O-33-99 04/12/1999VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO. 0 '3 3 /6)
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, ILLINOIS
CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF THE
CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISEE FROM
MEDIA ONE OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC., TO TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC.
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This 12th day of April , 1999.
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and
DuPage, Illinois this 12th
day of April , 1999
ORDINANCE NO. " fiq
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, ILLINOIS
CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF THE CABLE
TELEVISION FRANCHISEE FROM MEDIAONE OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS INC., TO TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC.
WHEREAS, MediaOne of Northern Illinois (the "Franchisee ") is the holder of a
franchise (the "Franchise ") to provide cable television service in the Village of Lemont (the
"Municipality ") pursuant to a franchise agreement between the Municipality and the Franchisee,
dated June 22, 1998 (together with any amendments, the "Franchise Agreement ") and the
Municipality's Ordinance No. 0 -55 -98 (the "Cable Ordinance "). The Franchise Agreement and
the Cable Ordinance are collectively referred to as the "Franchise Documents "; and
WHEREAS, the Franchisee and TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC. ( "TCI ") and
together with Franchisee ( "Transfer Parties ") jointly submitted to the Municipality their
application on Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC ") Form 394, (the "Application "),
requesting that the Municipality approve the transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to TCI
as more fully described therein (the "Transfer ").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the information requests of the Municipality, the Transfer
Parties supplemented the Application with additional documents and information; and
WHEREAS, the Transfer Parties have made various representations in the Application
and supplemental information thereto including that the Transfer, which will result in the transfer
of the Franchise from the Franchisee to TCI or to an Affiliate ( "Affiliate" is an entity which is
a cable operator and which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Tele- Communications, Inc. and of
AT &T) is not expected to result in an increase in cable television service rates or reduce the
quality of cable television customer service or the quality of cable television service in the
Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality, and the Transfer Parties have negotiated an agreement
regarding certain conditions of this consent (the "Transfer Agreement "), a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit A and is incorporated by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, in reliance upon the representations and information submitted in
the Application and supplemental information thereto and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Transfer Agreement, hereby consents to the Transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to
TCI as described in the Application and supplemental information thereto provided however, that
TCI shall notify the Municipality in advance of the closing of the Transfer if MediaOne will transfer
the Franchise to a TCI Affiliate instead of TCI; and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipality's consent is subject to the Transfer
Parties executing and delivering to the Municipality by no later than 60 days after closing a
Transfer Agreement in the form of the attached Exhibit A. If the Transfer Parties fail to do so,
the Municipality's consent to the Transfer shall be null and void and the Application shall be
denied; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, by this consent, the Municipality does not agree to
any renewal or extension of the Franchise. Any pending or future renewal or extension of the
Franchise shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local laws, the Franchise Documents,
and the Transfer Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village President is hereby authorized and directed
to execute and deliver the Transfer Agreement in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
on this Ja.* day of C Q , 1999.
Barbara Buschman
Keith Latz
Connie Markiewicz
Richard Rimbo
Ralph Schobert
Mary Studebaker
Approved by me this / a- day of
Att
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
t
ENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
, 1999.
CHARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
pproved s to Form:
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Village Attorney
Date: 70 1
A. KWASNESKI, Village President
Exhibit A
TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Agreement among the Village of Lemont, Illinois (the "Municipality "), TCI TKR of South
Dade, Inc. ( "TCI ") and MediaOne of Northern Illinois, Inc (the "Franchisee ")
Recitals
A. The Franchisee is the holder of a franchise to provide cable service in the
Municipality (the "Franchise "), subject to the provisions of a franchise agreement between the
Municipality and the Franchisee dated June 22, 1998, (together with any amendments, the
"Franchise Agreement ") and subject to Ordinance No. 0 -55 -98 of the Municipality (the "Cable
Ordinance "). The Franchise Agreement and the Cable Ordinance are collectively referred to as the
"Franchise Documents."
B. The Franchisee and TCI jointly submitted to the Municipality their application on
Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC ") Form 394, (the "Application ") requesting that the
Municipality approve the transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to TCI (the "Transfer "). The
Franchisee and TCI (collectively, the "Transfer Parties ") desire that the Municipality grant that
approval.
C. Pursuant to the request of the Municipality, the Transfer Parties have provided
supplemental information in support of the Application, including representations that the Transfer
is not expected to have any effect on cable television service, rates or reduce the quality of customer
service or cable service in the Municipality.
D. Pursuant to the proposed Transfer as described in the Application and the
supplemental information thereto, TCI will become the holder of the Franchise after the closing of
the Transfer transaction.
E. The Municipality has enacted or will enact a Resolution granting its approval of the
Transfer of Control subject to the condition, inter alia, that the parties enter into this Transfer
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipality and the Transfer Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS.
1.1 Part of Agreement. The above Recitals are incorporated into and constitute a part of
this Transfer Agreement.
ARTICLE II. ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE OBLIGATIONS.
2.1 Acceptance. TCI hereby accepts, acknowledges, and agrees to be bound by all of the
lawful commitments, duties and obligations, present, continuing and future, of the Franchisee set out
in the Franchise Documents.
2.2 Compliance with Franchise. TCI agrees to fully comply with all lawful terms and
conditions set out in the Franchise Documents.
ARTICLE III. TRANSFER PARTIES' REPRESENTATIONS.
3.1 a .•' t' .• - li, ., - '.r- ' ■-• - -I • .l . The Transfer Parties
acknowledge and agree that the Municipality's consent to the Transfer and the resulting transfer of
the Franchise is made in reliance on the written representations, documents, and information
provided by the Transfer Parties in connection with the Application.
3.2 Consent to Transfer Limited to No Material Change. The Transfer Parties
acknowledge and agree that: (i) the Municipality's consent to the Transfer is conditioned upon there
being no material change adverse to the Municipality in the structure of the Transfer of the Franchise
from its description as set forth in the Application and supplemental materials provided by the
Transfer Parties in connection with the Application; and (ii) any such change shall make the
Municipality's consent to the Transfer of Control null and void, and the request for consent to the
Transfer of Control shall be deemed to have been timely denied.
ARTICLE IV. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE TRANSFER PARTIES.
4.1 Compliance With Franchise. Each of the Transfer Parties agrees that it will not take
any action that would be, or would cause, a violation of any lawful provision of this Transfer
Agreement or the Franchise Documents.
4.2 No Waiver By its consent to the Transfer and execution of this Transfer Agreement,
the Municipality waives none of its rights or prospective rights with respect to TCI's compliance
with the lawful terms, conditions, requirements and obligations set forth in the Franchise Documents,
including without limitation:
(a) TCI's Compliance. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree that the
Municipality shall have the right to compel TCI to comply with all lawful provisions of the
Franchise Documents.
(b) Renewal of Franchise. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree that the
Municipality has made no agreement that the Franchise will be renewed or extended; any renewal
or extension of the Franchise shall be subject to the review and approval of the Municipality in
accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, the Franchise Documents, and the Transfer
Agreement.
(c) Qualifications. The Municipality's consent to the Transfer is made without
prejudice to, or waiver of, any right of the Municipality to fully investigate and consider TCI's
financial, technical and legal qualifications and any other lawful considerations during any pending
or future franchise renewal or transfer process.
(d) Future Transfers /Assignments. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree
that, by its consent, the Municipality does not approve of or consent to: (1) any other transfer of
control of the Franchisee, (2) any pending or future transfer of the Franchise, or (3) any pending or
future assignment or delegation of any of the Franchisee's rights or duties under the Franchise which
would be subject to the consent of the Municipality pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local law,
including the Franchise Documents.
(e) Past Defaults. The Transfer Parties shall not contend that the Municipality
is barred, by reason of its consent to the Transfer, from considering or raising any lawful claim based
on the Franchisee's past or present failure to comply with any term or condition of the Franchise
Documents or any other agreements between the Franchisee and the Municipality or any of its
departments or applicable law, including, without limitation: any unpaid franchise fees due the
Municipality from the Franchisee, any unpaid support for public, educational, or governmental
access channels, any known and unresolved consumer complaints, any construction, security or
facility requirements of the Franchise Documents that are unsatisfied, and any unpaid charges due
Municipality or any of its departments, subject to applicable law.
(f) Franchisee's Compliance. The Municipality's consent to the Transfer shall
in no way be deemed a representation by the Municipality that the Franchisee is in compliance with
all of its obligations under the Franchise Documents or any other agreements between the Franchisee
and the Municipality or any departments thereof.
4.3 Obligations are not Franchise Fees. The Transfer Parties agree: (i) any payments
made by any of the Transfer Parties to reimburse the Municipality for its costs of considering the
Application do not constitute franchise fees subject to the federal franchise fee limitation; and (ii)
not to raise any claim or defense to the contrary in any proceeding or forum.
4.4 Sunset. In the event the Transfer does not close, or closes on terms that are in any
material respect adverse to the Municipality from the terms disclosed to the Municipality in the
Application or the supplemental information and materials supplied in response to the Municipality's
request for additional information, then any Municipality approval of the Transfer of Control shall
be deemed revoked, and the request for consent to the Transfer shall be deemed to have been timely
denied.
ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 Binding Agreement. This Transfer Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
5.2 Survival of Warranties avid Representations. The warranties and representations of
the Transfer Parties and their indemnification obligations contained in this Transfer Agreement shall
survive the closing of the Transfer transaction.
5.3 Assignment. The rights and obligations of any party under this Transfer Agreement
may not be assigned or delegated without the prior written approval of the other parties, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld and if such consent is required by the Franchise Documents.
5.4 Waiver No waiver of any provision of this Transfer Agreement shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any other provision of this Transfer Agreement nor shall any waiver be deemed to be
a continuing waiver except as otherwise expressly stated in writing by the waiving party.
5.5 Severability. If any provision of this Transfer Agreement shall be held to be
unenforceable, the Transfer Agreement shall be construed with the unenforceable provision deleted,
and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
5.6 Governing Law This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws
(without reference to conflict of laws) of the State of Illinois.
5.7 Drafting This Transfer Agreement is a product of common negotiation among the
parties and shall not be construed against any party on grounds relating to drafting, revision, review
or recommendation by any agent or representative of such party.
5.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence to this Transfer Agreement.
5.9 Authority. Each signatory to this Transfer Agreement represents that he or she has
the authority to enter into this Transfer Agreement.
5.10 Effective Date. This Transfer Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts
no later than 60 days after the closing of the Transfer transaction and shall be deemed effective as
of the closing of the Transfer transaction. Each counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all
separate counterparts shall constitute the same agreement. In making proof of this Transfer
Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart.
Date: q--/a-19
Date:
Date: 61/20)-(7,
MediaOne of _,orthern Illin Inc.
TCI TKR of South Dade, Inc.
By:
Its
VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, ILLINOIS
CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF THE
CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISEE FROM
MEDIA ONE OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC., TO TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC.
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This 12th day of April , 1999.
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and
DuPage, Illinois this 12th
day of April , 1999
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, ILLINOIS
CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF THE CABLE
TELEVISION FRANCHISEE FROM MEDIAONE OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS INC., TO TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC.
WHEREAS, MediaOne of Northern Illinois (the "Franchisee ") is the holder of a
franchise (the "Franchise ") to provide cable television service in the Village of Lemont (the
"Municipality ") pursuant to a franchise agreement between the Municipality and the Franchisee,
dated June 22, 1998 (together with any amendments, the "Franchise Agreement ") and the
Municipality's Ordinance No. 0 -55 -98 (the "Cable Ordinance "). The Franchise Agreement and
the Cable Ordinance are collectively referred to as the "Franchise Documents "; and
WHEREAS, the Franchisee and TCI TKR OF SOUTH DADE, INC. ( "TCI ") and
together with Franchisee ( "Transfer Parties ") jointly submitted to the Municipality their
application on Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC ") Form 394, (the "Application"),
requesting that the Municipality approve the transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to TCI
as more fully described therein (the "Transfer ").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the information requests of the Municipality, the Transfer
Parties supplemented the Application with additional documents and information; and
WHEREAS, the Transfer Parties have made various representations in the Application
and supplemental information thereto including that the Transfer, which will result in the transfer
of the Franchise from the Franchisee to TCI or to an Affiliate ( "Affiliate" is an entity which is
a cable operator and which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Tele- Communications, Inc. and of
AT &T) is not expected to result in an increase in cable television service rates or reduce the
quality of cable television customer service or the quality of cable television service in the
Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality, and the Transfer Parties have negotiated an agreement
regarding certain conditions of this consent (the "Transfer Agreement "), a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit A and is incorporated by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, in reliance upon the representations and information submitted in
the Application and supplemental information thereto and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Transfer Agreement, hereby consents to the Transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to
TCI as described in the Application and supplemental information thereto provided however, that
TCI shall notify the Municipality in advance of the closing of the Transfer if MediaOne will transfer
the Franchise to a TCI Affiliate instead of TCI; and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipality's consent is subject to the Transfer
Parties executing and delivering to the Municipality by no later than 60 days after closing a
Transfer Agreement in the form of the attached Exhibit A. If the Transfer Parties fail to do so,
the Municipality's consent to the Transfer shall be null and void and the Application shall be
denied; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, by this consent, the Municipality does not agree to
any renewal or extension of the Franchise. Any pending or future renewal or extension of the
Franchise shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local laws, the Franchise Documents,
and the Transfer Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village President is hereby authorized and directed
to execute and deliver the Transfer Agreement in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLA E OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
on this /'a day of 2 , 1999.
Barbara Buschman
Keith Latz
Connie Markiewicz
Richard Rimbo
Ralph Schobert
Mary Studebaker
Approved by me this
Att
day of
NAYS PASSED ABSENT
CH ENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
A /- , 1999.
Pr
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P A. KWASNESKI, Village President
NE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
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` illage Attorney
Date: (�
Exhibit A
TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Agreement among the Village of Lemont, Illinois (the "Municipality "), TCI TKR of South
Dade, Inc. ( "TCI ") and MediaOne of Northern Illinois, Inc (the "Franchisee ")
Recitals
A. The Franchisee is the holder of a franchise to provide cable service in the
Municipality (the "Franchise "), subject to the provisions of a franchise agreement between the
Municipality and the Franchisee dated June 22, 1998, (together with any amendments, the
"Franchise Agreement") and subject to Ordinance No. 0 -55 -98 of the Municipality (the "Cable
Ordinance "). The Franchise Agreement and the Cable Ordinance are collectively referred to as the
"Franchise Documents."
B. The Franchisee and TCI jointly submitted to the Municipality their application on
Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC ") Form 394, (the "Application ") requesting that the
Municipality approve the transfer of the Franchise from Franchisee to TCI (the "Transfer "). The
Franchisee and TCI (collectively, the "Transfer Parties ") desire that the Municipality grant that
approval.
C. Pursuant to the request of the Municipality, the Transfer Parties have provided
supplemental information in support of the Application, including representations that the Transfer
is not expected to have any effect on cable television service, rates or reduce the quality of customer
service or cable service in the Municipality.
D. Pursuant to the proposed Transfer as described in the Application and the
supplemental information thereto, TCI will become the holder of the Franchise after the closing of
the Transfer transaction.
E. The Municipality has enacted or will enact a Resolution granting its approval of the
Transfer of Control subject to the condition, inter alia, that the parties enter into this Transfer
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipality and the Transfer Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS.
1.1 Part of Agreement. The above Recitals are incorporated into and constitute a part of
this Transfer Agreement.
ARTICLE II. ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE OBLIGATIONS.
2.1 Acceptance. TCI hereby accepts, acknowledges, and agrees to be bound by all of the
lawful commitments, duties and obligations, present, continuing and future, of the Franchisee set out
in the Franchise Documents.
2.2 Compliance with Franchise. TCI agrees to fully comply with all lawful terms and
conditions set out in the Franchise Documents.
ARTICLE III. TRANSFER PARTIES' REPRESENTATIONS.
3.1 Municipality's Reliance On Transfer Parties' Representations. The Transfer Parties
acknowledge and agree that the Municipality's consent to the Transfer and the resulting transfer of
the Franchise is made in reliance on the written representations, documents, and information
provided by the Transfer Parties in connection with the Application.
3.2 Consent to Transfer Limited to No Material Change. The Transfer Parties
acknowledge and agree that: (i) the Municipality's consent to the Transfer is conditioned upon there
being no material change adverse to the Municipality in the structure of the Transfer of the Franchise
from its description as set forth in the Application and supplemental materials provided by the
Transfer Parties in connection with the Application; and (ii) any such change shall make the
Municipality's consent to the Transfer of Control null and void, and the request for consent to the
Transfer of Control shall be deemed to have been timely denied.
ARTICLE IV. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE TRANSFER PARTIES.
4.1 Compliance With Franchise. Each of the Transfer Parties agrees that it will not take
any action that would be, or would cause, a violation of any lawful provision of this Transfer
Agreement or the Franchise Documents.
4.2 No Waiver. By its consent to the Transfer and execution of this Transfer Agreement,
the Municipality waives none of its rights or prospective rights with respect to TCI's compliance
with the lawful terms, conditions, requirements and obligations set forth in the Franchise Documents,
including without limitation:
(a) TCI's Compliance. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree that the
Municipality shall have the right to compel TCI to comply with all lawful provisions of the
Franchise Documents.
(b) Renewal of Franchise. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree that the
Municipality has made no agreement that the Franchise will be renewed or extended; any renewal
or extension of the Franchise shall be subject to the review and approval of the Municipality in
accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, the Franchise Documents, and the Transfer
Agreement.
(c) Qualifications. The Municipality's consent to the Transfer is made without
prejudice to, or waiver of, any right of the Municipality to fully investigate and consider TCI's
financial, technical and legal qualifications and any other lawful considerations during any pending
or future franchise renewal or transfer process.
(d) Future Transfers /Assignments. The Transfer Parties acknowledge and agree
that, by its consent, the Municipality does not approve of or consent to: (1) any other transfer of
control of the Franchisee, (2) any pending or future transfer of the Franchise, or (3) any pending or
future assignment or delegation of any of the Franchisee's rights or duties under the Franchise which
would be subject to the consent of the Municipality pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local law,
including the Franchise Documents.
(e) Past Defaults. The Transfer Parties shall not contend that the Municipality
is barred, by reason of its consent to the Transfer, from considering or raising any lawful claim based
on the Franchisee's past or present failure to comply with any term or condition of the Franchise
Documents or any other agreements between the Franchisee and the Municipality or any of its
departments or applicable law, including, without limitation: any unpaid franchise fees due the
Municipality from the Franchisee, any unpaid support for public, educational, or governmental
access channels, any known and unresolved consumer complaints, any construction, security or
facility requirements of the Franchise Documents that are unsatisfied, and any unpaid charges due
Municipality or any of its departments, subject to applicable law.
(f) Franchisee's Compliance. The Municipality's consent to the Transfer shall
in no way be deemed a representation by the Municipality that the Franchisee is in compliance with
all of its obligations under the Franchise Documents or any other agreements between the Franchisee
and the Municipality or any departments thereof.
4.3 Obligations are not Franchise Fees. The Transfer Parties agree: (i) any payments
made by any of the Transfer Parties to reimburse the Municipality for its costs of considering the
Application do not constitute franchise fees subject to the federal franchise fee limitation; and (ii)
not to raise any claim or defense to the contrary in any proceeding or forum.
4.4 Sunset. In the event the Transfer does not close, or closes on terms that are in any
material respect adverse to the Municipality from the terms disclosed to the Municipality in the
Application or the supplemental information and materials supplied in response to the Municipality's
request for additional information, then any Municipality approval of the Transfer of Control shall
be deemed revoked, and the request for consent to the Transfer shall be deemed to have been timely
denied.
ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 Binding Agreement This Transfer Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
5.2 Survival of Warranties and Representations. The warranties and representations of
the Transfer Parties and their indemnification obligations contained in this Transfer Agreement shall
survive the closing of the Transfer transaction.
5.3 Assignment. The rights and obligations of any party under this Transfer Agreement
may not be assigned or delegated without the prior written approval of the other parties, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld and if such consent is required by the Franchise Documents.
5.4 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Transfer Agreement shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any other provision of this Transfer Agreement nor shall any waiver be deemed to be
a continuing waiver except as otherwise expressly stated in writing by the waiving party.
5.5 Severability. If any provision of this Transfer Agreement shall be held to be
unenforceable, the Transfer Agreement shall be construed with the unenforceable provision deleted,
and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
5.6 Governing Law. This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws
(without reference to conflict of laws) of the State of Illinois.
5.7 Drafting. This Transfer Agreement is a product of common negotiation among the
parties and shall not be construed against any party on grounds relating to drafting, revision, review
or recommendation by any agent or representative of such party.
5.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence to this Transfer Agreement.
5.9 Authority. Each signatory to this Transfer Agreement represents that he or she has
the authority to enter into this Transfer Agreement.
5.10 Effective Date. This Transfer Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts
no later than 60 days after the closing of the Transfer transaction and shall be deemed effective as
of the closing of the Transfer transaction. Each counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all
separate counterparts shall constitute the same agreement. In making proof of this Transfer
Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart.
Date:
Date:
MediaOne of Northern Illinois, Inc.
By:
Its
Date: TCI TKR of South Dade, Inc.
By:
Its