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<br /> December $, 2003
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<br />RESOLUTION NO.
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<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY
<br />ANTENNA TELEVISION FRANCHISE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 84-039 FROM TCA CABLE PARTNERS II TO COX
<br />SOUTHWEST HOLDINGS, L.P., A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
<br />COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
<br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
<br />EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 1 lth day of June,
<br />1984, in Ordinance No. 84-039, grant a franchise to McCaw Midwest Communications, Inc.; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, thereafter, McCaw Midwest Communications, Inc. was succeeded by McCaw
<br />South Central Communications, Inc.; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, thereafter, McCaw South Central Communications, Inc. was succeeded by
<br />Cooke Cablevision, Inc.; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, thereafter, Cooke Cablevision, Inc. was succeeded by Texas Community
<br />Antennas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TCA Cable TV, Inc., a Texas corporation; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, thereafter, Texas Community Antennas, Inc. was succeeded by TCA Cable
<br />Partners II, a new general partnership, which said transfer of assets was consented to by the City
<br />Council of the City of Paris on the 9th day of March, 1998, in Resolution No. 98-035; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 16(b) of Ordinance No. 84-039, TCA Cable Partners II,
<br />the present holder of the community antenna television franchise rights through the City of Paris, has
<br />applied for consent to the transfer of its assets from TCA Cable Partners I! to Cox Southwest
<br />Holdings, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Communications, Inc.; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, said franchise is presently in full force and effect and TCA Cable Partners II is
<br />in compliance with, and not in default of, the terms and conditions of said franchise; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, it appears to the City of Paris that Cox Southwest Holdings, L.P. is qualified
<br />to own and operate the community antenna television franchise rights within the corporate limits of
<br />the City of Paris, and it is deemed appropriate that consent for such transfer be granted; and,
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