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Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue P. O. Box 13326 Austin, Texas 78711-3326 512 / 93677000 (Fax) 936-7003 Web Site: www.puc.state.tx.us TITLE PAGE ^^/&: 4^^c. /4 ^^^^ APPLICATION FOR OR AMENDMENT TO A STATE-ISSUED CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY (SICFA) PROJECT NO. A-1 1 /-//i CERTIFICATE NO. 90010 (If an Amendment) APPLICANT: Comcast of Houston LLC Authorized Company Representative: NAME: TITLE: Ralnh O. Martinez Senior Vice President Houston Re ion ADDRESS: 8590 West Tidwell, Houston Texas 77040 TELEPHONE: 713-341-8669 FAX: 713-895-1270 EMAIL ADDRESS: Ralnh Martinez na cable comcast com Regulatory Contact: NAME: Craia D'Aaostini TITLE: Director of Government Relations ADDRESS: 8590 West Tidwell. Houston. Texas 77040` TELEPHONE: 713-335-3218 FAX: 713-895-1239 EMAIL ADDRESS: Craig D'agostin-:tf@-cable.comcast.com Emergency Contact: NAME: Craig D'Agostini TITLE: Director of Government Relations ADDRESS: 8590 West Tidwell, Houston, Texas 77040 TELEPHONE: 713-335-3218 office or 832-256-2700 cell FAX: 713-895-1239 EMAIL ADDRESS: Craig D'aeostinina cable comcast.com ^
State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA) Application - Comcast of Houston, LLC STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS AFFIDAVIT My name is Ralph O. Martinez. I am an officer of Comcast of Houston, LLC. My personal knowledge of the facts stated herein has been derived from my employment with Comcast of Houston, LLC. I swear or affirm that I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this Application for a State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA), that I am competent to testify to them, and that I have the authority to make this Application on behalf of the Applicant. I further swear or affirm that Comcast of Houston. LLC: a. has filed or will timely file with the Federal Communications Commission all forms required - by that agency in advance of offering cable service or video service in Texas; b. agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations; c. agrees to comply with all applicable municipal regulations regarding the use and occupation of public rights-of-way in the delivery of the cable service or video service, including the police powers of the municipalities in which the service is delivered; d. has provided the names of its principal executive officers and its principal business address; and e. has included a clear, complete and definitive description "of the service area footprint it is requesting to serve within any municipality and/or unincorporated area within Texas. I swear or affirm that all of the statements and representations made in this Application for a SICFA are true and correct. I also swear or affirm that Comcast of Houston. LLC understands and will comply with all requirements of law applicable to a Cable and/or Video Service Provider's SICFA., Ralph O. Ma mez, Senior V' e President, H ston Region SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the ^ day of August 2013.,..^.... O'^rvv^ o I^ ^^ _.^^a,%x= I.,.....^.,..._..._ conn Exp.Ol3-01-I4 My commission expires: Notary Public In and For the State of Texas Dg--Ot-14 Revised 06127/2006 2
State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA) Application - Comcast of Houston, LLC 1. a. Check applicable category: X Cable Service Provider Video Service Provider Cable and Video Service Provider X Amendment to SICFA Certification - SICFA No. 90010 b. If you are filing an amendment to an existing SICFA, please check one or more of the following amendment categories requested in this filing; Change in Type of Provider (Cable, Video, or Cable and Video) Name Change (Additional d/b/as or New Name) r X Expansion of Service Area Footprint Transfer in Ownership/Control X Other (Explain below) c. Provide a description of the amendment(s) requested in Question 1(b) above. The Applicant requests that the Commission approve an expansion of the Service Area Footprint of SICFA No. 90010 to add all areas within the boundaries of the following municipalities, including any future annexations: Arcola, Texas, and Oak Ridge North, Texas. This application also provides an updated officer list as Exhibit A. 2. Provide the following information: a. Principal business address; (street address, city, state and zip code): Comcast of Houston, LLC 8590 West Tidwell Houston, Texas 77040 b. Main business telephone number: 713-335-3218 c. Toll-free customer service telephone, number: 1-800-COMCAST d. Fax number: 713-895-1239 e. Email address: Craig_p'agostini@cable.comcast.com Revised 06/27l2006 3
State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA) Application - Comcast of Houston, LLC f. Mailing address, if different from principal business address (street address, city, state and zip code): Comcast of Houston, LLC ATTN: Manager of Franchising/Regulatory Affairs 8590 West Tidwell Houston, Texas 77040 g. Name and title of Applicant's principal executive officers. Please see attached Exhibit A. 3. State one principal name and any d/b/as in which the Applicant requests the Commission to issue the SICFA in or in which the Applicant currently holds a Cable and/or Video service provider certification. (NOTE: The certificated name can be the Applicant's legal name, a d/b/a, or an assumed name as long as the requested name(s) is properly registered to do business within the State of Texas. The SICFA holder MUST use ONLY the name(s) and/or d/b/a(s) granted in its SICFA on all bills, advertisements or communications with the public and the Commission. Name changes require an amendment to an existing SICFA.) Comcast of Houston, LLC 4. As stated in PURA Sec. 66.004(a), an applicant is not eligible to seek a SICFA until the expiration date of an existing municipal franchise agreement for a requested Service Area Footprint. To meet this eligibility requirement, Commission Staff has determined that an Applicant may file an application for a SICFA within 17 business days of the expiration date of its existing municipal franchise agreement. To determine eligibility, the Commission Staff requires the following information: a. Is the Service Area Footprint requested in this application currently or previously under a municipal franchise agreement entered into by this applicant or an affiliate of this applicant? If yes, answer questions b, c, d, and e below. Yes. b. Applicants applying for a SICFA pursuant to PURA 66.004(b-1) must provide to the Commission examples of the copies of the franchise termination notices sent to each affected municipality. No answer required. Revised 06/27/2006 4
State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA) Application - Comcast of Houston, LLC c. Applicants applying for a SIFCA pursuant to PURA 66.004(b-2) must provide to the Commission proof that the Applicant is not the incumbent provider in each affected municipality with a population of over 215, 000. No answer required. d. Applicants applying for a SIFCA pursuant to PURA 66.004(b-3) must provide to the Commission proof that each affected municipality has agreed to the termination of the municipal franchise. No answer required. e. What is or was the expiration date of the municipal franchise agreement for the requested Service Area Footprint? No answer required. S. Provide a clear, complete and definitive description of the requested Service Area Footprint (SAF) for any municipality(ies) and/or unincorporated area(s) within the State of Texas. [SAF descriptions shall include one or more of the following descriptions: state line, county line(s), municipalities/city limit(s), subdivision(s), roadway(s), street(s), block(s), street address(s), metes and bounds, or a detailed map(s) properly highlighted and labeled.] Expansions to SAFs shall be made by filing an amendment to an existing SICFA. The amendment application shall require a clear, complete and definitive, description of the expansion of the SAF. (For SAF amendments indicate the existing certificated SAF as well as any requested revisions to that existing SAF.) The Applicant requests that the Commission amend its SICFA to add all areas within the boundaries of the following municipalities, including any future annexations, to its Service Area Footprint: Arcola, Texas, and Oak Ridge North, Texas The above service area is in addition to the following municipalities and unincorporated areas, which were the subject of previously-approved applications under Certificate No. 90010: Municipalities: Alvin Bayou Vista Baytown Beach City Bellaire Brookside Village Bunker Hill Village Clear Lake Shores Clute Conroe Dayton Deer Park Dickinson El Lago Freeport Friendswood Fulshear Galena Park Galveston Hedwig Village Hillcrest' Village Revised 06/27/2006 5
State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority (SICFA) Application - Comcast of Houston, LLC Hilshire Village Magnolia Seabrook Hitchcock Manvel Shenandoah Houston Meadows Place Shoreacres Humble Missouri City South Houston Hunters Creek Village Morgan's Point Southside Place Jacinto City Mont Belvieu Spring Valley Jamaica Beach Nassau Bay Stafford Jersey Village Needville Sugar Land Katy Pasadena Taylor Lake Village Kemah Pearland Texas City La Marque Piney Point Village Tiki Island La Porte Richmond Tomball Lake Jackson Richwood Webster League City Rosenberg West University Place Liberty Santa Fe Unincorporated areas of the following counties, excluding federal properties: Brazoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Harris Liberty Montgomery 6. The Applicant shall agree to provide the Commission with written notification when terminating its SICFA. The Applicant shall also agree to provide the Commission with a copy of any order or ruling issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that either modifies or revokes its SICFA or makes it ineligible to hold a SICFA pursuant to the standards laid out in PURA 66.003(b). (Commission Staff shall establish a project number to submit all written notices and copies of orders or rulings concerning SICFAs.) The Applicant shall make an affirmative statement that it agrees to provide written notification of termination and copies of orders or rulings issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or the FCC concerning its SICFA. Comcast of Houston, LLC agrees to provide the Commission with a written notification of termination of its State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority and further agrees to provide the Commission a copy of any Court order in which the Applicant's State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority has been revoked or modified by any Court of competent jurisdiction. Revised 06/27I2006 6
Ex^ COMCAST OF HOUSTON, LLC OFFICERS Exhibit A Corn cast of Houston, LLC Officers Officer Name Brian L. Roberts Neil Smit Steven A. White David N. Watson David A. Scott Samuel Schwartz Tony G. Werner David L. Cohen John D. Schanz Michael J. Angelakis Gregory Ridgon William Strahan Peter Kiriacoulacos Catherine Avgiris Arthur R. Block Douglas Gaston Ernest A. Pighini Title Chairman President Chief Executive Officer President - West Division Chief Operating Officer Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration President - Comcast Converged Products Chief Technology Officer Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Assistant Secretary Executive Vice President Chief Network Officer Executive Vice President Executive Vice President - Content Acquisition Executive Executive Vice President - Procurement Executive Vice President and General Manager - Data and Communications Services Senior Vice President Assistant Treasurer Secretary Senior Vice President General Counsel Assistant Secretary Senior Vice President Controller 7
Officer Name Lawrence J. Salva William E. Dordelman William R. Haase Robert S. Pick Catherine A. Kilstrom Matthew E. Strauss John E. Heslip Kate Oravez Timothy T. Nester Sharon T. Desmond Curt L. Henninger Douglas R. Guthrie Henry R. Fore Leonard J. Rozek Ralph 0. Martinez Richard C. Jennings Shawn Leavitt - James L. Lewis Wayne Davis Andrew C. Topping Thomas R. Nathan Sheila R. Willard Steven R. Bouchard Scott W. Hansen Jonathan L. Ozor Kristine A. Dankenbrink Gerard J. Lewis, Jr. Title Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Treasurer Senior Vice President - Ad Sales Finance and Administration Senior Vice President - Corporate Development Senior Vice President - Customer Care Senior Vice President - Digital and Emerging Platforms Senior Vice President - Engineering Senior Vice President - External Affairs Senior Senior Vice President - Finance and Business Operations Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - General Management Senior Vice President - Global Benefits Senior Vice President - Global Benefits Senior Senior Senior Vice President - Labor Relations, HR Compliance and Policy Administration Senior Vice President - Litigation Assistant Secretary Senior Vice President - Local Media Development Senior Vice President - Marketing Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing Senior Vice President - Spotlight Senior Vice President - Taxation Chief Privacy Officer Vice President 8
Officer Name Brian Rankin Title Vice President Chief Regulatory Counsel - Cable Division David Marcus Vice President - Kathryn Koles Sarah Gitchell David R. Baker Jeffrey C. Carroll Kurt R. Kennedy John M. Hooley Davina Kent Charles E. Hutton Chris M. Weeks John M. Dietrich Margaret A. Jackson Trisha M. Coy Veronica L. Jellison William Kelly Johns Joann C. Shumard Marc E. Marchetti Mike J. Mason Scott A. Melter Steven C. Taber Lawrence C. Beauchamp Thomas Bach Martha Tate Andrew C. Johnson Cynthia J. Parsons Mary Beth Schubert Chief Patent Officer Vice President Vice President Chief Content Acquisition Counsel Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales Vice President - Ad Sales Finance and Accounting Vice President - Ad Sales Integrated Media Sales Vice President - Engineering Vice President - Engineering Vice President - Engineering Vice President - Engineering Vice President - Engineering Vice President - Engineering Operations Vice President - Engineering Operations Vice President - Enterprise Direct Sales Vice President - External Affairs Vice President - External Affairs Vice President - External Affairs 9
Officer Name Stephen M. Kipp Theressa Davis Kevin P. O'Connor Amy M. Lynch Anne R. McMullen Chris Dunkeson David W. Williams Fredric Walkover Jeffrey Allen Kenneth P. Rhoades Michael Valentin Michael J. Trueblood Paul R. Gibson Jason A. Campbell Jennifer A. Smardo Wallace M. Jensen Bradley S. Kaplan Darren J. Rish Kevin T. Bethke Margaret W. Sarason Matthew Chambers Richard J. Sbragia Sarah G. Gustashaw Joseph F. DiTrolio Marshall Robinson Richard A. Seamon Emmett G. Coleman Janet L. Turpen Jeffrey J. Dolan Marc Farrar Rachelle B. Chong Sanford T. Inouye Steven R. Holmes Thomas R. Purser Title Vice President - External Affairs Vice President - External Affairs Vice President - Federal Tax Vice President - Finance Vice President - Finance Vice President - Finance Vice President - Financial Operations Vice President - General Management Vice President - General Management 10
Officer Name Caroline J. Aspenson Chris W. Ruliman Darren Oliver Jeff A. Hamstad Karen D. Ligon Micah Hawk Michael Cindric Regina Hutchinson Stephen R. Sims Carolyne A. Hannan Robert P. Smith IT Thomas J. Pierce Jeffrey E. Smith Barbara Hedges Lars I. Lofas, Jr. Teresa Lynch Christopher Lyons Christopher Shea Elaine T. Barden Kristopher Workman Ted D. Girdner Gerald C. O'Brien Loretta L. Simon Allison T. Joyce Bradley M. Nosler David A. Tashjian Brenda M. Viloria David Brown Jay Dirkmaat Mark O'Leary Thomas J. Donnelly Patrick J. McDonald Title Vice President - Information Technology Vice President - Marketing Vice President - Marketing Vice President - Marketing Vice President - Marketing, Facilities and General Operations Vice President - Marketing Communications Vice President - Product Management Vice President - Product Management Vice President - Product Sales Vice President - Product Sales Vice President - Product Sales Vice President - Product Sales Vice President - Product Sales Vice President - Real Estate Vice President - Real Estate Vice President - Real Estate Vice President - Recruitment Vice President - Sales and Marketing Vice President - Sales and Marketing Vice President - SMB Direct Sales Vice President - SMB Direct Sales Vice President - SMB Direct Sales Vice President - SMB Direct Sales Vice President - Taxation Vice President - Technical Operations 11
Officer Name Farrell D. Moseley Richard M. Stanley Roland Trombley Kyle McSlarrow Rodrigo Lopez Ingrid B. Nelson Steven R. Lindsley Robert W. Pladl Title Vice President - XOC Division Vice President - Ad Sales Division Vice President - Ad Sales Regional Vice President Regional Vice President Regional Vice President - Ad Sales Regional Vice President - Ad Sales Regional Vice President - Engineering 12