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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 5 ...L.. Contra
FROM:
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ��►` Costa
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County
December 5, 1994
DATE:
SUBJECT: TOLL THE',.,,,TIME FOR REVIEW OF BAY CABLEVISION'S BASIC RATES .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ISSUE order tolling the time for review of basic cable television
services and related equipment rates submitted by Bay Cablevision
for an additional ninety (90) days .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs should be minimal since the Auditor's Office staff have been
assisting the Cable TV Administrator in the review process .
BACKGROUND:
In December, 1992, the United States Congress passed the Cable
Television Consumer Protection and Competition. Act of 1992 which
authorized local jurisdictions to regulate Cable Television rates
of the Basic Tier and associated equipment.
Due to revisions in the Federal Communications Commission' s (FCC)
rate regulations, cable operators were given until August 15, 1994
to revise rates and provide FCC Form 1200 ' s to the regulatory
authority. Bay Cablevision requested a delay in their submission
and agreed not to increase rates until such time as the FCC Form
1200 was submitted. This form was submitted on November 21, 1994 .
In order to conduct a thorough review of the rate submission,
additional time is needed and authorized by the FCC regulations in
Section 76 . 933, which states that the franchising authority may
toll the deadline for review by ninety (90) days in cases not
involving cost-of-service showings . Staff requests the Board to
toll the deadline to allow time for necessary review.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)' 6�"16 �atllo6�
ACTION OF BOARD ON DEC 18 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED � OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_V/_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE�SjHOggWN.
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Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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