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<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">The carrying value of cable franchise rights and goodwill by unit of accounting as of July 1, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2009</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> is as follows (in millions):</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 77px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:77px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="11" style="width: 313px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:313px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Carrying Value as of</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 77px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:77px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="5" style="width: 151px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:151px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">July 1, 2010</font></td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 151px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:151px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2009</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 77px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:77px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Cable</font></td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Cable</font></td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 77px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:77px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Franchise</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Franchise</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 77px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:77px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> <sup></sup></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Rights</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Goodwill</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Rights</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 70px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Goodwill</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">West</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,498</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 484</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,350</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 489</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">New York City</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,345</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 204</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,345</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 204</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Texas</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,700</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 143</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,700</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 143</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Midwest</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,935</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 562</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,028</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 505</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Carolinas</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,969</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 231</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,908</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 224</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Northeast</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,645</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 466</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,645</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 466</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Kansas City</font><sup>(a)</sup></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> —</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> —</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 394</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> —</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">National</font><sup>(a)</sup></td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> —</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> —</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 722</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 59px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 80</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 364px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:364px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 24,092</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,090</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 24,092</font></td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 59px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:59px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,111</font></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">——————————</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'></p><ul><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">In connection with</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;"> certain </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">operational </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">reorganizations</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;"> during 2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">, the Company combined its Kansas City and Midwest reporting units</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">In </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">addition, the Company dissolved its National reporting unit and allocated the systems contained therein to its West, Midwest and Carolinas reporting units. The Company tested the cable franchise rights and goodwill held by the aforementioned units of accounting for impairment </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">immediately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;">prior to the reorganizations and determined that no impairments existed.</font></li></ul>
The carrying value of cable franchise rights and goodwill by unit of accounting as of July 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows (in
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