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The law authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to amend four cable franchise agreements operated by Comcast subsidiaries. The amendments set terms for public, educational, and government access channels and provide financial, technical, and equipment support for public access television, including funding for the City’s government access facilities and a one-time grant to the Philadelphia School District.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into the amendment of four cable television franchises operated by subsidiaries of Comcast Corporation in order to modify certain of the terms and conditions governing the franchisees' provision of channels, financial support, and other support for public access television programming in the City of Philadelphia, including amendment of Franchise Renewal Agreements of Comcast of Philadelphia, Inc. for Franchise Areas I, III and IV, and of Comcast of Philadelphia, LLC for Franchise Area II, all under certain terms and conditions.