NEWSReport No. CS 95-3                    CABLE SERVICES ACTION March 1, 1995
                                                                         
                CABLE OPERATORS GRANTED ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS
                          TO FILE EQUIPMENT FORM

     The Cable Services Bureau today issued a letter granting cable operators a waiver of
the requirement that Form 1205, "Determining Regulated Equipment and Installation Costs,"
be filed within 60 days after the end of the operator's fiscal year.  The Bureau requires the
information be filed annually to update regulated equipment and installation charges. 
Pursuant to the waiver, operators may have an additional 30 days to make this Form 1205
filing, if needed.  The waiver is limited to fiscal year 1995 and is not a waiver of any other
requirement related to the filing of Form 1205.    

     The waiver was granted in a letter (DA95-381) on behalf of several cable operators. 
In the letter it is noted that some operators would have to rely on estimated data, instead of
actual data, to file in time.  

     An operator who wants to use the additional 30 days must notify the local franchising
authority and the Commission (where certified to regulate basic tier service) that the operator
intends to avail itself of the waiver.  The notification must be accompanied by a copy of the
Bureau's letter and a written assurance, which may be in the form of a brief explanatory
letter, that compliance with the 60-day requirement is not feasible.

     Action by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau March 1, 1995, by Letter (DA 95-381).

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     Cable Services Bureau contact: John Adams (202) 416-0800.