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receiving signals from all operational communications satellites
that generally carry programs available to cable systems;
provides compatibility for various interactive residential
services such as security alarm monitoring, home shopping, video
games, and one-way or interactive education; and provides certain
specified cablecasting facilities for use by the City of Livonia
and its residents. The equipment for the cablecasting facilities
is required to be "as indicated in * * * [MetroVision’s]
franchise application" although "[e]quivalent or superior items
may be provided, with Grantor concurrence." Exhibit C requires
MetroVision to broadcast certain television signals, including
10 Detroit area television broadcast stations, 3 distant
television broadcast stations (WGN (Chicago), WOR (New York), and
WTBS (Atlanta)), 5 other specified stations, 20 video programming
services distributed by communications satellite (e.g., CNN,
ESPN, C-Span, The Weather Channel), 10 alphanumeric programming
services (e.g., AP News cable, Dow-Jones News Service), 12 local
channels for community and governmental use, 2 local origination
programming services, and certain pay TV services (Bravo and Home
Theater Network).
The MetroVision application also contains schedules listing
(1) the types of equipment (often by manufacturer and anticipated
unit cost) that would be needed, (2) the technical standards for
the equipment, both in terms of the Federal Communications
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