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11 <br /> Programming Costs <br /> Durham.System, NC-0276 <br /> Programming costs for the BST during 1997 are projected to be approximately$.3976 monthly,per <br /> subscriber. This compares to$3891 monthly, per subscriber,during 1996. Time Warner <br /> representatives state that program service providers customarily increase service fees annually. Time <br /> Warner attributes the bulk of its BST programming costs to copyright fees paid to the Copyright <br /> Royalty Tribunal, and fees for carriage of WGN, BET, Sneak Prevue, and Prevue Guide. The <br /> company did not claim any retransmission consent costs for either period. <br /> Programming costs for the Standard Service during 1997 are projected to be approximately$6.1195 <br /> monthly,per subscriber. This compares to$4.8473 monthly,per subscriber, during 1996. Included <br /> in this cost is the cable system upgrade cost,which amounts to$2.00 per subscriber,per month, in <br /> 1997. Time Warner is allowed to pass through this cost prior to the rebuild of the cable system, <br /> pursuant to the Social Contract between the company and the FCC. <br /> Programming Costs <br /> Carrboro System,NC-0256 <br /> Programming costs for the BST during 1997 are projected to be approximately$1606 monthly,per <br /> subscriber. This compares to 5.1626 monthly,per subscriber,during 1996. Time Warner attributes <br /> the bulk of its BST programming costs to copyright fees paid to the Copyright Royalty Tribunal,and <br /> fees for carriage of WGN. The company did not claim arty reh smission consent costs for either <br /> pro <br /> Programming costs for the Standard Service during 1997 are projected to be approximately$5.9857 <br /> monthly,per subscriber. This compares to$4.9203 monthly,per subsM iber,during 1996. Included <br /> in this cost is the cable system upgrade cost,which amounts to$2.00 per subscriber,per month,in <br /> 1997. Time Warner is allowed to pass through this cost prior to the rebuild of the cable system, <br /> pursuant to the Social Contract between the company and the FCC. <br /> The following tables itemize external cost elements included in Time Warner's January 1997 cable <br /> service rate inoess. Though the cable operator is permitted to charge the maximum permitted rate, <br /> it elected to lesser amounts. <br /> 8 <br />