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WHEREAS, the County of Greene (County) has entered into a cable
television Franchise Agreement with Enstar Income Program 1984-1, L.P.
("Falcon"), which agreement expires on or about July 20, 1997; and

         WHEREAS, the County deems it appropriate to continue the Cable TV
Franchise Agreement with Falcon;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT THE
        CABLE TV FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND ENSTAR INCOME
          PROGRAM 1984-1, L.P. (d.b.a. Falcon) IS APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:

                               ORDINANCE NO. _____

                               FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this the 2nd day of
February 1998, by and between the County of Greene, North Carolina, hereinafter
referred to as "County" and Enstar Income Program 1984-1, L.P., hereinafter
referred to as "Falcon."

SECTION 1.   GRANT OF FRANCHISE.

         Falcon is hereby granted for itself and its successors and assignees,
         subject to the terms and conditions of this Franchise Agreement, the
         right, privilege, and authority to construct, operate, maintain, and
         reconstruct a cable communications system within the streets, alleys,
         and public ways of the County for the purpose of providing cable
         television service as defined by the N.C.G.S. 160A-319(b) and including
         such other services as Falcon may legally provide on its cable
         communications system, subject to current and future State, Federal,
         and Local Laws and other regulations and the payment of any applicable
         fees, services or other compensation directly or indirectly to the
         County. Falcon shall provide State-of-The-Art, County-wide cable
         communications system to the residents and institutions of the County
         in accordance with this Franchise Agreement and Ordinance No. 96-01,
         entitled the "County of Greene's Communications Ordinance," (the
         "Ordinance") adopted February 16, 1996, and incorporated into this
         Franchise Agreement by reference.

SECTION 2.   RIGHT OF COUNTY TO ISSUE FRANCHISE.

         Falcon acknowledges and accepts the legal right of the County to issue
this Franchise Agreement.

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SECTION 3.   EFFECTIVE DATE OF FRANCHISE AND ACCEPTANCE.

         The effective date of this Franchise Agreement shall be February 2,
         1998, subject to acceptance by Falcon which acceptance shall be
         received by the County not more than thirty (30) days after passage of
         the ordinance, which shall incorporate this Franchise Agreement and the
         Ordinance.

SECTION 4.   FRANCHISE TERM AND RENEWAL

         This Franchise Agreement shall take effect and be in full force from
         and after the final passage hereof, subject to acceptance by the
         Grantee as herein provided and the same shall continue in full force
         and effect for a period of ten (10) years. Should the Grantee want to
         renew this Agreement, the then federal, state or local rules for
         renewal will be followed.

SECTION 5.   SUPPLEMENT TO THE ORDINANCE. This Section supplements and updates
the Ordinance and takes precedence over the Ordinance:

(a)      Definitions, changed and added:

3.55 added to read: State-of-The-Art means that the Grantee shall construct,
install and maintain its system in a manner which will continue to enable it to
add new services and associated equipment as they are developed, available and
when proved economically feasible and marketable to subscribers to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Grantee.

(b)      Transfer of Ownership and Control:

Section 4.12F of the Ordinance applies to initial construction of a system and
does not apply to upgrade/rebuild of an existing system. If any transfer takes
place during upgrade/rebuild of a current system, the Transferee must agree to
complete the agreed upon upgrade/rebuild of the current system, under the terms
of the Franchise Agreement, before transfer of the Franchise Agreement will be
approved by the Grantor, unless other terms are mutually agreed upon by the
Transferee and the Grantor.

(c)      Construction and Technical Standards:

Section 7.2 B(1) of the Ordinance requires a 750 MHz system. In view of changing
technology, e.g. digital compression and future changes to compression of
signals, the requirement for a specific number of MHz's in a system is not
required. The upgrade/rebuild terms of the Franchise Agreement shall apply.

Section 7.7 of the Ordinance requires monthly written updates on construction
progress. The referenced reports apply to initial construction of a cable
system. Reports on rebuild/upgrade of a current system will be as specified in
the Franchise Agreement.

Section 7.8 E. of the Ordinance requires certain tests and independent engineer
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The intent of this requirement is that in cases where the Grantee is unwilling
or unable to resolve system-wide technical problems, then an outside consulting
engineer may be employed by the Grantee and at the Grantee's sole expense, to
solve the problem. The cost of the outside consulting engineer would be treated
as a cost of doing business under, the then, applicable FCC rules on rate
regulation.

(d)      Service Provisions:

Section 8.4 E. which requires the Grantee to provide information to the Grantor
identifying subscribers by name is deleted in its entirety. Federal Subscriber
Privacy Rules do not allow disclosure of any information concerning subscribers.

SECTION 6.   GRANT OF FRANCHISES.

(a)      The County herein grants to the Grantee a nonexclusive, revocable-for-
cause as provided herein, Franchise Agreement to construct, operate and maintain
a cable communication system within the County, said Franchise Agreement shall
constitute both a right and an obligation to provide the services of a cable
communications system, as regulated by the provisions of this agreement.

(b)      The Franchise Area shall be the entire unincorporated area of the 
County, as defined in the Ordinance.

SECTION 7.   ACCEPTANCE.

(a)      By accepting this Franchise Agreement, the Grantee agrees to be bound 
by all the terms and conditions in this Franchise Agreement and the Ordinance.
The Grantee also agrees to provide all services within the franchise area, with
the exception of experimental trials of new services on a limited basis.

(b)      By accepting this Franchise Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that it
does so relying upon its own investigation and understanding of the power and
authority of the County in connection with the system and this Franchise
Agreement and the Ordinance.

(c)      By accepting the Franchise Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that it
has not been induced to enter into this Franchise Agreement by any understanding
or promise or other statement not expressed therein, whether oral or written,
concerning any term or condition of this Franchise Agreement, regardless of
whether such statement was made by or on behalf of the County.

(d)      By accepting this Franchise Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that it
has carefully read the terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement and the
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SECTION 8.   FRANCHISE FEES.

         During the term of this Franchise Agreement, the Grantee shall pay to
the County for use of its streets, public places, and other facilities, as well
as the maintenance, improvements, and supervision thereof, an annual franchise
fee in the amount of five (5) percent, but the Greene Board of Commissioners
reserves the right to increase the annual fee up to that legally allowed by law,
upon passage of an ordinance including and stating the franchise fee rate and
upon proper notification of the Grantee. The franchise fee is stated as a
percentage of the annual Gross Subscriber Revenues received by the Grantee from
operations conducted within the County. This payment shall be in addition to any
other tax or payment owed to the County by the Grantee.

SECTION 9.   PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

         In accordance with Section 5.4 B of the Ordinance and at the five year
anniversary of this Franchise Agreement, a specific review may be scheduled, in
open Board session, to discuss the telecommunications needs of the community,
advances in technology or other mutually agreeable items which may need to be
discussed.

SECTION 10.  SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBERS AND USERS.

(a)      The Grantee shall provide, when standard installation is possible,
basic cable and cable programming service, super station package and one (1)
free outlet to each of the following public facilities: all courthouses,
libraries, police and fire stations, municipal office buildings and schools. The
Grantee shall notify the County in writing when standard installation is not
possible. No monthly service fee shall be charged for the first outlet
installed. The Grantee shall provide service to new construction hereafter for
the above public facilities, provided they are within the standard installation
perimeters. Installation costs and fees for additional outlets and equipment
shall be charged to the County at the Grantee's prevailing rates.

(b)      The Grantee shall, when technically feasible, provide and maintain, at
a minimum, at least one non-commercial community channel available on a
first-come, first-served, nondiscriminatory basis, at no cost to users.

(c)      Community Channel.

         (1)   Grantee, or its successor, shall provide a Community Channel to 
the County, consisting of Educational and Governmental Programming and Local
Origination Programming. Until such time as demand requires a separate channel
for education and a separate channel for Government, both parties to this
Franchise Agreement agree to the combination of the channels. The determination
on the need for separate channels will be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

         (2)   Falcon, will provide necessary facilities, personnel and
administrative support for operation of the Community Channel.

         (3)   Grantee to contribute necessary equipment and provide the
facilities to broadcast on the Community Channel the following: character
generated bulletin board with items of community interest as provided by the
County; pre-edited video of a community/education nature provided by the Board
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Education or their representative and the County; other items of interest as
provided by the Board of Education and the County as may be agreed upon, from
time-to-time, by Grantee and the Board of Education and the County.

         (4)   Grantee shall cooperate with the County staff in providing
promotional announcements on the availability of Community Programming.

         (5)   Grantee shall cooperate with school and government officials to
maximize use and benefit from Educational and Governmental Programming.

         (6)   Grantee agrees to make a one-time, lump-sum grant to the County
in the amount of $700.00 for such cable-related purposes as the County may from
time-to-time determine for support of the Community Channel. Both parties to
this Agreement agree that this grant money will not be passed on to the
subscribers in either a direct pass through or as a rate adjustment.

(d)      In accordance with Section 8.4 A and Section 9.1 A, the following takes
precedence: The Grantee shall establish and maintain a business office and
repair facility for the purposes stated in Section 8.4 A, within the system
area.

(e)      Emergency use of facilities. In accordance with Section 8.2 B of the
Ordinance the Grantee shall provide emergency alert capability pursuant the 1992
Cable Act Section 16 (b), Communications Act of 1934 Section 624 (g), 47 U.S.C.
544(g), as amended.

(f)      Interconnectivity. In accordance with Section 5.3 D, of the Ordinance,
the Grantee shall make every effort to interconnect its cable system to any
other cable system within the franchise area, provided however that all parties
agree to the interconnection and it is economically feasible and legal under the
then current law and marketable for all parties concerned.

(g)      Performance Bond. In accordance with Section 6.1 A, of the Ordinance,
the Grantee shall obtain and maintain during the entire term of the Franchise
Agreement and any extensions and renewals thereof, at its cost and expense, and
file with the County, a corporate surety bond in the amount of $25,000. The bond
will be provided within forty-five (45) days after the effective date of the
Franchise Agreement. Failure to timely obtain, file and maintain a bond shall
constitute a substantial violation of this Franchise Agreement.

(h)      System Upgrade. In accordance with Section I of the Ordinance, the
following outlines the modernization of the cable system. Grantee will use the
most economically and technically feasible technology to upgrade the system to a
State-of-The-Art system. This may include a combination of technologies
including, but not limited to, fiber optic and coaxial technology, and a
combination of analog and digital technology depending on the application. The
upgraded system will meet or exceed all applicable FCC technical standards.
Grantee shall complete the upgrade of the system serving all areas of the County
with a minimum of 60 channel capacity. Grantee will meet, as scheduled, on a
quarterly basis with the franchise authority to provide an update on the system
upgrade schedule. The upgrade will be completed in two phases which will be
completed within forty-eight (48) months from the effective date of this
Agreement.

         (1)   Design/Make-Ready Phase. This Phase includes the base mapping and
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to obtain the necessary permits and agreement for actual construction of the
system. Completion of this phase is estimated to require twelve (12) to
twenty-four (24) months from the effective date of this Agreement and the
following shall be accomplished:

                  a.       Complete mapping of the system.

                  b.       Obtain necessary permits from all affected agencies
                           and complete negotiations for pole attachments.

                  c.       Complete necessary action to provide material and
                           equipment for the construction of the upgrade
                           project, as per Falcon's inventory control system.

         (2)   Construction Phase. This Phase includes the actual construction 
of the upgrade project. This Phase will be completed within eighteen (18) to
twenty-four (24) months of the completion of the Design/Make-Ready Phase. During
the Construction Phase the following will be accomplished: upgrade electronics,
as needed; inventory and replace, as needed, all taps; replace coaxial cable, as
needed, to meet the 60 channel capacity.

         (3)   Snow Hill Headend will be upgraded to deliver a minimum of 60
channel capacity. Grantee shall comply with the FCC regulations and requirements
for the transmission of broadcast digital television signals on its cable
system. When required by FCC ruling Grantee shall provide a cable system capable
of transmitting broadcast digital signals with no distortion.

SECTION 11.  CUSTOMER SERVICES.

Grantee will meet the customer service standards as established in Appendix A,
as may be amended from time-to-time.

SECTION 12.  REMEDIES.

In addition to the remedies indicated in Section 4.23 of the Ordinance, should
there be any unresolved issues pertaining to the performance of the Grantee
between the County and Grantee, the Grantee may recover material and liquidated
damages under the provisions of this Franchise Agreement, as well as all
provisions of the Act.

         (a)   Schedule of liquidated damages. Because Grantee's failure to 
comply with certain material provisions of this Agreement will result in injury
to the County or to subscribers, and because it will be difficult to estimate
the extent of such injury, the County and Grantee hereby agree that liquidated
damages and penalties stated below represent both parties' best estimate of the
damages resulting from the specified injury. To maintain that estimate, the
parties agree that the liquidated damages amount is in 1997 dollars and shall be
increased each year by the increase in the US City Average of the Consumer Price
Index, if inflation from the date of this Agreement has exceeded twenty (20)
percent.

         (b)   Violations. For the violation of any of the following, the County
will notify Grantee in writing of the violation. The County shall provide
Grantee with detailed written notice of any Agreement violation upon which it
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demonstrate that a violation does not exist or to cure an alleged violation or,
if the violation cannot be corrected in 90 days, to submit a plan satisfactory
to the County to correct the violation. If an alleged violation is proven to
exist, and no cure or action on a plan acceptable to the County has been
received by the County within ninety (90) days, such liquidated damages shall be
chargeable to the performance bond as set forth in this Agreement if not
tendered by Grantee within thirty (30) days of notification by the County.
Grantee may petition the County Board for relief for just cause. The imposition
of liquidated damages shall not preclude the County from exercising the other
enforcement provisions of this Agreement, including revocation, or other
statutory or judicially imposed penalties. No penalty shall be assessed if the
violation occurs without fault of the Grantee or occurs as a result of
circumstances beyond its control. Liquidated damages may be imposed as follows:

               (1)      For failure to materially complete construction or
                        extend service in accordance with the Agreement: $100.00
                        for each day the violation continues;

               (2)      For failure to materially comply with requirements for
                        Community Channel: $100/for each day the violation
                        continues;

               (3)      For transferring the Agreement without approval: One
                        time penalty of $2,500.

               (4)      For violation of the customer service standards measured
                        on an individual basis: $50 per violation. For
                        violations of applicable customer service standards for
                        which the operator's compliance is measured in annual
                        terms of its response to individual customers, $1,500.00
                        for any period during which it fails to meet applicable
                        performance standards.

               (5)      For failure to provide data, documents, record or
                        reports or any other information required by this
                        Franchise Agreement: $50.00/for each day the violation
                        continues.

               (6)      For failure to test, analyze and report on the
                        performance of the system following a request by the
                        County: $50.00/ for each day the violation continues.

SECTION 13.  WAIVER.

The failure of the County at any time to require performance by Falcon of any
provision hereof shall in no way affect the right of the County hereafter to
enforce the same. Nor shall the waiver by the County of any breach of any
provision hereof be taken to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such
provision, or as a waiver of the provision itself.

SECTION 14.  CUMULATIVE PROVISIONS.

The rights and remedies reserved to the County by this Franchise Agreement are
cumulative and shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other rights
or remedies which the County may have with respect to the subject matter of this
Franchise Agreement, and a waiver thereof at any time shall have no effect on
the enforcement of such rights or remedies at a future time.

SECTION 15.  NO JOINT VENTURE.



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Nothing herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture or principle-agent
relationship between the parties, and neither party is authorized to, nor shall
either party act toward third persons or the public, in any manner which would
indicate any such relationship with the other.

SECTION 16.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

This agreement and all attachments hereto, as incorporated herein, represent the
entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof, supersede all prior oral negotiations between the
parties, and can be amended, supplemented, modified, or changed only by a
written document executed by the parties.

SECTION 17.  FORCE MAJEURE.

Notwithstanding any provision of the contrary contained herein, neither the
County nor the Grantee shall be held liable for or suffer any penalty or
detriment for, any failure to comply with any provision of this Franchise
Agreement if such failure to comply accrues form any act of God or any other
condition not within the reasonable control of such non-complying person;
provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to Grantee's financial
obligations hereunder.

ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 1998, after being introduced,
read and adopted during the two regularly scheduled meetings.



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FOR: Enstar Income Program 1984-1, L.P.

                                    BY:     /s/ Howard Gan
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                                            Vice President

                                    DATE:   4/6/98
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ATTEST:                             BY:     /s/ Laura Dainko
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                                    TITLE:  Admin Asst
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                                    DATE:   4/6/98
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Notary Certification



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                                   APPENDIX A

                           Customer Service Standards

1.       SUBSCRIBER PRIVACY

         In accordance with the Act, the company shall abide by the provisions
         of the Act; and no less than annually, provide notice in the form of a
         separate written statement to subscribers the provision of the Act.

2.       EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION

         When calling in person, on subscribers or other residents, all
         employees or authorized representatives of the Grantee, including
         subcontractors, are required to display an employee identification card
         with their name, photograph and signature, and a telephone number that
         can be used for verification of the representative capacity with the
         Grantee. All vehicles, including subcontractors, shall display the name
         of the cable-telecommunication company.

3.       OFFICE AND TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY

         A.       Knowledgeable, qualified company representatives shall be
                  available to respond to customer telephone inquiries Monday
                  through Friday during normal business hours. Additionally,
                  based on community needs, system shall staff telephone for
                  supplemental hours on weekdays and/or weekends.

         B.       Under normal operating conditions, telephone answer time by a
                  customer service representative, including wait time required
                  to transfer the call, shall not exceed 30 seconds. This
                  standard shall be met no less than seventy-five percent of the
                  time measured on an annual basis.

         C.       Under normal operating conditions, the customer shall receive
                  a busy signal less than three percent of the total time that
                  the cable office is open for business. This standard shall be
                  met no less than seventy-five percent of the time measured on
                  an annual basis.

         D.       Customer service center and bill payment locations shall be
                  open for transactions Monday through Friday during normal
                  business hours.

         E.       Grantee shall be responsible for adopting, publishing and
                  implementing subscriber complaint procedures. The procedures
                  shall be designed to resolve subscriber complaints in a timely
                  and satisfactory manner; to develop sensitivity and
                  responsiveness to subscriber needs on the part of the
                  franchise management; and to improve the quality and
                  dependability of services to subscribers by the Grantee.
                  Established Complaint Procedures shall include specific
                  provisions for registering subscriber repair service
                  complaints received by telephone twenty-four (24) hours each
                  day and seven (7) days each week; for permitting subscriber
                  repair service complaints to be received at the Grantee's
                  business office from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday
                  through Friday of each week; and the address of the Grantee's
                  business office.

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Under normal operating conditions, each of the following standards shall be met
no less than 75% of the time measured on an annual basis.

A.       Standard installation, excluding underground, shall be performed within
         seven business days after an order has been placed. "Standard"
         installations are up to 188 feet from the existing distribution system.
         This standard shall be met seventy-five percent of the time.

B.       Excluding those situations beyond the control of the Grantee, the
         Grantee shall respond to service interruptions promptly and no later
         than 24 hours after the interruption becomes known to the Grantee.
         Grantee must begin actions to correct service problems unrelated to
         outages the next business day after notification to the Grantee of the
         service problem.

C.       The appointment window alternatives for installations, service calls
         and other installation activities shall be (a) morning, (b) afternoon,
         or (c) all day during normal business hours. Additionally, based upon
         community needs, the Grantee shall schedule supplemental hours during
         which appointments can be set.

D.       If, at any time, an installer or technician is running late, an attempt
         to contact the customer shall be made and the appointment rescheduled
         as necessary at a time which is convenient for the customer.

E.       The Grantee shall render efficient service, make repairs promptly and
         interrupt service only for good cause and for the shortest time
         possible.

F.       Grantee shall receive customer calls twenty-four (24) hours per day and
         respond to single customer outage complaint calls until 7:00 p.m. on
         normal business days. After 7:00 p.m. on any day, trained technicians
         shall respond to calls if three (3) or more complaints are received by
         subscribers served in a common area.

5.       COMMUNICATION, STATEMENTS, REFUNDS AND CREDITS

         A.       The cable company shall provide written information in each of
                  the following areas at the time of installation and at any
                  future time upon request (this standard shall be met no less
                  than ninety-five percent of the time measured on an annual
                  basis):

                          o     products and services offered;
                          o     prices and service options;
                          o     installation and service policies;
                          o     how to use the cable service

         B.       Statements (billing) shall be clear, concise and
                  understandable. The itemized charges identified on the
                  subscriber bill as the total charge for cable service must
                  include all fees and costs.

         C.       Refund checks shall be issued promptly, but no later than the
                  earlier of 45 days or the customer's next billing cycle
                  following the resolution of the request, and the return of the
                  equipment supplied by the cable company. This standard shall
                  be measured on an annual basis and shall be met ninety-five
                  percent of the time.

         D.       Customers shall be notified in writing a minimum of 30 days in
                  advance of any rate or channel change, provided the change is
                  within the control of the Grantee. This performance shall be
                  measured on an individual basis and shall be met one hundred
                  percent of the time.

         E.       Outage credit granted to subscribers as follows: 

                           Should Grantee fail to correct a service problem,
                           pertaining to a service interruption, within 24 hours
                           after having been provided notice, upon request of
                           the subscriber, Grantee shall credit 1/30th of the
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                           service program to the subscriber for each 24-hour
                           period or fraction thereof following the first
                           24-hour period during which the subscriber
                           experiences reduced service. This performance is
                           measured on an individual basis.

6.       COMPLAINT - APPEALS

         A.       Upon notification by a subscriber of an unresolved complaint,
                  the County Manager shall determine the facts of the complaint
                  by obtaining information from the subscriber and the Grantee;
                  and shall act to resolve the complaint in a manner consistent
                  with the authority granted the County Manager by the Board.

         B.       The County reserves the right to regulate the rates to the
                  maximum extent allowed by law, to include the filing of
                  complaints at the FCC, as may be permitted by applicable law.



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                                   CALIFORNIA

                                   ALL-PURPOSE

                                 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


STATE OF CALIFORNIA        )

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES      )


On 4/6/98 before me,    Darcy B. Stamper, Notary Public,
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                        NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER - E.G. "JANE DOE, NOTARY PUBLIC"

personally appeared, Howard Gan
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signatures(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.


/s/ Darcy B. Stamper
-------------------------                                (SEAL)
Notary Public Signature


                              OPTIONAL INFORMATION


TITLE OR TYPE OF DOCUMENT   Franchise Ordinance for Greene, NC

DATE OF DOCUMENT   2/2/98           NUMBER OF PAGES   12

SIGNER(S) OTHER THAN NAMED ABOVE
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                      IMPLEMENTATION OF FRANCHISE ORDINANCE


Section 2.   Separability

If any provision of this franchise ordinance or any rule, regulations or order
thereunder of the application of such provision to any person or circumstances
is held invalid, the remainder of the franchise ordinance and the application of
such remaining provisions of the Ordinance or such rules, regulations or orders
to persons or circumstances other than those held invalid will not be affected
thereby.

This Amendment passed and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, Greene
County, State of North Carolina, this the 2nd day of February, 1998.


/s/ Frank L. Walston, Jr.
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Frank L. Walston, Jr.
Chairman
Greene County Board of Commissioners



                                            /s/ R. Erika Churchill
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                                            R. Erika Churchill
                                            Interim Clerk to Board