Business Account Service Takeover Authorization Form

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1 Business Account Service Takeover Authorization Form This form must be filled out in its entirety and signed in all sections to ensure proper handling. Send completed form along with proof of new business ownership (e.g. IRS Form SS-4 or Certificate of Authority) and proof of identification (e.g. Driver s License, Military ID, Passport, Green Card) for both parties signing the agreement to the address below or fax: Altice USA, Research & Support, 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho NY OR Fax Current (Previous) Account Information Altice USA Account Number: - - Date: Current Business Name: EIN/Tax ID#: Service Address: City: State: Zip: Account Holder Name: Account Holder Phone Number: Optimum services being transferred (check those applicable): Optimum TV Optimum Online Optimum Voice Note: Any services not being transferred to the New Account Holder will be terminated. IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to cancel any direct payment options, such as ebill, recurring payments and Optimum Select. Once the account transfer is complete, you will no longer have access to the Optimum Online addresses/accounts and the My Optimum Voice records for this account. I,, on behalf of the current Print Name Title Business named above ( Current Business ), hereby acknowledge and agree that I am authorizing Altice USA to remove the Current Business from the above referenced account and provide the New Business designated below with access to and control of the account. I represent that I have the right and authority to act on behalf of the above Current Business in connection with this Altice USA account and authorize this transaction on behalf of the Current Business. All responsibility for the account (including but not limited to all assets of Altice USA installed at the above service address identified on Attachment 1) will become the responsibility of the New Business. Additionally, I acknowledge that any credits and/or refunds issued to this account will be issued to the new account holder as of the effective date of the account transfer. I further acknowledge and agree that the New Business will have access to certain personal and sensitive information associated with the account such as Optimum Voice call detail records, Optimum Online addresses, accounts and the contents thereof, and other account information, such as payment history. I agree to disclose to the New Business all Optimum ID s, passwords and answers to security questions associated with the account. Signature, Authorizing Agent Date New Account Information New Business Name: Tax ID: Account Holder Name (designated individual authorized to act on behalf of the above business): Account Holder Phone Number: Alternate Phone Number: I,,, on behalf of the above Print Name Title named Business ( New Business ) authorize Altice USA to change the name on the above referenced account such that this New Business will now be the account holder subject to the General Terms and Conditions of Service attached as Attachment 2. I represent that I have the right and authority to act on behalf of the above New Business in connection with this Altice USA account and authorize this transaction on behalf of the New Business. New Business agrees to assume full responsibility for the account, including but not limited to responsibility for all assets of Altice USA installed at the above service address and all outstanding balances due on the account as of the effective date of the account transfer. New Business understands that any promotional offers currently applicable to the account will continue pursuant to the same terms and conditions of the initial offer. New Business understands that it must obtain Optimum ID s, passwords and answers to security questions from the Current Business to gain access to certain features and use of addresses. Signature, Authorizing Agent Date Please Note: Altice USA will contact you on the effective date in order to process the transfer of ownership on the Altice USA account. Ef 5/09 1

2 Optimum Voice Directory Listing & Caller ID Information (To Be Completed By New Business Account Holder) Please complete the information below to update the Caller ID Name for the account, if applicable. In addition, if you are changing the Directory Listing Name for any of the telephone numbers on the account, list the telephone numbers below and the Listing Name to which you want to change it. Caller ID Name: up to 15 characters Admin User Web portal ID: Telephone Number Directory Listing Name (up to 75 characters) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 2

3 ATTACHMENT 1 Important Customer Information To complete the transfer of the account, please verify the serial numbers of all Altice USA equipment. Cable Boxes Use the space provided here to record the serial number(s) of all cable boxes currently at your place of business: The cable box serial number can be found on a sticker located on the back of the cable box. ble Box Cards: Cable Box Cards In addition to the cable boxes, if the front panel contains a card, it also has an identification number. Please pull out the card carefully. Use the space provided here to record the serial number(s) of all cable box cards currently at your place of business: The cable box serial number can be found on the underside of the card. Modems In addition to the cable boxes and cards, please provide the serial number(s) of your modem(s) if you subscribe to Optimum Online: The modem serial number can be found on a sticker on the bottom or back of the modem. Static IP Router In addition to the cable boxes, cable cards and the Optimum Online modem(s), please provide the serial number(s) of your Optimum Online Static IP Router if you subscribe to Optimum Online with Static IP: The Static IP router serial number can be found on a sticker on the bottom or back of the router. 3

4 ATTACHMENT 2 Optimum Voice Customers E911 NOTIFICATION In the event of a power outage, and provided you do not have battery backup on your modem, you will not have E911 service. If your service is disconnected or interrupted, you will not have E911 service. If you relocate the modem to a different address, you must notify Altice USA in advance to update E911 service. During the initial 72 hours of service at your new address, you may be required to provide the E911 operator with your new service address. SECURITY AND MEDICAL ALERT SYSTEM LIMITATIONS You acknowledge that Altice USA does not support the use of any Optimum Voice service as a connection for (i) emergency medical alert systems, (ii) all high-security monitoring systems (UL 681 or similar) or (iii) fire alarm systems (UL 864 or similar). You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility to contact your central station monitoring provider to test and verify that your security system is in good working order and that you are responsible for any additional work required to ensure the proper operation of your security system. CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and agreed to the E911 notification and security and medical alert system limitations stated above, and to the general terms and conditions of service attached hereto. Signed Date QC 4

5 General Terms and Conditions of Service In addition to these General Terms and Conditions of Service, Subscriber agrees to be bound by the terms of service for the applicable Optimum service as set forth at such as Optimum TV, Optimum Online and Optimum Voice, as well as the Customer Privacy Notice and the Online Bill Pay Terms of Service, as such may be updated from time to time (collectively, the Terms of Service ), which are incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions below and the Terms of Service, the Terms of Service shall control. THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE WAIVER OF CLASS ACTIONS AND JURY TRIALS. THE AGREEMENT ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR OPTING OUT OF ARBITRATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. 1. Payment of Charges: The charges for one month of Services, including any deposits and installation and Equipment charges, plus pro rata charges, if any, for periods not previously billed, are due upon installation of the Services. Thereafter, Subscriber agrees to pay monthly recurring Service charges and Equipment charges (if any) in advance, including all applicable fees, taxes, regulatory fees, franchise fees, surcharges (including a sports and broadcast TV surcharge) and other government assessments no later than the date indicated on Subscriber s bill. Charges for non-recurring Services or Equipment charges will be reflected on Subscriber s subsequent bill at the then current applicable rates. For instance, Subscriber will be billed monthly for Pay Per View, On Demand or other Services ordered where charges are based on actual usage or on orders placed during the previous month. Subscriber agrees to pay all undisputed monthly charges and all applicable fees and taxes as itemized on the Altice monthly bill and notify Altice of disputed items within thirty (30) days of receipt, or longer as provided by applicable law. Failure to pay charges billed (including checks returned for insufficient funds) may result in discontinuance of Service, the removal of all Altice Equipment (as defined below) and/or imposition of a late payment or service charge. If the Subscriber has more than one account (Business and/or Residential) served by Altice, all Altice provided Services at all locations may be subject to discontinuance of Service in the event any one account remains unpaid. In the event collection activities are required, an additional collection charge may be imposed. If Subscriber elects to pay by automatic recurring credit card, debit card or automatic clearing house payments, Subscriber authorizes Altice to charge such accounts. Failure to receive a bill does not release Subscriber from Subscriber s obligation to pay. Failure to pay the total balance when due shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and may be grounds for termination of Service, removal of Equipment from Subscriber s premises and/or imposition of a late fee ( Late Fee ) in accordance with applicable law. Any Late Fee imposed on Subscriber is intended to be a reasonable advance estimate of costs of managing past due accounts. The Late Fee is not interest, a credit service charge or a finance charge. Monthly Charges: Your monthly subscription begins on the first day following your installation date and renews thereafter on a monthly basis beginning on the first day of the next billing period assigned to you until cancelled by you. The monthly service charge(s) will be billed at the beginning of your assigned billing period and each month thereafter unless and until you cancel your Service(s). PAYMENTS ARE NONREFUNDABLE AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR PARTIALLY USED SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD(S). You may cancel Service(s) for a period up to the last day of the billing period prior to the service period that you wish to cancel, and the cancellation will be effective at the end of the thencurrent billing period. Access to the Services will, if possible, continue to be provided at the location ordered or, if you move, to your new location if in an Altice-served area (subject to any installation charges). 2. Altice Property: All equipment, including but not limited to, any cables, wires, amplifiers, cable boxes, access cards, remotes, cable cards, battery backup units, modems, and routers distributed to and/or installed for use in the Subscriber s service location(s) by or on behalf of Altice ( Equipment ) remains the property of Altice, except that all wiring on the subscriber s side of the demarcation point at subscriber s service location, whether installed by Altice or by Subscriber, shall be Subscriber property and not Altice Equipment, and repair and maintenance for such wiring is the responsibility of Subscriber unless otherwise agreed by Subscriber and Altice. The demarcation point shall mean a point at (or about) twelve (12) inches outside of where the cable wire enters the Subscriber s service location. None of the Equipment shall become a fixture nor shall distribution, installation, and/or use of Equipment, including but not limited to cable boxes and/or set top boxes be deemed a lease of such Equipment. Altice property is intended to service and reside at the specific service location and is not to be used off premises without Altice authorization. Subscriber must return all Equipment upon substitution of use or termination of Service. Failure to do so will result in a charge to be determined in accordance with Altice s then current schedule of charges for non-returned Equipment, which amount shall be due immediately. Subscriber agrees to pay such charge whether the Equipment is lost (through theft or otherwise), damaged or destroyed. For more information on Equipment repair and the financial responsibility for Equipment repair, please see Section Disruption of Service: All Altice Services are provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis. In no event shall Altice be liable for any failure or interruption of Service, including without limitation those failures and interruptions resulting in part or entirely from circumstances beyond Altice s reasonable control. Subject to applicable law, credit with respect to Subscriber s recurring monthly subscription fee shall be given for qualifying outages of Altice Services. 4. Repair of Altice Equipment: Altice will repair and/or replace defective Equipment, if any, as long as such damage was not caused by misuse or other improper operations or handling by Subscriber. Altice is not responsible for the maintenance or repair of Subscriber-provided equipment, including but not limited to television sets, or other video equipment, computers, modems, or any other related Subscriber-provided equipment. Altice makes no warranties, with respect to Equipment or Service provided by Altice or with respect to the Equipment s compatibility with any Subscriber-provided equipment. 5. Subscriber Property: Altice assumes no responsibility and shall have no responsibility for the condition or repair of any Subscriber-provided equipment and/or software, except that Altice will automatically push required software or firmware updates directly to Subscriber-provided equipment when necessary for the provision of Altice Service(s). Subscriber is responsible for the repair and maintenance of Subscriber-provided equipment and/or software. Subscriber is also responsible for the repair and maintenance of inside wiring at the service location unless otherwise agreed by Subscriber and Altice. Altice is not responsible or liable for any loss or impairment of Altice s Service due in whole or in part to a malfunction, defect or otherwise caused by Subscriber-provided equipment and/or software. 6. Taxes: Subscriber agrees to pay any local, state or federal taxes imposed or levied on or with respect to the Services, the Equipment or installation or service charges incurred with respect to the same. 7. Care of Altice Property: Subscriber agrees that neither Subscriber nor any other person (except Altice s authorized personnel) will open, tamper with, service, make any alterations to, or remove any Equipment from the service address of initial installation. Any alteration, tampering, removal, etc. or the use of equipment which permits the receipt of Services without authorization or the receipt of Services to an unauthorized number of outlets, or to unauthorized locations constitutes theft of service and is prohibited. 8. Access to Subscriber Premises: Subscriber authorizes Altice and its employees, agents, contractors and representatives to access and otherwise enter the Subscriber s premises to install, inspect, maintain and/or repair the Equipment and, upon the termination of Service, to remove the same from the premises. Altice s failure to remove its Equipment shall not be deemed an abandonment thereof. 9. Assignment or Transfer: This Agreement and the Services and/or Equipment supplied by Altice are not assignable or otherwise transferable by Subscriber, without specific written authorization from Altice. 10. Termination of Service: Unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms hereof or the Terms of Service, this agreement shall automatically renew on a month-to-month basis. Subscriber acknowledges that upon such renewal all pricing is subject to change. 11. Termination by Altice: Altice may, at its option, terminate this Agreement, disconnect any or all Services, and remove Equipment for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, if Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services violates or breaches this Agreement and/or any Altice or Third Party Provider terms of service and agreements incorporated herein by reference, in all cases as determined in Altice s sole good faith discretion. Additional grounds for termination include, for example, when a Subscriber s credit card issuer refuses a charge or any other payment method fails. 12. Violations of this Agreement: It shall be a violation of this Agreement for Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services (1) to engage in any conduct prohibited by this Agreement (or by any terms and conditions incorporated herein by reference); or (2) not to engage in conduct required by this Agreement, each case determined in Altice s sole good faith discretion. In addition, whether or not the conduct set forth below is elsewhere prohibited by this Agreement, it shall be a violation of this Agreement if: a. Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services fails to abide by Altice s rules and regulations or to pay the charges billed; b. Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services fails to provide and maintain accurate registration information or the information required in the registration process is or becomes incorrect, absent or incomplete; c. Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services engages in any illegal or prohibited activity in connection with their use of any Optimum Service; 5

6 d. Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services harasses, threatens or otherwise abuses any Altice employee or agent; e. Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services refuses to provide Altice with reasonable access to the service location or refuses to allow Altice to diagnose and/or troubleshoot a service issue when such access or customer interaction is necessary in order to provide the appropriate customer support; or f. The amount of customer and/or technical support required to be provided to Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services is excessive in the sole good faith discretion of Altice. 13. Effect of Termination by Altice: Subscriber agrees that in the event of termination by Altice pursuant to Section 11, Altice and all Third-Party Providers shall have no liability to Subscriber or any user of Subscriber s account or services. Failure of Altice to remove Equipment shall not be deemed an abandonment thereof. Subscriber shall pay reasonable collection and/or attorney s fees to Altice in the event that Altice shall find it necessary to enforce collection or to preserve and protect its rights under this Agreement. Additionally, unless expressly prohibited by law, Subscriber also understands and agrees that in the event of termination by Altice pursuant to Section 11, Altice, in its sole good faith discretion, may decline or reject a new application for service or block access to or use of any component of the Optimum Services by Subscriber or any former user of Subscriber s account or services. 14. Security Deposit: Any security deposit given by Subscriber for the Equipment or Altice s Service will be due and payable upon the first monthly billing. Such security deposits will be returned to Subscriber within sixty (60) days of termination of Altice s Service so long as payment has been made for all amounts due on Subscriber s account and Subscriber has returned the Altice Equipment undamaged. 15. Content and Services: All content, program services, program packages, number of channels, channel allocations, broadcast channels, interactive services, , data offerings and other services are subject to change in accordance with applicable law. 16. Rates: All rates are subject to change in accordance with applicable law. 17. Late Fee: If your account is 30 days past due, a reminder message will be included on your monthly bill. If your past due balance remains unpaid, you may be charged an applicable late fee in addition to your past due balance at Altice s then current rate. If your account remains unpaid your Services may be disconnected. You can avoid incurring late fees by paying your monthly bill promptly. Any late fees assessed are not considered interest or penalties. Altice expects that you will pay for Services on a timely basis, and Altice does not extend credit to customers. 18. Disclaimer: Altice assumes no liability for any program, services, content or information distributed on or through the Services and Altice expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for your use thereof. Further, Altice shall not be responsible for any products, merchandise or prizes promoted or purchased through the use of the Services. 19. Right to Make Credit Inquiries: You authorize Altice to make inquiries and to receive information about your credit experiences, including your credit report, from others, to enter this information in your file, and to disclose this information concerning you to appropriate third parties for reasonable business purposes. 20. CENTRAL STATION MONITORED ALARM SERVICE LIMITATIONS. Although we will provide a wire connection so that Optimum Voice services are available for use with your existing security and fire systems, it is your responsibility to follow-up with your alarm company to confirm that they have your correct and current phone number and to perform any periodic operational tests that your central station-monitoring provider might recommend. You further understand that in the event of an outage your Optimum Voice service will not be available to contact your central station-monitoring provider. Altice does not support the use of any Optimum Voice service as a connection for (i) emergency medical alert systems or (ii) all high security monitoring systems (UL 681 or similar). If you have any such systems, you must use an alternative connection. 21. Telephone Communications With You Regarding Your Optimum Account or Service: You agree that Altice and its agents may call or text you at any phone number (landline or wireless) that you provide to us, using an automated dialing system and/or a prerecorded message, for non-promotional service and/or account-related purposes, such as appointment confirmations, service alerts, billing and collection issues or account recovery concerns. You agree to notify us: (1) if any such phone number changes; (2) is no longer active; or (3) is ported from a landline to a wireless phone number. You can manage your contact preferences by logging into your account at Arbitration. Except as noted below under Excepted Claims, any and all disputes arising between You and Altice, including its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, predecessors, and successors, shall be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis in accordance with this Arbitration Provision. Resolving Your dispute with Altice through arbitration means You will have a fair hearing before a neutral arbitrator instead of in a court before a judge or jury. YOU AGREE THAT BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND ALTICE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION. IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING SUBSCRIBER FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND HAVE PREVIOIUSLY ENTERED INTO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITH ALTICE, THE TERMS OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION ALREADY APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU BECAME A SUBSCRIBER ON OR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION, YOU MUST NOTIFY ALTICE IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY ING US AT NOARBITRATION@ALTICEUSA.COM OR BY MAIL TO ALTICE RESEARCH & SUPPORT, 200 JERICHO QUADRANGLE, JERICHO, NY ATTN. ARBITRATION. YOUR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO ALTICE MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND ALTICE ACCOUNT NUMBER AS WELL AS A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH ALTICE THROUGH ARBITRATION. YOUR DECISION TO OPT OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION WILL HAVE NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALTICE OR THE DELIVERY OF ALTICE SERVICES TO YOU. OPTING OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION HAS NO EFFECT ON ANY OTHER OR FUTURE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH ALTICE. Because the Service(s) provided to You involves interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act ( FAA ), not state arbitration law, shall govern the arbitrability of all disputes under this Arbitration Provision. Any state statutes pertaining to arbitration shall not be applicable. You and Altice agree that applicable state law or federal law shall apply to and govern, as appropriate, the substance of all claims or causes of action, remedies, and damages arising between You and Altice. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ( AAA ), 1101 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 100, Voorhees, NJ 08043, under the AAA s Commercial Arbitration Rules and Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes, as modified by this Arbitration Provision. You may obtain copies of those rules from the AAA at or by calling If the AAA will not enforce this Arbitration Provision as written, it cannot serve as the arbitration organization to resolve Your dispute. If this situation arises, or if the AAA for any reason cannot serve as the arbitration organization, the parties shall agree on a substitute arbitration organization or ad hoc arbitration, which will enforce this Arbitration Provision as to the dispute. If the parties are unable to agree, the parties shall mutually petition a court of appropriate jurisdiction to appoint an arbitration organization or ad hoc arbitrator that will enforce this Arbitration Provision as written. If there is a conflict between this Arbitration Provision and the AAA rules, this Arbitration Provision shall govern. A single arbitrator will resolve the dispute between You and Altice. Participation in arbitration may result in limited discovery. The arbitrator will honor claims of privilege recognized by law and will take reasonable steps to protect confidential or proprietary information, including subscriber personally identifiable information. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, except that issues relating to arbitrability, the scope or enforceability of this Arbitration Provision, or the interpretation of its prohibitions of class, representative, and private attorney general proceedings and non-individualized relief shall be for a court of competent jurisdiction to decide. The Arbitrator is limited and bound by terms of this Arbitration Provision. Although the arbitrator shall be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same customer to the extent required by applicable law, the arbitrator shall not be bound by rulings in other arbitrations involving different customers. The arbitrator will make any award in writing but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. An award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties for purposes of enforcement. Unless the parties agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in a location convenient to You in the area where You receive the Service(s). If the amount in dispute is less than $50,000, Altice agrees that You may choose whether the arbitration is conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, by a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by AAA rules. If the amount in dispute exceeds $75,000 or the claim seeks any form of injunctive relief, either party may appeal the award to a three-arbitrator panel administered by AAA by a written notice of appeal within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of the written arbitration award. An award of injunctive relief shall be stayed during any such appeal. The members of the three-arbitrator panel will be selected according to AAA rules. The three-arbitrator panel will issue its decision within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the date of the appealing party s notice of appeal. The decision of the three-arbitrator panel shall be final and binding, subject to any right of judicial review that exists under the FAA. 6

7 You agree that if You fail to notify Altice in writing within one (1) year of the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute, then to the fullest extent permitted by law, You waive the right to pursue, in any forum, including arbitration or court, a claim based upon such event, facts or dispute. Altice will pay all arbitration filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees for arbitrations that it commences. If You commence an arbitration, You will be responsible for paying a portion of arbitration fees as follows: If You are seeking relief valued at up to $1,000, Your share of such fees shall be capped at $25, and if You commence an arbitration seeking relief valued at between $1,001 and $10,000, Your share of such fees shall be capped at $100. If You commence an arbitration seeking relief valued at greater than $10,000, arbitration filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees shall be allocated in accordance with the AAA rules. If You cannot pay Your share of these fees, You may request a fee waiver from the AAA. In addition, Altice will consider reimbursing Your share of these fees if You indicate You cannot afford them and, if appropriate, will pay directly all such fees upon Your written request prior to the commencement of the arbitration. You are responsible for all additional costs and expenses that You incur in the arbitration, including, but not limited to, attorneys or expert witness fees and expenses, unless the arbitrator determines that applicable law requires Altice to pay those costs and expenses. If the arbitrator concludes that Your claim is frivolous or has been brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the AAA rules shall govern the allocation of arbitration fees, and You agree to reimburse Altice for any amounts Altice may have paid on Your behalf. In addition, in such cases, the arbitrator shall have the same discretion that a court would have to require You to pay Altice s attorneys fees and expenses. If Altice is the claimant, the arbitrator shall have the same discretion to require Altice to pay Your attorneys fees and expenses if the arbitrator concludes that Altice s claim is frivolous or has been brought for an improper purpose. YOU AGREE TO ARBITRATE YOUR DISPUTE AND TO DO SO ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, AND PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARBITRATIONS AND ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. You and Altice agree that each party may bring claims against the other only in Your or its individual capacity and may not participate as a class member or serve as a named plaintiff in any purported class, representative, or private attorney general proceeding. This Arbitration Provision does not permit and explicitly prohibits the arbitration of consolidated, class, or representative disputes of any form. In addition, although the arbitrator may award any relief that a court could award that is individualized to the claimant and would not affect other Altice account holders, neither You nor Altice may seek, nor may the arbitrator award, non-individualized relief that would affect other account holders. Further, the arbitrator may not consolidate or join more than one person s claims unless all parties affirmatively agree in writing. If any of the prohibitions in the preceding paragraph is held to be unenforceable as to a particular claim, then that claim (and only that claim) must be severed from the arbitration and brought in court. In that instance, or any instance when a claim between You and Altice proceeds to court rather than through arbitration, You and Altice each waive the right to any trial by jury through this Agreement. If any other portion of this Arbitration Provision is determined to be unenforceable, then the remainder of this Arbitration Provision shall be given full force and effect. The terms of the Arbitration Provision shall survive termination, amendment or expiration of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Excepted Claims shall mean claims by either party relating to a party s intellectual property rights or to the theft or piracy of Altice products or services. In addition, either You or Altice may bring claims in small claims court in Your jurisdiction, if that court has jurisdiction over the parties and the action and the claim complies with the prohibitions on class, representative, and private attorney general proceedings and non-individualized relief discussed above. You may also bring issues to the attention of federal, state, and local executive or administrative agencies. 23. Entire Agreement: These Terms and Conditions (including the Terms of Service) constitute the entire agreement between the Subscriber and Altice. No undertaking, representation or warranty made by an agent or representative of Altice in connection with the sale, installation, maintenance or removal of Altice s Services or Equipment shall be binding on Altice except as expressly included herein. 24. Amendment. Altice may, in its sole discretion, change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions at any time. Altice may notify Subscriber of any such changes to these Terms and Conditions by posting notice of such changes on the Optimum website, or sending notice via or postal mail. The Subscriber s continued use of the applicable Optimum Service(s) following notice of such change, modification or amendment shall be deemed to be the Subscriber s acceptance of any such modification. If Subscriber does not agree to any modification of these Terms and Conditions, Subscriber must immediately cease use of the Optimum Service(s) and notify Altice that Subscriber is cancelling this Agreement in accordance with the then-current policy. Accepted and Agreed Signed Date QC Effective October 10,