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Item Number: 1

Public Utility Commission of Texas

P. O. Box 13326

Austin, Texas 78711-3326 512 / 93677000 • (Fax) 936-7003 Web Site: www.puc.state.tx.us

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APPLICATION FOR OR AMENDMENT TO A

STATE-ISSUED CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY (SICFA)

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CERTIFICATE NO.

90010

_{(If an Amendment)}

APPLICANT: _{Comcast of Houston LLC} Authorized Company Representative:

NAME:

_{Ralnh O. Martinez}

TITLE: _{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-:[email protected]}

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

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF TEXAS

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COUNTY OF HARRIS

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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

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SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the ^ day of August 2013.

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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'[email protected]}

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.

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

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.

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COMCAST OF HOUSTON, LLC OFFICERS Exhibit A

Corn cast of Houston, LLC Officers

Officer Name _Title

Brian L. Roberts _Chairman

Neil Smit _President

Chief Executive Officer Steven A. White _{President - West Division} David N. Watson _{Chief Operating Officer}

Executive Vice President David A. Scott _{Chief Financial Officer}

Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration Samuel Schwartz _{President - Comcast Converged Products}

Tony G. Werner _{Chief Technology Officer} Executive Vice President David L. Cohen _{Executive Vice President}

Assistant Secretary John D. Schanz _{Executive Vice President}

Chief Network Officer

Gregory Ridgon _{Executive Vice President - Content Acquisition} William Strahan _{Executive Vice President - Human Resources} Peter Kiriacoulacos _{Executive Vice President - Procurement}

Catherine Avgiris

Executive Vice President and General Manager - Data and

Arthur R. Block

_{Senior Vice President}

Secretary

Douglas Gaston _{Senior Vice President}

General Counsel

Controller

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

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 Vice President - Finance and Accounting

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 Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Senior Vice President - Labor Relations, HR Compliance and Policy Administration

Senior Vice President - Litigation Deputy General Counsel

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

Deputy General Counsel

Officer Name _Title

Brian Rankin _{Vice President}

Chief Regulatory Counsel - Cable Division

David Marcus _{Vice President} -Chief Patent Officer Deputy General Counsel Kathryn Koles _{Vice President}

Deputy General Counsel Sarah Gitchell _{Vice President}

Deputy General Counsel

Chief Content Acquisition Counsel

David R. Baker _{Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales} Jeffrey C. Carroll _{Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales} Kurt R. Kennedy _{Vice President and General Manager - Ad Sales}

John M. Hooley

_{Vice President - Ad Sales Finance and Accounting}

Charles E. Hutton _{Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations} Chris M. Weeks

Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations John M. Dietrich

Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations Margaret A. Jackson _{Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations} Trisha M. Coy

Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations Veronica L. Jellison

Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations William Kelly Johns _{Vice President - Customer Service Strategy and Operations} Joann C. Shumard _{Vice President - Engineering}

Marc E. Marchetti _{Vice President - Engineering} Mike J. Mason _{Vice President - Engineering} Scott A. Melter _{Vice President - Engineering} Steven C. Taber _{Vice President - Engineering}

Lawrence C. Beauchamp _{Vice President - Engineering Operations} Thomas Bach _{Vice President - Engineering Operations} Martha Tate _{Vice President - Enterprise Direct Sales} Andrew C. Johnson _{Vice President - External Affairs} Cynthia J. Parsons _{Vice President - External Affairs} Mary Beth Schubert _{Vice President - External Affairs}

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

Vice President - External Affairs Vice President - Federal Tax Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Field Operations Vice President - Finance

Vice President - Finance Vice President - Finance

Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Finance and Accounting Vice President - Financial Operations Vice President - General Management Vice President - General Management

Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Government and Regulatory Affairs

Officer Name _Title

Caroline J. Aspenson _{Vice President - Human Resources} Chris W. Ruliman _{Vice President - Human Resources} Darren Oliver _{Vice President - Human Resources} Jeff A. Hamstad _{Vice President - Human Resources} Karen D. Ligon _{Vice President - Human Resources} Micah Hawk _{Vice President - Human Resources} Michael Cindric _{Vice President - Human Resources} Regina Hutchinson _{Vice President - Human Resources} Stephen R. Sims _{Vice President - Information Technology} Carolyne A. Hannan _{Vice President - Marketing}

Robert P. Smith IT _{Vice President - Marketing} Thomas J. Pierce _{Vice President - Marketing}

Jeffrey E. Smith _{Vice President - Marketing, Facilities and General Operations} Deputy General Counsel

Barbara Hedges _{Vice President - Marketing Communications} Lars I. Lofas, Jr. _{Vice President - Product Management} Teresa Lynch _{Vice President - Product Management} Christopher Lyons _{Vice President - Product Sales}

Christopher Shea

_{Vice President - Product Sales}

Elaine T. Barden

_{Vice President - Product Sales}

Vice President - Real Estate Loretta L. Simon _{Vice President - Real Estate} Allison T. Joyce _{Vice President - Recruitment}

Bradley M. Nosler _{Vice President - Sales and Marketing} David A. Tashjian _{Vice President - Sales and Marketing} Brenda M. Viloria _{Vice President - SMB Direct Sales} David Brown _{Vice President - SMB Direct Sales} Jay Dirkmaat _{Vice President - SMB Direct Sales} Mark O'Leary _{Vice President - SMB Direct Sales}

Thomas J. Donnelly

_{Vice President - Taxation}

Patrick J. McDonald _{Vice President - Technical Operations}

Richard M. Stanley Roland Trombley Kyle McSlarrow Rodrigo Lopez Ingrid B. Nelson Steven R. Lindsley Robert W. Pladl

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