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Mark MeyerMeyerhoferhofer Senior Director Charter Government AffairsAffairs COMMUNICATIONS April 2323,, 20212021 The Honorable Michelle L.L. Phillips, Secretary NYS Public Public Service Service CommissionCommission Three Empire State Plaza Albany, NYNY 1222312223-1350-1350 RE: Franchise Renewal —– Spectrum Spectrum Northeast, Northeast, LLC, locally locally known known as as Charter Charter Com Communicationsmunications andand thethe Town of West Seneca,Seneca, NYNY Dear Secretary Phillips: We are herewith filingfiling via email,email, the following: 1. RR-2-2 ApplicationApplication forfor FranchiseFranchise Renewal, Renewal, channel channel lineuplineup andand ratesrates 2. Municipal ResolutionResolution grantinggranting renewarenewall dateddated February 88,, 20212021 3. Fully executed executed copy of Franchise RenRenewalewal AgreementAgreement dateddated March 26,26, 20212021 4. Published legallegal noticesnotices We hereby request approvalapproval by the Commission of this application pursuantpursuant toto sectionsection 222 of the PublicPublic Service Law. If youyou havehave anyany question questions,s, pleaseplease feelfeel frfreeee to contact me at 716-686-4446716-686-4446 oror viavia email at [email protected]. Sincerely, Mark MeyerhoferMeyerhofer Senior Director, Government AffairsAffairs Charter CommunicationsCommunications 355 CHICAGOCHICAGO STREET,STREET, BUFFALO, BUFFALO, NY NY 14240 14240 O:0: 716-686-4446716-686-4446 [email protected]@charter.com STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In the matter of application of SPECTRUM NORTHEASTNORTHEAST,, LLCLLC,, an indirect subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc., locally known as Charter Communications for renewal of its Certificate of Confirmation and Cable Television Franchise in ththee TOWN OF WEST SENECA,SENECA, CountyCounty of Erie,Erie, New YorkYork.. 1. The exact legal name ofof thethe applicantapplicant isis SpectrumSpectrum Northeast,Northeast, LLC 2. The applicant does business under the name Charter CommunicationsCommunications,, Inc. 3. Applicant'sApplicant’s addressaddress andand telephone number: Charter Communications 355 Chicago Street Buffalo, NYNY 14204 (716) 686-4446686-4446 4.&5. TheThe applicant applicant serves serves the the following following municipalities municipalities from from the the same same headend headend oror fromfrom aa differentdifferent headendheadend in the same or adjacent counties; the number of video subscribers in eeachach ofof the communities as of December,December, 2020 are:are: Municipality Subscribers Municipality Subscribers Amherst, Town 19,204 Lancaster, Village 2,376 Angola, Village 452 Lewiston, Town 3,046 Arcade, Town 181 Lewiston, Village 925 Arcade, Village 478 Lockport, City 4,839 Aurora, Town 206 Lockport, Town 4,959 Barker, Village 90 Machias, Town 489 Blasdell, Village 347 Newfane, Town 1,984 Boston, Town 1,763 Niagara Falls, City 10,945 Brant, Town 230 Niagara, Town 1,839 Cambria, Town 996 North Collins, Town 322 Cheektowaga, Town 18,290 North Collins, Village 353 Clarence, Town 8,025 North Tonawanda, City 6,894 Colden, Town 622 Orchard Park, Town 3,570 Collins, Town 513 Orchard Park, Village 717 Concord, Town 571 Pendleton, Town 1,413 Dayton, Town - Perrysburg, Town 204 Delevan, Village 236 Persia, Town 46 Depew, Village 3,682 Porter, Town 993 East Aurora, Village 1,621 Sardinia, Town 330 Eden, Town 1,734 Sloan, Village 745 Elma, Town 3,389 Somerset, Town 242 Evans, Town 3,342 Springville, Village 1,222 Farnham, Village 81 Tonawanda, City 3,149 Freedom, Town 137 Tonawanda, Town 8,531 Gowanda, Village (Catt) 455 Wales, Town 659 Gowanda, Village (Erie) 275 West Seneca, Town 6,469 Grand IslandIsland,, Town 5,012 Wheatfield, Town 4,636 Hamburg, Town 5,980 Williamsville, Village 1,433 Hamburg, Village 968 Wilson, Town 891 Holland, Town 675 Wilson, Village 290 Kenmore, Village 1,582 Yorkshire, Town 364 Lackawanna, City 2,482 Youngstown, Village 534 Lancaster, Town 7,000 6. The following signalsignalss are regularly carried by the WWNYNY cable system: (see(see attached channel/rate card).card). 7. The applicant does provide channel capacity forfor locallocal origination.origination. DuringDuring the past twelve months, the applicant has provided approximately 1,200 hours of locally originated programming of all types including PEG access. 8. The current monthly rates for service in the Town of West Seneca system are: (see(see attached).attached). 9. During the past 12 months, the applicant has placed the following miles of new cable television plant in operation In the following municipalities: Municipality Plant Miles Municipality Plant Miles Amherst, Town 10.5 Lancaster, Village 1.8 Angola, Village 0.0 Lewiston, Town 2.6 Arcade, Town 0.4 Lewiston, Village 0.2 Arcade, Village 0.4 Lockport, City 2.0 Aurora, Town 5.1 Lockport, Town 3.9 Barker, Village 0.0 Machias, Town 0.5 Blasdell, Village 0.3 Newfane, Town 1.7 Boston, Town 2.0 Niagara Falls, City 4.2 Brant, Town 0.4 Niagara, Town 2.9 Cambria, Town 2.0 North Collins, Town 1.5 Cheektowaga, Town 7.9 North Collins, Village 0.0 Clarence, Town 6.5 North Tonawanda, City 1.9 Colden, Town 0.8 Orchard, Park, Town 3.4 Collins, Town 0.9 Orchard Park, Village 0.1 Concord, Town 3.4 Pendleton, Town 2.0 Dayton, Town - Perrysburg, Town 0.2 Delevan, Village 0.0 Persia, Town 0.1 Depew, Village 1.2 Porter, Town 2.0 East Aurora, Village 0.6 Sardinia, Town 2.3 Eden, Town 3.8 Sloan, Village 0.2 Elma, Town 5.4 Somerset, Town 0.2 Evans, Town 1.7 Springville, Village 2.6 Farnham, Village 0.0 Tonawanda City 0.8 Freedom, Town 1.1 Tonawanda, Town 4.3 Gowanda, Village (Catt) 0.9 (total) Wales, Town 1.4 Gowanda, Village (Erie) “66 West Seneca, Town 2.7 Grand Island, Town 3.3 Wheatfield, Town 3.7 Hamburg, Town 4.0 Williamsville, VilVillagelage 0.7 Hamburg, Village 0.1 Wilson, Town 0.4 Holland, Town 2.6 Wilson, Village 0.1 Kenmore, Village 0.1 Yorkshire, Town 0.3 Lackawanna, City 0.9 Youngstown, Village 0.0 Lancaster, Town 5.6 10. The company has previously submitted to the New York State Public Service Commission its technical plan to rebuild the system to 750 MHZ which was completed by the end of 20002000.. 11. (A) The applicant has previously filed with the New York State Public Service Commission its current Statement of Assessment pursuant to Section 817 of the Executive Law. (B) The applicant previously filed with the New York State Public Service Commission its current Annual Financial Report. 12. State and describe below any significant achievements and/or improvements that took place with respect to System operation during the past twelve months. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. No event or change has occurred during the past twelve months which has had, or could have a significant Impact upon applicant’sapplicant's abilityability toto provideprovide cable televisiontelevision services. WHEREFORE, the applicant, Charter Communications, requests that the New York State Public Service Commission Grant this application and approve renewal of the Town of West Seneca Certificate of ConConfirmationfirmation and Franchise Renewal. Dated: April April 23, 23, 20212021 By: Mark Meyerhofer Senior Director, Government Affairs SPECTRUM HDHD CHANNELCHANNEL LINEUP° Spectrum► WNY Suburban I| January January 20212021 TVTV PACKAGES 481 QVC2 379 PAC-12PAC-12 Oregon 482 482 Shop ZealZeal 11 380 PAC-12PAC-12 MountainMountain PREMIUM MOVIE SPECTRUMSPECTRUM BASIC 484 HSN2 381 PAC-12PAC-12 Bay Area CHANNELS 485 Shop Zeal 3 382 BTNBTN ESPN College Extra (Includes(Includes DigitalDigital MusicMusic channelschannels 486 Shop Zeal 4 392-399 ESPN College Extra Cinemax and the following services)services) 488 Shop Zeal 5 402 MAVTVMAVTV 489 LOVE 413 TVG 531 CinemaxCinemax - E 11 SpectrumSpectrum News -- BuffaloBuffalo 532 MoreMAXMoreMAX - E 2 WGRZ-NBCWGRZ - NBC 490 GEM ShoppingShopping Network 417 BeINBeIN SPORTSSPORTS 492 Liquidation Channel 443 BeINBeIN SPORTS SPORTS EspanolEspañol 533 ActionMAXActionMAX - E 3 WNED-PBSWNED - PBS 534 ThrillerMAXThrillerMAX - EE 4 WIVB - CBS 625 SundanceTV 468 TheThe Cowboy Cowboy Channel Channel 4 WIVB - CBS 535 OuterMAXOuterMAX - WW 5 WBBZWBBZ -- MeTVMeTV 627 IFC 620 MoviePlexMoviePlex 621 IndiePlexIndiePlex 536 CinemaxCinemáx - E 6 WUTV-FOXWUTV - FOX 537 55 StarMAXStarMAX - E 7 WKBW-ABCWKBW - ABC SPECTRUM TV SILVER 622 RetroRetroPlex Plex 623 FLIXFLIX - E 538 MovieMAXMovieMAX - E 8 WNYOWNYO -- MyTV (Includes SpectrumSpectrum TVTV Select 11 WNLO - The CW 640 HDNetHDNet Movies 11 WNLO - The CW and the following channels)channels) EPIX 12 WNYBWNYB -- TCTTCT 899 Tr3sTr3s 595 EPIXEPIX 18 WPXJWPXJ - ION 1554 Willow TVTV Digi Tier 1 597 EPIXEPIX 2 - W 58 C-SPANC-SPAN 21 Fuse TMC 598 EPIXEPIX HITS 73 C-SPAN2C-SPAN2 21 Fuse 22 ESPNEWS 599 EPIXEPIX Drive-InDrive-In 75 C-SPAN3C-SPAN3 22 ESPNEWS 571 TMCTMC - E 56 TCM 83 NYNY State State Legislature 56 TCM 572 TMCTMC XTRA - E 69 Golf Channel 159 QVCQVC 69 Golf Channel 77 Cooking Channel STARZ 176 HSNHSN 77 Cooking Channel 92 Disney XD 188 JewelryJewelry TV 92 Disney XD 581 StarzStarz - E Disney Junior 194 SHOPHQSHOPHQ 93 Disney Junior 582 StarzStarz EdgeEdge - E 94 Nick Jr. 1218 1218 WPXJ - IND 94 Nick Jr. 583 StarzStarz inin BlackBlack - E 96 NFL Network 1238 1238 CBLT - CBC 96 NFL Network 584 StarzStarz Kids Kids && Family - E 1240 1240 WKBW - Laff 97 AXSAXS TV 585 StarzStarz CinemaCinema - EE 98 BBC World News 1241 1241 WKBW - Court TVTV MysteryMystery 98 BBC World News 586 StarzStarz ComedyComedy - E 124 UP 1245 1245 WGRZ -