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Phil Batchelor, County Administrator COnlra
FROM: Costa
County
January 23, 1995
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TOLL THE TIME FOR REVIEW OF VIACOM'S BASIC RATES
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ISSUE order tolling the time for review of the FCC Form 1210
submitted by Viacom Cablevision (Pinole system) for an additional
ninety (90) days .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
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.
Pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission
( "FCC" ) , which were adopted to implement rate regulation, cable
operators are permitted quarterly to pass through certain external
costs by submitting an FCC Form 1210 . Viacom submitted Form 1210
to the County on January 13, 1995 .
Under the FCC rules, the County has a period of 30 days to review
and act upon the Form 1210 (FCC Rules 76 .922 (d) (3) and 76 .933(a) ) .
In the event that the County cannot complete its review within that
time, the time for review may be extended an additional 90 days
(FCC Rule 76 . 933(b) ) . In addition, where the review cannot be
completed within the extended period, the County may adopt an
accounting order requiring the cable operator to keep detailed
records of monies received from customers and to abide by any
subsequent refund order issued by the Co t (FCC R le 7n .933(c) ) .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: �`-'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S: 60&6_16Z�
ACTION OF BOARD ON January APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
— X 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 SHOWN.
ATTESTED January 31, 1995
Contact: Patricia Burke PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
M. CAO SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Viacom (via: CAO)
BY x+' ��d�y� DEPUTY
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Since rates for the Form 1210 are on top of the baseline Form 1200
rates and those are currently being reviewed, staff will not been
able to complete review of Viacom's Form 1210 within the initial 30
day time period.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Under the FCC rules, an order extending the time for review must be
adopted within 30 days of the submission of the Form 1210 . If this
Board order is not adopted, the opportunity for the County to
review Viacom' s rate increase and to order a refund, if indicated,
would be lost.