposed NETWORK use, and the location and nature of the connection(s). Revenue derived from all License Agreements shall be shared by the members in accordance with the sectionalization and ownership apportionment of the NETWORK as provided herein. Page 9 of 19 2015.2.06.Edited.Fiber Optic Agreement.CLEAN.doc