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( ♦ �M The County finds that the North Carolina Attorney General has authority to implement safeguards to limit monopoly behavior by the merged entity; Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners, that: The County is opposed to the proposed Comcast Time Warner Cable merger without adequate consumer protection conditions being placed on the merged entity. The North Carolina Attorney General use his authority to direct Comcast to provide evidence that its merger with Time Warner Cable and subsequent control over Charter Cable serves the best interests of North Carolina residents and businesses. The North Carolina Attorney General scrutinize the antitrust and monopoly implications of this merger and determine whether the merger will result in financial harms to North Carolina residents and businesses; The North Carolina Attorney General evaluate the antitrust and monopoly implications of this merger and determine whether the merger will result in the placement of limits upon electronic content available to North Carolina residents and businesses. The North Carolina Attorney General study the antitrust and monopoly implications of this merger and determine whether the merger will result in limits placed on service availability to North Carolina residents and businesses. A copy of this Resolution shall be released to the public. Read, Adopted and Approved by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners this the 4th day of August 2014. 0 Attest: Charles T. Parks, Chairman Michael James, Deputy Clerk