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16 <br />4. AOL Time Warner will not place any fixed limit on the number of ISPs with which it <br />will enter into commercial arrangements to provide broadband service to consumers. <br />AOL Time Warner will provide, its consumers with a broad choice among ISPs, <br />consistent with providing a quality consumer experience and any technological <br />limitations in providing multiple ISPs on its broadband cable systems. <br />. 5. The terms of the commercial agreements between AOL Time Warner and ISPs wishing <br />to provide broadband service will not discriminate on the basis of whether the ISP is <br />affiliated with AOL Time Warner. Thus, while the economic arrangements reached by <br />AOL Time Warner and ISPs wishing to provide broadband service will vary depending <br />on a number of factors (such as the speed, marketing commitments, and nature and tier of <br />the service desired to be offered), AOL Time Warner will not discriminate in those <br />economic arrangements based upon whether or not the ISP is affiliated with AOL Time <br />Warner. T.n addition, AOL Time Warner will operate its broadband cable systems in a <br />manner that does not discriminate among ISP traffic based on affiliation with AOL Time <br />Warner. <br />6. AOL Time Warner will allow ISPs to provide video streaming. AOL Time Warner <br />recognizes that some consumers desire video streaming, and AOL Time Warner will not <br />block or limit it. <br />7. AOL Time Warner will allow ISPs to connect to its broadband cable systems without <br />purchasing broadband backbone transport from AOL Time Warner. <br />8. Consistent with technological capability, AOL dime Warner will offer ISPs the choice to <br />partner with it to offer broadband Internet service on a national (on all AOL Time Warner <br />cable systems), regional or local basis, in order to facilitate the ability of consumers to <br />choose among ISPs of different size and scope. AOL Time Warner is committed to bring <br />the benefits of the Jnternet to all Americans, and will not allow ISPs to offer "redlined" <br />service to only a portion of an AOL Time Warner cable system that is fully enabled to <br />,provide broadband service. <br />9. AOL Time Warner is also committed to allow both the cable operator and the ISP to have <br />the opportunity to have a direct relationship with the consumer. Accordingly, both the <br />cable operator and the ISP will be allowed to market and sell broadband service directly <br />to customers. When AOL Tune Warner's cable systems sell broadband Internet service to <br />a customer, they will be entirely responsible for billing and collection. When an ISP sells <br />broadband Internet service directly to a customer, it may, if it so chooses, .bill and collect <br />from the customer directly. <br />Franchise Fee U-Tax Auditing & Cable Television Administration <br />101 Pocono Lane, Cary, North Carolina 27S 13-5316 Voice # 919.467.5392 Fax # 919.460.6868 <br />