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21 <br /> WHEREAS, on or about February 10, 2000, TWI, as <br /> transferor, and AOL-TW, as transferee, filed an FCC Form <br /> 394 seeking the consent of the Franchising Authority to <br /> Transaction No-. 2; and <br /> WHEREAS, on or about February . 18, 2000, Media One, <br /> transferor, and AT&T, transferee, filed a Form 394 with the <br /> Franchising Authority seeking consent to Transaction No. 1; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Franchising Authority has conducted a <br /> thorough review of the legal, technical and financial <br /> qualifications of the applicants and the transferees to own <br /> and operate -the cable system; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Franchising Authority has received and <br /> reviewed the report- of its cable television consultant <br /> concerning the legal, technical and financial <br /> qualifications of the transferees and provided an <br /> opportunity for public comments; and <br /> WHEREAS, AT&T and TWI are the two largest cable <br /> television operators in the United States and AOL is the <br /> largest and most dominant provider of internet services; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Franchising Authority is concerned that <br /> cable television operators through the use of their <br /> broadband platforms offer a technically superior method of <br /> : providing internet services to customers and therefore, <br /> there is a substantial risk that Transaction Nos. 1 and. 2 <br /> may have an anti-competitive impact on the provision of <br /> internet services and cable programming to the public; and <br /> WHEREAS, following further review and an <br /> investigation, the Franchising Authority has concluded that <br /> the transferees have established that they meet the <br /> technical, legal and financial criteria to operate the <br /> cable system and have satisfied all criteria set forth in <br /> and/or under all applicable or required local government <br /> and federal documents, laws, rules and regulations, <br /> including FCC Form 394 and contingent upon applicants <br /> meeting all of the requirements set forth below; <br /> NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in consideration of <br /> the foregoing and the promises set forth herein, the <br /> 2 <br />