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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      AGREEMENT, dated as of January ___, 2001, by and between Key3Media Events,
Inc. (the "Company") and Eugene L. Cobuzzi ("Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, the Company is desirous of employing Executive, and Executive is
desirous of being employed by the Company, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

      1.    DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the indicated meanings
            when used in this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

            (a) "BASE SALARY AMOUNT" shall mean $300,000 per full Contract Year.

            (b) "BENEFIT PLAN" shall mean each vacation pay, sick pay,
      retirement, pension, profit sharing, welfare, medical, dental, disability,
      life insurance, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
      issuance and option or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement
      of any kind or nature whatsoever, if any.

            (c) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
      Company.

            (d) "CAUSE" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section
      7.

            (e) "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock, no par value, of the
      parent of the Company, Key3Media Group, Inc. ("Group").

            (f) "COVENANT PERIOD" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term
      in Section 9(a).

            (g) "CONTRACT YEAR" shall mean each year during the term hereof
      commencing January 15 and ending on the immediately following January 14.

            (h) "CUSTOMER" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in
      Section 9(c).

            (i) "DISABILITY" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in
      Section 6(a).

            (j) "DISABILITY PERIOD" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term
      in Section 6(a).

            (k) "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY" shall have the meaning
      ascribed to that term in Section 10(a).
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            (l) "COMPANY BUSINESSES" shall have the meaning ascribed to that
      term in Section 9(a).

      2. EMPLOYMENT. The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby
accepts employment with the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.

      3. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The term of employment hereunder shall be for a
period of two years commencing on January 15, 2001 and ending on January 14,
2003, subject to early termination as herein provided (the "Initial Term").
Executive shall have the option to extend the term of this Agreement for an
additional two year period (i.e. from January 15, 2003 through January 14, 2005,
hereinafter, the "Extension Term"), by providing Company with written notice of
his exercise of said option not more than 180 days nor less than 90 days prior
to the end of the Initial Term.

      4. POSITION AND DUTIES. Executive shall serve as the Senior Vice President
of the Company. Subject to the authority of the Board of Directors and the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, the Executive shall have all of the powers and
duties incident to the office of Senior Vice President and such other powers and
duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive agrees to serve without
further compensation, if elected or appointed thereto, as an officer or a
director of any of the Company's domestic and foreign subsidiaries and
affiliates. The indemnity provisions set forth in the Company's by-laws relating
to officers and employees shall apply to Executive.

      5. EXCLUSIVE DUTIES. During Executive's employment by the Company,
Executive shall devote his entire working time, attention and energies to the
business of the Company and will not take any actions of the kind described in
Sections 9(a), 9(b) and 9(c).

      6. COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS.

            (a) BASE SALARY. During each Contract Year of the term hereof, the
      Company shall pay to Executive the Base Salary Amount. The Base Salary
      Amount shall be subject to increase, at the sole discretion of the Chief
      Executive Officer or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
      of the Company, as applicable, on or around each anniversary date of the
      execution of this Agreement. The Base Salary Amount shall be paid to
      Executive in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices with
      respect to senior management compensation.

            In the event that Executive shall become disabled as a result of
      bodily injury or physical or mental illness (whether or not occupational)
      to such extent that in the sole opinion of the Board of Directors, based
      upon competent medical advice, he can no longer perform the duties of
      Senior Vice President of the Company (a "Disability"), the Company shall
      only be obligated to continue to pay the Base Salary Amount to Executive
      for the 120-day period immediately following the date of Disability (the
      "Disability Period"). The right to receive salary payments during the
      Disability Period, if applicable, shall survive any termination of
      employment by virtue of Disability pursuant to Section 7.

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            (b) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES. During each Contract Year, the
      Company shall pay Executive an annual performance bonus as determined by
      the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee in its sole
      discretion, the determination of which shall be based upon such standards,
      guidelines and factual circumstances as the Board of Directors or its
      Compensation Committee deems relevant, including, without limitation, the
      operating results for the Company during such Contract Year, the
      importance of the efforts of Executive in achieving such operating results
      and the achievement by the Company and/or Executive of performance goals
      previously established by the Board of Directors for such Contract Year;
      provided, however, that in no event shall the bonus for any Contract Year
      of the term hereof be less than $50,000 for a full Contract Year.

            (c) EXPENSES. Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt
      reimbursement from the Company for all documented business expenses
      incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder, provided that
      Executive properly accounts therefore in accordance with the Company's
      reimbursement policy, including, without limitation, the submission of
      supporting evidence as reasonably requested by the Company.

            (d) FRINGE BENEFITS. During the term hereof, Executive shall be
      entitled to participate in and receive benefits under all of the Company's
      Benefit Plans generally available to senior management of the Company.
      Coverage under the Company's medical and dental insurance plans shall
      commence on the first day of employment hereunder. Additionally, Executive
      shall be entitled to the benefits set forth on Schedule 6 hereto.

            (e) VACATIONS. During the term hereof, Executive shall be entitled
      to sick leave and paid holidays consistent with the Company's sick leave
      and holiday policy for senior management and not less than three weeks
      paid vacation during each Contract Year (or such other vacation time as is
      consistent with the Company's policy for senior management).

             (f) STOCK OPTIONS. Executive shall be entitled to a grant of
      125,000 options to purchase the common stock of Group, at the fair market
      value of said stock on the date of grant, vesting over a four year period,
      subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Group's stock option plan
      and the accompanying stock option agreement. Notwithstanding anything to
      the contrary in the Group stock option plan or the accompanying stock
      option agreement, the options will fully vest immediately and become
      immediately exercisable upon a Change of Control, which means:

                  (I) individuals who, on the date hereof, are members of the
                  Board of Directors of Group (the "Incumbent Directors") cease
                  for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
                  provided, that any new director who is approved by a vote of
                  at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be
                  treated as an Incumbent Director;

                  (II) the stockholders of Group approve a merger,
                  consolidation, statutory share exchange or any manner of
                  corporate transaction in which Employer

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                  is not the surviving corporation or entity or more than 50% of
                  the value of Group is affected by a merger or acquisition;
                  provided, however, that such approval shall not be a Change in
                  Control if immediately following such transaction, Fredric D.
                  Rosen is the highest ranking officer of the surviving entity;
                  or

                  (III) the stockholders of Group approve a plan of complete
                  liquidation or dissolution or a sale of all or substantially
                  all of the assets.

      In the event of a Change of Control, the Executive may elect to receive in
cancellation of his outstanding and unexercised stock options, a cash payment in
an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price of such stock
options and (A) in the event the Change of Control is the result of a tender
offer or exchange offer for the common stock, the final offer price per share
paid for the common stock multiplied by the number of shares of common stock
covered by such stock options, or (B) in the event the Change of Control is the
result of any other occurrence, the aggregate value of the Common Stock covered
by such stock options, as reasonably determined by the Compensation Committee at
such time.

      7. TERMINATION. The Company or Executive may terminate the employment of
Executive hereunder upon the occurrence of a Disability (as defined in Section
6(a)) for a period of no less than 120 days during any consecutive twelve-month
period. The Company may also terminate the employment of Executive hereunder
upon Executive's death or for Cause. For purposes hereof, "Cause" shall mean (i)
fraud, theft, misappropriation of funds or conviction of a felony, (ii)
Executive's engagement in illegal conduct tending to place Executive or the
Company in disrepute, (iii) dereliction or gross misconduct in Executive's
performance of his duties as an employee of the Company or the failure of
Executive to perform his duties in a manner consistent with the instructions of
the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or (iv)
violation by Executive of any of his material covenants contained in this
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 10. Upon the termination of
Executive's employment for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive
all compensation (including, without limitation, a pro rata portion of the
minimum annual performance bonus, unless such termination is for Cause) for the
then current Contract Year through the date of such termination plus all accrued
but unreimbursed expenses. In addition, upon the termination of Executive's
employment for any reason other than for or by virtue of Cause, death,
Disability or Executive's voluntary termination of employment, the Company shall
continue to be responsible for the payment of all Base Salary Amount and minimum
annual performance bonuses for the remainder of (a) the Initial term, if such
termination occurs on or prior to January 14, 2003 or (b) the Extension Term, if
such termination occurs not less than sixty (60) days after Executive has
delivered written notice to Company of his exercise of his option to extend this
Agreement through and until January 14, 2005; provided, however, that Executive
shall have a duty to mitigate (as to a new position comparable to Executive's
position hereunder) commencing on the first anniversary of the date of
termination; and, further provided that Executive shall perform his covenants,
duties and obligations under Sections 9(a), 9(b) and 9(c) during the remainder
of the term hereof. Termination of Executive's employment for any reason
whatsoever shall not affect Executive's ability to exercise stock options that
have vested prior to the date of termination. Company and Executive agree that
in the event that Company is engaged in a business that Executive is prohibited
from engaging in pursuant to his separation agreement with USA

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Networks, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries and after Executive exercises
reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver from such prohibition and Executive is not
granted a waiver from such prohibition, then Executive shall resign from his
position with the Company and this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
Executive and Company hereby agree that any termination of this Agreement in
connection with the Separation Agreement shall be a voluntary termination by
Executive for all purposes under this Agreement.

      8. DEVELOPMENTAL RIGHTS. Executive agrees that any developments by way of
invention, design, copyright, trademark or other matters which may be developed
or perfected by him during the term hereof, and which relate to the business of
the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, shall be the property of the
Company without any interest therein by Executive, and she will, at the request
and expense of the Company, apply for and prosecute letters patent thereon in
the United States or in foreign countries if the Company so requests, and will
assign and transfer the same to the Company together with any letters patent,
copyrights, trademarks and applications therefore; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not apply to an invention that Executive develops entirely on
his own time without using the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or
trade secret information except for those inventions that either:

            (a) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the
      invention to the Company's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated
      research or development of the Company; or

            (b)   result from any work performed by Executive for the Company.

      9.    COVENANTS.

            (a) COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. During the two (2) year period
      following the termination of this Agreement (the "Covenant Period"),
      Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company,
      directly or indirectly engage in or assist any activity which is the same
      as, similar to or competitive with the Company Businesses (other than on
      behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) including,
      without limitation, whether such engagement or assistance is as an
      officer, director, proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as
      a holder of less than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly
      traded corporation), guarantor, consultant, advisor, agent, sales
      representative or other participant, anywhere in the world that the
      Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates has been engaged,
      including, without limitation, the United States, Canada, Mexico, England,
      Europe, South America, Asia and Australia. The "Company Businesses" shall
      mean the production and/or promotion of trade shows, conferences and
      seminars, as well as the publication of related magazines or journals.

            (b) SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. During the Covenant Period, Executive
      shall not (i) directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce
      (regardless of who initiates the contact) any person then employed
      (whether part-time or full-time) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
      or affiliates, whether as an officer, employee, consultant, adviser or
      independent contractor, to leave the employ of the Company or to cease
      providing or otherwise alter the services then provided to the Company or
      to any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or (ii) in any other manner seek
      to engage or employ any such person (whether

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      or not for compensation) as an officer, employee, consultant, adviser or
      independent contractor in connection with the operation of any business
      which is the same as or similar to any of the Company Businesses.

            (c) NON-SOLICITATION OF CUSTOMERS. During the Covenant Period,
      Executive shall not solicit any Customers of the Company or any of its
      subsidiaries or affiliates or encourage (regardless of who initiates the
      contact) any such Customers to use the facilities or services of any
      Competitor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
      "Customer" shall mean any person who contracts with the Company or any of
      its subsidiaries or affiliates to provide services related to the Company
      Businesses.

      10. CONFIDENTIALITY. Executive shall not at any time (during or for a
period of sixty (60) months after termination of employment) disclose (except as
may be required by law) or use, except in the pursuit of the business of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any Proprietary Information of
the Company. "Proprietary Information of the Company" means all information
known or intended to be known only to employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates in a confidential relationship with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates relating to technical matters pertaining
to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, but
shall not include any information within the public domain. Executive agrees not
to remove any documents, records or other information from the premises of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates containing any such proprietary
information, except in the pursuit of the business of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, and acknowledges that such documents, records and
other information are the exclusive property of the Company or its subsidiaries
or affiliates. Upon termination of Executive's employment, Executive shall
immediately return all Proprietary Information of the Company and all copies
thereof to the Company.

      11.   GENERAL PROVISIONS.

            (a) EXPENSES. All costs and expenses incurred by either of the
      parties in connection with this Agreement and any transactions
      contemplated hereby shall be paid by that party.

            (b) NOTICES. All notices, demands and other communications hereunder
      shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to
      have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by
      overnight courier service, by cable, by telecopy, by telegram, by telex or
      by registered or certified mail to the respective parties at the following
      addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a
      notice given in accordance with this Section 11(b)):

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                        (i)   If to the Company:

                              Key3Media Events, Inc.
                              5700 Wilshire Blvd.
                              Suite 325
                              Los Angeles, CA  90036
                              Attention:  General Counsel

                        (ii)  If to Executive:

                              Eugene L. Cobuzzi
                              3784 Winford Drive
                              Tarzana, CA  91356

            (c) HEADINGS. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

            (d) SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
devisees, legatees, executors, administrators, successors and personal or legal
representatives. If Executive is domiciled in a community property state or a
state that has adopted the Uniform Marital Property Act or equivalent or if
Executive is domiciled in a state that grants to his spouse any other marital
rights in Executive's assets (including, without limitation, dower rights or a
right to elect against Executive's will or to claim a forced share of
Executive's estate), this Agreement shall also inure to the benefit of, and
shall also be binding upon, his spouse. If Executive should die while any
amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement to Executive's designee or, if there be no such
designee, to Executive's heirs, devisees, legatees or executors or
administrators of Executive's estate, as appropriate.

            (e) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under existing or future laws effective during
the term of this Agreement, such provisions shall be fully severable, the
Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by
its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this
Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

            (f) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the schedule hereto and any
applicable option agreements pursuant to Section 6(g)) constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and supersedes all

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      prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between
      the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof
      and thereof.

            (g) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder
      are not assignable by Executive. This Agreement and the rights and duties
      hereunder may not be assigned by the Company without the express written
      consent of Executive (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole
      discretion of Executive), except that such consent shall not be required
      in order for the Company to assign this Agreement or the rights or duties
      hereunder to an affiliate (as such term is defined in Section 9(b)) of the
      Company or to a third party in connection with the merger or consolidation
      of the Company with, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
      or business of the Company to, that third party.

            (h) AMENDMENT; WAIVER. This Agreement may not be amended or modified
      except by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Company
      and Executive. Either party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for
      the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party
      or (b) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions of the
      other party contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid
      only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party to be
      bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed
      as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same
      term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition, of this
      Agreement. The failure of any party to assert any of its rights hereunder
      shall not constitute a waiver of any such rights.

            (i) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
      construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York,
      applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within
      that state.

            (j) JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The parties hereto agree that all
      actions or proceedings initiated by either party hereto and arising
      directly or indirectly out of this Agreement which are brought pursuant to
      judicial proceedings shall be litigated in a Federal or state court
      located in the State of New York. The parties hereto expressly submit and
      consent in advance to such jurisdiction and agree that service of summons
      and complaint or other process or papers may be made by registered or
      certified mail addressed to the relevant party at the address to which
      notices are to be sent pursuant to Section 11(b) of this Agreement. The
      parties hereto waive any claim that a Federal or state court located in
      the State of New York is an inconvenient forum or an improper forum based
      on lack of venue.

            (k) EQUITABLE RELIEF. Executive acknowledges that the covenants
      contained in Sections 9 and 10 are reasonable and necessary to protect the
      legitimate interests of the Company, that in the absence of such covenants
      the Company would not have entered into this Agreement, that any breach or
      threatened breach of such covenants will result in irreparable injury to
      the Company and that the remedy at law for such breach or threatened
      breach would be inadequate. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the
      Company, in addition to any other rights or remedies which it may have,
      shall be entitled to seek such equitable and injunctive relief as may be
      available from any court of

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      competent jurisdiction to restrain the Executive from any breach or
      threatened breach of such covenants.

            (l) ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any legal action or other proceeding is
      brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
      be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred
      in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it
      may be entitled.

            (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
      counterparts, and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
      which when executed shall be deemed to be an original while all of which
      taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement
as of the date and year first written above.

                                    Key3Media Events, Inc.

                                    By:  /s/ Ned S. Goldstein
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                                    Title: Executive Vice President
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                                       /s/ Eugene L. Cobuzzi
                                    ---------------------------------
                                    Eugene L. Cobuzzi, an individual

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                                   Schedule 6

                                    Benefits

During the term hereof:

      (a) Exec-u-care. So long as the Company maintains in effect a medical
reimbursement plan through Exec-u care for certain of its senior executives,
Executive (including his dependants) shall be included as a participant in said
plan.

      (b) Life Insurance. So long as Executive is insurable, the Company agrees
to maintain in effect during the term hereof insurance on Executive's life
payable to his estate or his named beneficiary or beneficiaries in the amount of
$1,000,000. The ownership of such insurance policies may, at the sole discretion
of the Executive, be transferred to a trust for the benefit of his spouse or
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                                                                 EXHIBIT -- 10.9

                                 Carlinville, IL
                      Cable Television Franchise Ordinance

      An Ordinance Setting Forth Regulations, Terms and Conditions Under
      Which Cable Television Systems Shall Operate in Carlinville, IL
      and Granting to Enstar Cable Macoupin County a Franchise to
      Construct, Operate and Maintain a Cable Television System Within
      the City.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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<S>                                                                           <C>
TITLE AND PURPOSES OF ORDINANCE ...........................................    l
DEFINITIONS ...............................................................    l
FRANCHISE TO OPERATE REQUIRED .............................................    3
GRANT OF FRANCHISE ........................................................    3
FRANCHISE FEES ............................................................    4
SUBSCRIBER RATES ..........................................................    4
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ..................................    3
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GRANTEE TO SUBSCRIBERS ............................    6
TECHNICAL STANDARDS .......................................................    7
EXTENSION OF CABLE SERVICE ................................................    8
FREE BASIC CABLE SERVICE TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS ..............................    9
INSURANCE .................................................................    9
INDEMNIFICATION ...........................................................   10
FRANCHISE VIOLATIONS: PROCEDURES, NOTICE, AND CURE ........................   11
FRANCHISE TERMINATION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICE ...........................   12
FORCE MAJEUR ..............................................................   12
GRANT OF ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE AND COMPETING SERVICE PROVIDERS .............   12
TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE .......................................   13
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW .....................................   14
NOTICE TO THE GRANTEE .....................................................   14
STREET OCCUPANCY ..........................................................   15
ACCESS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY .....................................   15
NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ...........................................   16
GRANTEE MAY ISSUE RULES ...................................................   16
SEVERABILITY OF ORDINANCE PROVISIONS ......................................   16
EFFECTIVE DATE ............................................................   16

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  An Ordinance Setting Forth the Regulations, Terms and Conditions Under Which
    Cable Television Systems Shall Operate in Carlinville, IL and Granting A
    Franchise to Enstar Cable Macoupin County, Its Successors and Assigns to
      Construct, Operate and Maintain a Cable Television System in the City

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Carlinville, IL as follows:

1     TITLE AND PURPOSES OF ORDINANCE

This Ordinance shall be known as the Carlinville Cable Television Franchise
Ordinance. The purposes of this Ordinance are: a) to establish the terms and
conditions under which a cable television system must operate within
Carlinville, IL (which may hereafter be referred to as "City", "Franchising
Authority", or "Grantor"); b) to provide for the payment of a franchise fee to
the City for costs associated with administering and regulating the system; and
c) to grant a cable television franchise to Enstar Cable Macoupin County
(hereafter referred to as Enstar" or "Grantee").

2     DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Ordinance the following terns, phrases, words and their
derivations shall have the meaning defined herein, unless the context clearly
indicates that another meaning is intended. Words used in the present tense
include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and
words in the singular number include the plural number.

      2.1   "Cable Act" means The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as
      modified by The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act
      of 1992, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

      2.2   "Cable Television System" means any non-broadcast facility
      consisting of a set of transmission paths and associated signal reception,
      transmission and control equipment, that is designed to distribute to
      subscribers or other users audio, video and other forms of communications
      services via electronic or electrical signals.

      2.3   "Channel" is a band of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum,
      capable of carrying one audio-visual television signal.

      2.4   "City" means Carlinville, IL in its present form or in any later
      reorganized, consolidated, enlarged or reincorporated form, which is
      legally authorized to grant a cable

Carlinville, IL Cable TV Franchise Ordinance
December 3, 1998
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      television ,franchise under state and federal law. The City may also be
      referred to as "Franchising Authority" or "Grantor".

      2.5   "Enstar" means Enstar Cable Macoupin County, which may also be
      referred to as "Grantee".

      2.6   "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission.

      2.7   "Franchise" means the rights granted pursuant to this Ordinance to
      construct, own and operate a cable television system along the public ways
      in the City, or within specified areas in the City.

      2.8   "Franchise Area" means that portion of the City for which a
      franchise is granted under the authority of this Ordinance. If not
      otherwise stated in an exhibit to this Ordinance, the Franchise Area shall
      be the legal and geographic limits of the City, including all territory
      which may be hereafter annexed to the City.

      2.9   "Franchising Authority" means Carlinville, IL, its City Council
      acting as the City's duly elected Governing body, its lawful successor or
      such other person or body duly authorized by the City to grant a cable
      television franchise.

      2.10  "Grantee" means a person or business entity, or its lawful successor
      or Assignee, which has been granted a franchise by the City pursuant to
      this Ordinance.

      2.11  "Gross Subscriber Receipts" as the tern is used in calculating
      franchise fees means revenues actually received by the Grantee from
      television services it provides to its subscribers in Carlinville after
      deducting the following: a) any fees or assessments levied on subscribers
      or users of the system which are collected by the Grantee for payment to a
      governmental entity; b) state or local sales or property taxes imposed on
      the Grantee and paid to a governmental entity; and c) federal copyright
      fees paid by the Grantee to the Copyright Tribunal in Washington, DC.

      2.12  "Normal Business Hours" means those hours during which most similar
      businesses in the community are open to serve customers.

      2.13  "Normal Operating Conditions" means those service conditions which
      are within the control of the Grantee. Those conditions which are not
      within the control of the Grantee include, but are not limited to, natural
      disasters, civil disturbances, power outages, telephone network outages,
      and severe or unusual weather conditions. Those conditions which are
      ordinarily within the control of the Grantee include, but are not limited
      to, special promotions, pay-per-view events rate increases, regular peak
      or seasonal demand periods, and maintenance or upgrade of the cable
      system.

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      2.14  "Public Way" or "Right-of-Way" means the surface, the air space
      above the surface and the area below the surface of any public street,
      highway, lane, path, alley, sidewalk, boulevard, drive, bridge, tunnel,
      park, parkways, waterways, or other public right-of-way including public
      utility easements or rights-of-way and any temporary or permanent fixtures
      or improvements located thereon now or hereafter held by the City which
      shall entitle the City and the Grantee to the use thereof for the purpose
      of installing and maintaining the Grantee's cable television system.

      2.15  "School" means any public elementary or secondary school.

      2.16  "Service Interruption" means the loss of picture or sound on one or
      more cable channels.

      2.17  "Subscriber" means any person who receives monthly cable television
      service provided by the Grantee's cable television system.

3     FRANCHISE TO OPERATE REQUIRED

It shall be unlawful to operate a cable television system within the City unless
a valid franchise has first been obtained from the City pursuant to the terms of
this Ordinance. A franchise granted pursuant to this Ordinance shall authorize
the Grantee to provide cable television services within the City and to charge
subscribers for such services. It shall also authorize and permit the Grantee to
traverse any portion of the City in order to provide service outside the City.
Unless otherwise specified, the Franchise Area shall be the legal boundaries of
the City.

4     GRANT OF FRANCHISE

A franchise is hereby granted to Enstar Cable Macoupin County (which may be
referred to herein as "Enstar" or "Grantee") to operate and maintain a cable
television system in the City for a period of seven years (7) years commencing
on the date of adoption of this Ordinance. However, if Grantee complies with the
upgrade requirements contained in Section 12 of this Ordinance, this
Agreement/Ordinance shall be automatically extended for an additional period of
five (5) years for a total term of twelve (12) years. For purposes of this
Section, Grantee shall be deemed to have "complied" if - consistent with the
requirements of Section 12 -Grantee has completed the upgrade within 36 months
from the adoption of this Ordinance. The Grantor and the Grantee agree that at
such time as this Franchise may expire by its terms, the parties will adhere to
the Franchise renewal procedures contained in 47 U.S.C. 546, as that provision
may exist at the time of renewal. If the Ordinance/Franchise is not
automatically extended after seven (7) years for an additional five (5) years
pursuant to this Section, Grantee shall be deemed to have submitted on a timely
basis the renewal notification required under 47 U.S.C. 546 so as to guarantee
all of Grantee's legal and procedural rights to which it is entitled under 47
U.S.C. 546

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5     FRANCHISE FEES

      5.1   The Grantee shall pay a franchise fee which is intended to
      compensate the City for all costs which may be associated with
      administering or regulating Grantee's cable system. The amount of the
      franchise fee shall be five (5) percent of the Grantee's annual Gross
      Subscriber Receipts, as defined herein. Such fee shall be paid on a
      quarterly basis, within 45 days from the end of each quarter. Grantee
      shall be entitled to list the franchise fee as a separate line item on
      monthly bills.

      5.2   At the City's request, the Grantee shall file a report showing
      Grantee's Gross Subscriber Receipts for the calendar year and the amount
      of franchise fees due to the City. Such reports may be requested once per
      calendar year. The Grantee shall have an obligation to maintain financial
      records of its Gross Subscriber Receipts and Grantee fee payments for
      audit purposes for a period of three years, and the City shall have the
      right to audit the Grantee's books at the offices where such books are
      maintained.

6     SUBSCRIBER RATES

      6.1   All charges to subscribers shall be consistent with a schedule of
      fees for services offered and established by the Grantee. Rates shall be
      nondiscriminatory in nature and uniform to persons of like classes under
      similar circumstances and conditions.

      6.2   The Grantee will provide the City with thirty (30) days advance
      written notice of any change in rates and charges whenever possible.

      6.3   Grantee tray offer different or discounted rates at its discretion
      for promotional purposes and may establish different rates for different
      classes of subscribers where appropriate, such as offering discounted
      rates to low income individuals or groups or bulk rates to multiple unit
      dwellings.

      6.4   Grantee shall inform each new subscriber of all applicable fees and
      charges for providing cable television service.

      6.5   Grantee may, at its own discretion and in a non-discriminatory
      manner, waive, reduce or suspend connection fees, monthly service fees or
      other charges on a one time or monthly basis for promotional purposes.

      6.6   Grantee may refuse to provide service to any person because a prior
      account with that person remains due and owing.

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      6.7   A Grantee may offer service which requires advance payment of
      periodic service charges.

      6.8   The Grantee shall provide refunds to subscribers in the following
      cases:

            6.8(a) If the Grantee fails within a reasonable time to commence
            service requested by a subscriber, it will refund all deposits or
            advance charges that the subscriber has paid in connection with the
            request for such service at the request of the subscriber.

            6.8(b) If a subscriber terminates any service at any time and has a
            credit balance for deposits or unused services, upon request from
            the subscriber and upon return of all of Grantee's equipment, the
            Grantee will refund the appropriate credit balance to the
            subscriber. The subscriber will be responsible for furnishing the
            Grantee a proper address to which to mail the refund.

            6.8(c) If any subscriber's cable service is out of order for more
            than 48 consecutive hours during the month due to technical failure,
            damage, or circumstances within the control of the Grantee, the
            Grantee will credit the account of that subscriber on a pro rata
            basis upon the subscriber's written request. The credit will be
            calculated using the number of twenty-four (24) hour periods that
            service is impaired and the number of channels on which service is
            impaired as a fraction of the total number of days in the month that
            the service impairment occurs and the total number of channels
            provided by the system in the absence of an impairment.

7     CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

      7.1   CABLE SYSTEM OFFICE HOURS AND TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY

      The Grantee will maintain a local, toll-free or collect call telephone
      access line which will be available to its subscribers 24 hours per day,
      seven days per week. Trained company representatives will be available to
      respond to customer telephone inquiries during normal business hours.
      After normal business hours, the access line may be answered by a service
      or an automated response system, including an answering machine. Inquiries
      received after normal business hours must be responded to by a trained
      company representative on the next business day. Customer service center
      and bill payment locations will be open at least during normal business
      hours.

      7.2   INSTALLATION, OUTAGES AND SERVICE CALLS

            7.2(a) Standard installations will be performed within seven (7)
            business days after an order has been placed. "Standard"
            installations are those that are located up to 125 feet from the
            existing distribution system.

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            7.2(b) Excluding conditions beyond the control of the Grantee, the
            Grantee will begin working on "service interruptions" promptly and
            in no event later than 24 hours after the interruption becomes
            known. The Grantee must begin actions to correct other service
            problems the next business day after notification of the service
            problem.

            7.2(c) The "appointment window" alternatives for installations,
            service calls, and other installation activities will be either a
            specific time or a four-hour time block during normal business
            hours. The Grantee may schedule service calls and other installation
            activities outside of normal business hours for the express
            convenience of the customer.

            7.2(d) If Grantee's representative is running late for an
            appointment with a customer and will not be able to keep the
            appointment as scheduled, the customer will be contacted. The
            appointment will be rescheduled, as necessary, at a time which is
            convenient for the customer.

            7.2(e) If the Grantee's service representative appears for an
            appointment scheduled by a customer within the time period promised
            and no one is present at the customer's dwelling to permit necessary
            physical access to the dwelling unit, then Grantee may charge the
            customer for the service call, up to a maximum of $25.

8     INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GRANTEE TO SUBSCRIBERS

8.1   The Grantee shall provide written information on each of the following
areas at the time of installation of service, at least annually to all
subscribers, and at any time upon request: products and services offered; prices
and options for programming services and conditions of subscription to
programming and other services; installation and services maintenance policies;
instructions on how to use the cable service; channel positions of programming
carried on the system; and billing and complaint procedures, including the
address and telephone number of the local franchise authority's cable office.

      8.2   Customers will be notified of any changes in rates, programming
      services or channel positions thirty (30) days in advance of such changes
      if the change is within the control of the Grantee. In addition, the
      Grantee shall notify subscribers thirty (30) days in advance of any
      significant changes in the other information required by paragraph
      (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of Part
      76, Grantee shall not be required to provide prior notice of any rate
      change that is the result of a regulatory fee, franchise fee, or any other
      fee, tax, assessment, or charge of any kind imposed by any Federal agency,
      State, or Franchising Authority on the transaction between the Grantee and
      the subscriber.

      8.3   Bills will be clear, concise and understandable. Bills will be
      itemized, with

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      itemizations including basic and premium service charges and equipment
      charges. Bills will also clearly delineate all activity during the billing
      period, including optional charges, rebates and credits. In case of a
      billing dispute, the Grantee must respond to a written complaint from a
      subscriber within thirty (30) days.

      8.4   Refund checks will be issued promptly, but no later than either: the
      customer's next billing cycle following resolution of the request or sixty
      (60) days, or the return of the equipment supplied by the Grantee if
      service is terminated.

      8.5   Credits for services will be issued no later than the customer's
      next billing cycle following the determination that a credit is warranted.

9     TECHNICAL STANDARDS

      9.1   Grantee shall be responsible for insuring that the cable system is
      designed, installed, and operated in a manner that fully complies with
      Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules regarding cable television
      technical standards. Grantee shall be prepared to show, on request by an
      authorized representative of the Commission or the Franchising Authority,
      that the system does, in fact, comply with the rules.

      9.2   Grantee shall conduct complete performance tests of the system at
      least twice each calendar year (at intervals not to exceed seven months),
      and shall maintain the resulting test data on file at the Grantee's local
      business office for at least five (5) years. The test data shall be made
      available for inspection by the Commission or the local franchiser, upon
      request. The performance test shall be directed at determining the extent
      to which the system complies with all the technical standards set forth in
      Section 76.605(a) of the Commission's rules.

10    EXTENSION OF CABLE SERVICE

      10.1  A Grantee which is not already serving the entire franchise area
      shall provide service to all portions of the franchise area reaching a
      minimum density of thirty (30) dwelling units per linear strand mile, as
      measured from the nearest coaxial cable line, within twelve (12) months
      after the grant of a franchise.

      10.2  Grantee shall provide aerial or buried drop lines to new
      subdivisions within the franchise area at the request of the developer
      provided that the developer contracts and agrees with the Grantee to pay
      the cost of the extension of the service.

      10.3  Grantee shall extend and make cable television service available to
      any resident within the franchise area who requests connection at the
      standard connection charge if the connection to the resident would require
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      drop or a seventy-five (75) foot buried drop line or extension from the
      nearest coaxial feeder cable. With respect to requests for connection
      requiring an aerial or buried drop line in excess of the maximum standard
      distance, Grantee shall extend and make available cable television service
      to such residents at a connection charge not to exceed its actual costs
      for the distance exceeding the standard one hundred and fifty (150) feet
      of aerial or seventy-five (75) feet of underground cable respectively.

      10.4 In areas with fewer than thirty (30) residential units per proposed
      cable bearing strand mile, Grantee shall offer a cost-sharing arrangement
      with residents. A dwelling unit will be counted for this purpose if its
      lot fronts a street. The cost-sharing arrangement shall consist of the
      following:

            10.4(a) At the request of a resident desiring service, Grantee shall
            determine the cost of the plant extension required to provide
            service to the potential subscriber from the closest point on the
            cable system where it is technically feasible. The cost of
            construction shall be allocated based on the following formula:

                  10.4(a)(1) If a request for extension of service into a
                  residential area requires the constriction of cable plant
                  which does not pass at least thirty (30) potential subscribers
                  per proposed cable bearing strand mile, Grantee and residents
                  who agree to subscribe to cable service will each bear their
                  proportionate share of construction costs. For example, if
                  there are five (5) dwelling units per proposed cable bearing
                  strand mile, Grantee's share will equal 5/30ths or one sixth
                  (1/6) of the construction cost. The remaining cost will be
                  shared equally by each subscriber.

                  10.4(a)(2) Should additional residents actually subscribe to
                  cable television service in areas where subscribers have
                  already paid a proportionate share under the extension cost
                  sharing formula, subscribers who have previously paid a
                  proportionate share under the extension formula shall be
                  reimbursed pro rata for their contribution or a proportional
                  share thereof. In such case, the pro rata shares shall be
                  recalculated and each new subscriber shall pay the new pro
                  rata share, and all subscribers who previously paid a
                  proportionate share shall receive pro rata refunds. In the
                  event such subscribers (or prior subscribers) have been
                  disconnected or have moved and owe the Grantee money which has
                  not been recovered, Grantee shall have the right to first
                  apply the refund to amounts owed the Grantee and give the
                  balance, if any to the subscriber. At such time as there are
                  thirty (30) potential subscribers per cable bearing strand
                  mile, the subscribers shall receive their pro rata share of
                  construction costs. In any event, one (1) year after the
                  completion of a project, subscribers who have paid a share of
                  line extension costs are no longer eligible for refunds, and
                  the amounts paid in construction costs will be credited to the
                  plant account of Grantee.

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                  10.4(a)(3) Where the density of residential dwelling and
                  occupied commercial or industrial structures, adverse terrain,
                  or other factors render extension of the system and offering
                  of cable service impractical, technically infeasible or would
                  create an economic hardship, the City may, upon petition of
                  the Grantee, either waive the extension of the system into
                  such areas, or allow the extension and offer of service on
                  special terms or conditions which are reasonable and fair to
                  the City, the Grantee and potential subscribers in such areas.

11    FREE BASIC CABLE SERVICE TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Grantee shall provide, without charge, one service outlet activated for basic
subscriber service to each police station, fire station, public school, public
library and the City office. If it is necessary to extend Grantee's trunk or
feeder lines more than two hundred (200) feet solely to provide service to any
such school or public building, the City or the building owner or occupants
shall have the option of either paying Grantee's direct costs for line
extensions in excess of two hundred (200) feet or releasing the Grantee from the
obligation to provide service to such building. Furthermore, Grantee shall be
permitted to recover, the direct cost of installing cable service, when
requested to do so, in order to provide: a) more than one outlet, b) inside
wiring, or c) a service outlet requiring more than two hundred (200) feet of
drop cable to any public building.

12    SYSTEM UPGRADE

      Grantee agrees to upgrade the existing Carlinville cable TV system within
thirty-six (36) months of the adoption of this Franchise Agreement. The upgraded
system will be constructed so as to provide the capability of passing a minimum
of 83 channels on an analog and/or digital basis through its trunk and feeder
lines.

13    INSURANCE

Within ninety (90) days following the Grant of a franchise the Grantee shall
obtain the following insurance policies:

      13.1  A general comprehensive liability policy indemnifying, defending and
      saving harmless the City, its officers, boards, commissions, agents or
      employees from any and all claims by any person whatsoever on account of
      injury to or death of a person or persons occasioned by the operations of
      the Grantee under the franchise herein granted, or alleged to have been so
      caused or occurred, with a minimum liability of Five Hundred thousand
      Dollars ($500,000) per personal injury, death of any one person or damage
      to property and One Million Dollars

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      ($1,000,000) for personal injury, death of any two or more persons in any
      one occurrence or damage to property.

      13.2  All insurance policies called for herein shall be in a form
      satisfactory to the City and shall require thirty (30) days written notice
      of any cancellation to both the City and the Grantee. The Grantee shall,
      in the event of any Such cancellation notice, obtain, pay all premiums
      for, and file with the City, written evidence of the issuance of
      replacement policies within thirty (30) days following receipt by the City
      or the Grantee of any notice of cancellation. In recognition of the
      foregoing each party agrees to cause their respective insurance carriers
      to waive any rights of subrogation.

14    INDEMNIFICATION

The Grantee, by its acceptance of a franchise granted pursuant to this
Ordinance, shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officials, boards,
commissions and employees against any and all claims, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, and judgments for damage arising out of the award of a franchise to
the Grantee and its operation of the cable television system under the
franchise. These damages shall include, but not be limited to, penalties arising
out of copyright infringements and damages arising out of any failure by Grantee
to secure consents from the owners, authorized distributors or licensees of
programs to be delivered by the Grantee's cable television system whether or not
any act or omission complained of is authorized, allowed, or prohibited by the
franchise.

15    FRANCHISE VIOLATIONS: PROCEDURES, NOTICE, AND CURE

Before exercising any right of redress available to it under the terms of this
Ordinance, including determination of any penalty assessable under applicable
law, the City shall follow the procedures set forth in this Section.

      15.1  The City shall notify Grantee in writing, by Certified Mail, of any
      alleged violation, ("Violation Notice") which notice shall include a
      detailed description of any alleged violation and a request for cure of
      such violation.

      15.2  Except in the case of a safety hazard posing an imminent danger to
      public health and safety, Grantee shall have thirty (30) days from the
      date of receipt of such notice to respond in writing, indicating: (1) that
      Grantee has cured the alleged violation, providing reasonable
      documentation demonstrating that the alleged violation has been cured; (2)
      that Grantee has commenced or will commence actions to cure the alleged
      violation, but that the alleged violation cannot reasonably be cured
      immediately, describing the steps taken to be taken to cure the alleged
      violation; or (3) that grantee disagrees with the allegation that a
      violation has occurred and contests the Violation

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            Notice, stating the reasons therefor. Pending the completion of an
            administrative hearing which may be held, the City shall not impose
            penalties upon Grantee.

      15.3  Upon receipt of Grantees response to the Violation Notice, the City
            may determine (a) that the alleged violation has been corrected, or
            is in the process of being corrected by Grantee, and that no further
            action is required; (b) that an extension of the time or other
            appropriate relief should be granted until the cure can be
            completed; (c) that the problem is beyond Grantee's direct control
            and that Grantee is not at fault; or (c) that Grantee has violated
            one or more provisions of its franchise and that appropriate action
            should be taken by the City.

      15.4  In case of an alleged violation(s) of applicable system technical
            standards, construction standards, or safety codes, if the alleged
            violation does not pose a substantial and immediate safety hazard,
            Grantee shall be allowed a reasonable and sufficient time to
            complete any required corrections or repairs to the system. So long
            as Grantee demonstrates that it is working diligently and in good
            faith to correct any alleged technical violations, the City shall
            not assess penalties against the Grantee. A "substantial and
            immediate safety hazard" shall be defined as one posing an imminent
            likelihood of causing significant bodily injury if not repaired
            immediately. Grantee shall not be penalized, for other minor
            violations of the Franchise or applicable codes, so long as Grantee
            makes its best efforts to correct any problem or violation within a
            reasonable period of time of the discovery of alleged violation.

      15.5  Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict Grantee's
            right to appeal the City's actions to a court of competent
            jurisdiction.

16    FRANCHISE TERMINATION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICE

      16.1  In the event of a formal denial of renewal or revocation of a
            franchise, which denial or revocation is upheld by final judicial
            adjudication of any appeal(s) which may be filed, the Grantee shall
            have a minimum period of at least six (6) months from such final
            adjudication within which to transfer or convey the assets of the
            cable system to another owner. Approval of such proposed transfer or
            assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld by the City.

17    FORCE MAJEUR

In the event the Grantee is prevented or delayed in the performance of any of
its obligations under this Ordinance by reason of flood, fires, hurricanes,
tornadoes, earthquakes or other acts of God, unavoidable casualty,
insurrections, war, riot, sabotage, unavailability of materials or supplies,
vandalism, strikes, boycotts, lockouts, labor disputes, shortage of labor,
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conditions, acts or omissions or delays by utility companies upon whom Grantee
is dependent for pole attachments or easement use, or any other event which is
beyond the reasonable control of the Grantee, the Grantee shall have a
reasonable time under the circumstances to perform its obligations under this
Ordinance or to procure a reasonable and comparable substitute for such
obligations. Under such circumstances the Grantee shall not be held in default
or noncompliance with the provisions of the Ordinance nor shall it suffer any
penalty relating thereto.

18    GRANT OF ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE AND COMPETING SERVICE PROVIDERS

       18.1  APPLICATION PROCEDURES

             18.1(a) An application for a new cable television franchise shall
             be submitted to the City in a form specified by or acceptable to
             the City, and in accordance with procedures and schedules
             established by the City. The City may request such facts and
             information as it deems appropriate.

             18.1(b) Upon request, any applicant shall furnish to the City a map
             of suitable scale, showing all roads and public buildings, which
             indicates the areas to be served and the proposed dates of
             commencement of service for each area. The proposed service area
             shall be subject to approval by the City. If approved, the service
             area shall be incorporated into any franchise granted pursuant to
             this Ordinance. If no service area is specifically delineated in a
             franchise, it shall be considered to be coterminous with the
             boundaries of the City.

             18.1(c) After receiving an application for a franchise, the City
             shall examine the legal, financial, technical and character
             qualifications of the applicant. The City may grant one or more
             non-exclusive franchises creating a right to construct and operate
             a cable television system within the public ways of the City,
             subject to the provisions of this Section.

             18.1(d) In the event an application is filed proposing to serve a
             franchise area which overlaps, in whole or in part, an existing
             Grantee's franchise area, a copy of such application shall be
             served upon any existing Grantee by the City by registered or
             certified mail. Such notice shall be considered a condition
             precedent to consideration of the application for a franchise by
             the City.

      18.3  COMPETING SERVICE PROVIDERS

      Any franchise granted by the City shall be non-exclusive. However, nothing
      in this ordinance shall be construed to require it to grant more than one
      franchise if the City determines,

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      pursuant to the procedures established in this Ordinance, that granting
      additional franchises would be detrimental to the public interest.

      18.3  PERMITS FOR NON-FRANCHISED ENTITIES

      The City may issue a license, easement or other permit to a person other
      than the Grantee to permit that person to traverse any portion of the
      Grantee's franchise area within the City in order to provide service
      outside, but not within the City. Such license or easement, absent a grant
      of a franchise in accordance with this Ordinance, shall not authorize nor
      permit said person to provide cable television service of any type to any
      home or place of business within the City nor render any other service
      within the City.

19    TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE

      19.1  A Grantee may transfer or assign its franchise to another entity
      (the "Assignee") upon thirty (30) days notice to the City. The Grantee
      shall provide to the City a reasonable showing that the proposed Assignee
      or Transferee possesses the technical and financial qualifications to
      operate the cable TV system properly. The proposed Transferee or Assignee
      shall provide the City with a written statement that it agrees to comply
      with all material terms of the franchise to be transferred. The City shall
      not unreasonably delay or deny the assignment or transfer of a franchise.
      The reasonableness of the City's actions shall be subject to judicial
      review by a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The proposed transfer or
      assignment shall be deemed approved if no action is taken by the City
      within sixty (60) days of the written request for transfer by the Grantee.

      19.2  The Grantee may secure financing or an indebtedness by trust,
      mortgage, or other instrument of hypothecation of the franchise, in whole
      or in part, without requiring the consent of the City. Consent shall not
      be required to assign a franchise from one business entity to another
      which is operated or managed by the Grantee or any affiliated entity. In
      addition, so long as the manager and/or general partner of the Grantee
      remains the same, consent shall not be required to transfer the interests
      of any limited partner of the Grantee, who has no day to day operational
      control of the Grantee or the system.

      19.3  A Grantee may transfer or assign its franchise to an affiliated
      entity upon thirty (30) days notice to the City. Consent of the City shall
      not be required for such an assignment, provided that; a) the City is
      provided with a reasonable showing that the proposed Assignee possesses
      the technical and financial qualifications to operate the cable TV system
      and, b) that the Assignee agrees to comply with the terms of this
      Ordinance.

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20    COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW

The Grantee and the City shall at all times comply with all applicable State and
Federal laws and the applicable rules and regulations of administrative
agencies. If the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or any other federal or
state governmental body or agency enacts any law or regulation or exercises any
paramount jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Ordinance or any
franchise granted hereunder, the jurisdiction of the City shall cease and no
longer exist to the extent such superseding jurisdiction shall preempt or
preclude the exercise of like jurisdiction by the City. The City and the Grantee
reserve all rights they each may possess under law, unless expressly waived
herein.

21    NOTICE TO GRANTEE

Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the City shall not meet to take
any action involving the Grantee's franchise unless the City has notified the
Grantee by certified mail at least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting, as to
its time, place and purpose. The notice provided for in this section shall be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other notice to the Grantee provided for in
this Ordinance. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if mailed by certified mail return receipt requested, addressed to the
Grantee's corporate office as follows:

Enstar Cable Macoupin County
10900 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90024
      Attn: Howard Gan

22    STREET OCCUPANCY

      22.1  Grantee shall utilize existing poles, conduits and other facilities
      whenever possible, but may construct or install new, different, or
      additional poles, conduits, or other facilities whether on the public way
      or on privately-owned property with the written approval of the
      appropriate government authority, and, if necessary the property owner.
      Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by the governmental
      agency.

      22.2  All transmission lines, equipment and structures shall be so
      installed and located as to cause minimum interference with the rights and
      appearance and reasonable convenience of property owners who adjoin on any
      public way and at all times shall be kept and maintained in a safe
      condition and in good order and repair. The Grantee shall at all times
      employ reasonable care and shall use commonly accepted methods and devices
      for preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage,
      injuries or nuisances to the public.

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      22.3  Grantee shall have the authority to trim trees on public property at
      its own expense as may be necessary to protect its wires and facilities,
      subject to the direction of the City or other appropriate governmental
      authority.

23    ACCESS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

      23.1  Grantee shall have the right to enter and have access to the
      property and premises of the City or that of any subscriber for purposes
      of installing cable TV service or recovering and removing Grantee's
      property and equipment when a subscriber's service is terminated and a
      subscriber refuses to return such equipment to the Grantee.

      23.2 The City shall not permit any person who owns or controls a
      residential multiple unit dwelling, trailer park, condominium, apartment
      complex, subdivision or other property to interfere with the right of any
      tenant, resident or lawful occupant thereof to receive cable installation,
      service or maintenance from Grantee, except as federal or state law shall
      otherwise require.

      23.3  Upon request by Grantee, the City shall promptly exercise any rights
      it may have to permit or enable Grantee to obtain or utilize easements
      with respect to any residential multiple unit dwelling, trailer park,
      condominium, apartment complex, subdivision or other property as required
      to facilitate Grantee's use thereof for purposes of providing system
      service to the tenants, residents or lawful occupants thereof. In any such
      proceeding, the restitution to the Owner for the amount of space utilized
      by the system, considering the enhanced value to the premises resulting
      from the installation of cable television facilities, shall be a one-time
      charge of $1.00 per dwelling unit.

24    NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT

The Grantee shall neither refuse to hire nor discharge from employment nor
discriminate against any person in compensation, terms, conditions, or
privileges of employment because of age, sex, race, color, creed, or national
origin. The Grantee shall insure that employees are treated without regard to
their age, sex, race, color, creed or national origin.

25    GRANTEE MAY ISSUE RULES

The Grantee shall have the authority to issue such rules, regulations, terms and
conditions of its business as shall be reasonably necessary to enable it to
exercise its rights and perform its services under this Ordinance and the Rules
of the FCC, and to assure uninterrupted service to each and all of its
subscribers. Such rules and regulations shall not be deemed to have the force of
law.

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26    SEVERABILITY OF ORDINANCE PROVISIONS

If any section of this Ordinance or the franchise, or any portion thereof, is
held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction or
administrative agency, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of the Ordinance or franchise.

27    EFFECTIVE DATE

This ordinance shall become effective upon the date of its adoption by the City.
Any failure by the City to follow proper procedures under state or local law in
adopting this Ordinance or granting a franchise shall not abrogate the rights or
obligations of either the Grantee or the City under this Ordinance. If,
following adoption of this Ordinance it is subsequently determined that proper
legal procedures have not been followed by the City, it shall be the
responsibility of the City to rectify any procedural defects and ratify the
terms of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of Carlinville this 21st day of
December 1998

BY: /s/ illegible
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Title:

ATTEST: Mayor
       --------------------------------
Title:

ACCEPTED BY Enstar Cable Macoupin County.

BY: /s/ Howard Gan
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Title: Vice President

ACCEPTED: /s/ illegible
Title: Admin Asst.

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