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i~ <br />-16- <br />Tirne Wazner aggregated its equipment and installation expenses on a national basis to establish a <br />uniform rate structure in its 3000 franchises.. Tn addition to equipment rentals, a variety of <br />installation services are tied to the HSC rate. The next table lists the differences in the amount of <br />time required to install cable service since 2001. The 2001 installation average installation times <br />represent North Carolina "regional" values where as the later years reflect consolidated balance <br />sheets for all its USA cable properties. <br />Table 6 <br />Average Hows* per 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Delta <br />Installation NC USA USA USA USA <br />Un-wired Home 0..96 1,20 1.22 1.26 1,16 -0.10 -10.42% <br />Installation <br />Pre-wired Home 0.84 0.85 0,85 0..88 0.77 -011 -13.10% <br />Installation <br />Additional 0.55 0.54 0.53 0..50 0.50 0.00 0.00% <br />Connection at Time <br />of Installation <br />Additional 0.73 0.85 0.84 0.88 0.80 -0.08 -10.96% <br />Connection <br />Requiring Separate <br />Installation <br />*time in bows is expressed as decimal equivalents <br />Time Wazner did not provide documentation to support the basis for Total Maintenance Hours <br />(Schedule C(B)), the average time required to wire a home (Schedule D(A)), time required to <br />complete a "pre-wue" (Schedule D(B)), extra average time required to install an additional outlet <br />simultaneously with a primary installation (Schedule D(C)), average time required to install an <br />additional outlet subsequent to the primary installation (Schedule D(D)), average time to perform <br />a hazd disconnection (Schedule D(E)), average time to perform a tier change, and the average <br />time to perform an "apartment" installation (Schedule D(F)). Time Warner Cable should provide <br />this information to be complaint with the FCC's form 1205 rate roles. <br />A Local Franchising Authority (LFA) is authorized to review the operator's rate forms to <br />determine whether the operator's proposed rate increase for installation and lease of equipment <br />comports with those rules. If the proposed rate is accurately calculated pursuant to the <br />Commission's regulations, using accurate information, the rate is deemed reasonable and lawful <br />under the 1992 Cable Act,Qz <br />4'47 U.S.C. § 543(b). <br />