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<br />-2- <br />FINDINGS <br />Time Wazner Cable's FCC Cable Rate Filing: On September .30, 2004, Time Wamer Cable <br />(TWC) submitted a form FCC1240-Basic Cable Service Tier to set a new regulated rate for basic <br />cable service. It requested to continue the rate set in its initial Federal Communications <br />Coaunission (FCC) form 1.2.35-Abbreviated Cost of Service Network Upgrade Charge filed five <br />yeazs ago. TWC also submitted a form 1205-Equipment and Installafion Chazges to set new <br />regulated rates for equipment rental and installation services. These documents were submitted <br />to the County for approval. <br />TWC's proposed Maximum permitted rate for the Basic Service Tier (BST) of NC-0.276a in <br />2005 is $10.26. Cnstomers pay the BST plus the "Add-nn" Cost of Service Network Upgrade <br />Charge of $1.81. TWC's proposed monthly combined rate is $12.07 (see Table 2). The <br />"selected"combined rate is $11..55; that is $0.521ess than the maximum permitted rate. <br />The next table chronicles changes in the regulated Basic Service Tier (BST) rate. <br />Table 1 <br />Year BSI Rate +/- Delta <br />2000 $8.75 <br />2001 $9.91 $1.16 13,26% <br />2002 $9.62 ($0.29) -2.93% <br />2003 $10,40 $0.78 8.11% <br />2004 $10.76 $0..36 3 46% <br />2005 $10.26 ($0.50) -4.65% <br />Table Z <br />BST - MPR Up Grade Chazge Combined MPR <br />$lOZ6 $1.81 $12.07 <br />