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I I I 10. Preferential or Discriminatory Practices Prohibited (1) The Company shall not, as to rates, charges, service facilities, rules, regulations or in other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any person nor subject any person to any prejudice or disadvantage, provided that nothing in this contract shall be deemed to prohibit th~establishment of a graduated scale of charges and classified rate schedules to which any customer coming within such classification would be entitled. (2) The City Council reserves the right to regulate, by ordinance, all Company charges for service, deposits, re-connects or any other fee charged by the Company. 11. Extension Policy The Company shall, where necessary to supply any person who will contract with it for its service time and who may make written demand therefor, extend any of its existing cables a distance of not to exceed one hundred and fifty (150) feet per customer at no charge but the monthly rate and published installa- tion fee. The Company's policy for extensions of service over 150 feet shall be submitted to the City for approval. 12. Approval of Transfer The written approval by ordinance of the Council shall be secured by Company before it may transfer or assign the franchise hereby granted, or any of the rights or privileges included within such franchise, or any significant portion of its plant or system. Any successor or assignee of Company shall be bound by all the duties, obligations, and conditions expressed herein and Council's consideration of such transfer or assignment will be discussed only upon the filing with the City Secretary of an instrument duly executed by the assignee agreeing to be so bound. 13. Payment of Gross Receipt Taxes to City Within thirty (30) days following the close of each contract year, Company shall pay to the City a sum equal to four percent (4%) of the gross amount taken in and received by said Company from its monthly service revenue during such contract year, or a cash sum of Two Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), whichever is greater. 14. Records and Reports The City shall have at all reasonable hours access to all of Company's plans or contracts; to engineering, accounting, financial, or statistical data; to customer and service records relating to the operations and property of Company; and to all records other- wise required by any proper authority. The following records and reports shall be filed with the City Secretary and. in the local office of the Company: . (1) Company Rules and Regulations. Copies of such rules, regulations, terms, and conditions adopted by the Company for the conduct of its business.