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/b Page a s~ 10 ?a i 24 7 O SECTION 9. The Company shall not directly or indirectly engage in the sale, service, repair, rental, or leasing of television receivers, radio receivers, or television or radio receiver-related parts and accessories or have a financial interest in any company engaged in such business or activity; and the Company's officers, employees, and agents, while acting in the course and scope of their employment or in the furtherance of the Company's business, shall not recommend to the Company's customers or persons being solicited as customers the purchase, service, or repair of television or radio receivers or related parts and accessories from specific persons, firms, or corporations engaged in such retail businesses.. SECTION 10. The Company shall maintain a business office or a toll-free telephone listing in the County for the purpose of receiving inquiries and complaints from its customers. The Company shall investigate all complaints within five (5) days of their receipt and shall in good faith attempt to re- solve them swiftly and equitably. The County Manager shall be responsible for receiving and acting upon any unresolved subscriber complaints. o SECTION 11. In consideration of the terms of this franchise, the Company agrees to pay to the County a sum of money equal to three percent (3%) of the Company's gross subscriber revenues per year derived from installation of equipment and regular subscriber services in the County. Gross subscriber revenues shall include any and all compensation or receipts derived from installation, disconnection and re-installation charges and recurring monthly service charges levied upon subscribers for receipt of broadcast signals and Federal Communications Commission mandated nonbroadcast services, but shall not include any refunds or credits made to subscribers or any taxes imposed on the services furnished by the Company. Nor shall it include revenue from ",auxiliary" services which may include, but are not limited to, advertising, leased channels, etc, SECTION 12. The Company shall use its best efforts to provide on its cable television system, to the extent that it is economically feasible, locally originated programming of special interest to the residents of the County. SECTION 13. All of the rights and privileges and all of the obligations, duties and liabilities created by this franchise shall pass to and be binding ® upon the successors of the County and the successor and assigns of the Company, and the same shall not be assigned or transferred without the written approval of the County Board of Commissioners, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that this section shall not prevent the assigrrient