A franchise be and hereby is granted to Multimedia Cablevision, Inc., hereinafter
referred to as Grantee, and Grantee is authorized to engage in the business of operating
and providing a BTN in the City, and for that purpose to erect, install, construct,
repair, replace, reconstruct, maintain and retain in, on, over, under, upon, across
and along any public street, such poles, wires, fiber, cable conductors, ducts, conduit,
vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, attachments and other property as may be
necessary and appurtenant to the BTN; and in addition, so to use, operate and provide
similar facilities or properties rented or leased from other persons, firms or corporations,
including but not limited to any public utility or other grantee franchised or permitted
to do business in the City.