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i 4 L 6 CVI is not a small operator under FCC rules. It has 174 cable television systems representing numerous franchises. The operator reports that three franchises are served by the cable television distribution system in this filing. The system passes 7,784 households and serves 4,941 subscribers. The operator reported a penetration of 63.596, as of December 31, 1993; 62.8% the previous year; and 60.2% the year before that. In September, 1992, the operator reported.174 subscribers to the basic tier of service. Fifteen months later, on December 31, 1993, CVI reported 228 basic subscribers to the basic tier, an increase of 54. On March 3, 1994, the operator reported 629 basic subscribers, an increase of 401 subscribers from the previous year[See Increase in Subscriber Base, Table A]. Table A Increase in Subscriber Base Sept. 30, 1992 FCC-1200 174 Initial Corset Dec. 31, 1993 FCC-1200 228 +74 su6,t In IS moruhs March 31, 1994 COS 629 +4111 subs In 3 months According to CV1 representatives,the drastic increase [from 228 to 629] in subscribers in the first quarter of 1994 was due to a franchise coding adjustment by CVI staff; 401 subscribers were transferred from the Town of Hillsborough to the Orange County franchise after a system-wide audit confirmed that these subscribers ware incorrectly coded as being part of the Town of Hillsborough franchise.The adjustment was performed by the bill'mg department at CVI, as stated by Marla Dorrel, CVI vice-president of government:relations. Change County was duly informed by CVI representatives regarding this matter, according to Albert KittmU, assistant county manager Orange County officials indicate that the County realized an increase in the collection of franchise fees[3%]as a result of the increase in subscriber base. The channel capacity of the cable system.is 60. The"regulated" program service group is composed of basic service, 13 channels;and tier service, 21 charnels. There am 34 satellite delivered program services[ie. C-SPAN, FSPN, Weather Channel, CNN, etc.], one pay-per- view service, five[5]pay per-channel services fie. Disney, HBO, TMC, etc.], and no active leased access channels.