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an <br />_l,_ <br />Upper Tier CPST Rate Regulation Expiration <br />A sunset provision within the Telecommunications Act of 1996 terminated upper cable service <br />tier regulation on Mazch .31, 1999. Since then, the cable operator is allowed to change upper <br />service tier rates at will upon thirty (:30) days notice to the franchise authority and subscribers. <br />Subscriber Trends <br />Time Warner believes its customer base will gow to 6,550 customers next yeaz. <br />2005 <br />2004 <br />2003 <br />2002 <br />2001 <br />2000 <br />Recommendation <br />The Consultant reconunends that The County: <br />Find that Time Wazner Cable's proposed form 1240 maximum permitted Basic Service <br />Tier rate compliant because it was calculated in accordance with the FCC's rules. <br />Find that Time Warner Cable's proposed continued reliance on its initial form1235 to set <br />the maximum permitted Network Upgrade charge for the current period non-compliant <br />because it is not calculated in accordance with the FCC's cost of service rules.. <br />Find that Time Warner Cable's proposed form1205 maximum permitted Equipment and <br />Installation charges compliant because they were calculated in accordance with the FCC's <br />rules. <br />0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 <br />