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If the original document contained-- * Footnotes * Boldface & Italics --this information is missing in this version The document format (spacing, margins, tabs, etc.) is changed too. If you need the complete document, download the Word Perfect version. For information about downloading documents (FTP) see file pnmc5021. File pnmc5021 (.txt & .wp) is in directory \pub\Public_Notices\Miscellaneous. ***************************************************************** ********  M   M FOR FCC RECORD ONLY  Y-$//TCI Cable of Beatrice, MO&O, DA95953//$ $/76.922 Rates for Cable Programming Service Tiers/$  Y-$/benchmark cable rates$#x6X@`72X@#  al<E #_ pi7"##Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  a<Washington, D.C. 20554 ă `(#/DA 95953  Y -#Xw PE37XP#  Y -In the Matter of: hh,V)  Yp -` `  hh,V)  YY -TCI Cable of Beatricehh,V)CUID Nos. KS0370 (Greenleaf) and  YB -` `  hh,V)KS0371 (Linn) ` `  hh,V)  Y-Order Denying Jurisdictionhh,V) ` `    Y-}  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ă  Y-Adopted: April 26, 1995 hh,VppReleased: May 3, 1995 By the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau:  YF-1.` ` In this Order we dismiss complaints against the prices TCI Cable of Beatrice ("TCI") was charging for its cable programming service ("CPS") tier in Greenleaf, Kansas, CUID No. KS0370 and Linn, Kansas, CUID No. KS0371, on the ground that the complaints concern rates that are outside the jurisdiction and authority of this Commission. As explained below, the Commission regulates rates for CPS only, and then only upon filing of a valid complaint. Our review reveals that the complaints filed against TCI, while asserting that they challenge CPS rates, challenge only rates for basic service, not for CPS. The complaints therefore do not trigger the Commission's jurisdiction, and they are accordingly dismissed.  Y` -2.` ` The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992  YI!-("Cable Act of 1992")I! X#-#Xj\  P6G;XP#эCable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, Pub. L. No. 102385, 106Stat. 1460 (1992) (Cable Act of 1992). distinguishes among basic cable service, premium cable service, and  Y2"-cable programming service.2"b XE'-#Xj\  P6G;XP#эCable Act of 1992, Section 602, 47 U.S.C.  522. The basic service tier is the minimum package of cable service that a consumer can buy. Except in limited circumstances, the Commission does not have jurisdiction over rates for the basic service tier, and cannot act upon complaints concerning"$0*0*0*%" rates for that tier. Premium cable service consists of channels that are paid for individually"S"0*0*0*#"  Y-(perchannel) or perprogram. By statute, these channels are not subject to rate regulation. Xy-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#эCable Act of 1992, Section 623(a)(1), 47 U.S.C.  543(a)(1). CPS includes all video programming that is not on the basic service tier which the operator"S"0*0*0*#" offers as a package of channels. Rates for CPS tiers are subject to regulation by the Commission in response to a valid complaint.  Y-3.` ` In these cases, TCI's rate justifications indicate that as of September 1, 1993, it only offered one tier of service in Greenleaf, Kansas, CUID No. KS0370 and Linn, Kansas, CUID No. KS0371. The channel lineups and rate cards that TCI submitted support this assertion.  YH-4.` ` The complaints under consideration here were filed with the Commission on FCC Form 329. FCC Form 329 is used by subscribers or local franchising authorities wishing to lodge with the Commission a complaint about an operator's CPS rates. The form is entitled "Cable Programming Service Rate Complaint." While the form is designed for use in challenging CPS tier rates, the definition of CPS tier rates is not made clear on the face of the form and it is possible that someone might complete the form without understanding the difference between basic tier rates, premium service rates, and CPS tier  Y -rates.v  X -#Xj\  P6G;9XP#эWe note that operators have great latitude in determining what channels will be included in the basic tier; once the statutory minimum (broadcast and public educational and governmental access channels) is met, the operator may include as many additional channels in the basic tier as it wants, or it may move additional channels to a higher tier. Thus it is possible that a complainant might not clearly understand which channels are part of which tier.  Yy-5.` ` We have examined the complaints and TCI's responses, and we conclude that the complaints challenge only basic rates, not CPS rates. Although the complainants indicate that the rates challenged violate the Commission's rules, the specific information provided by the complainants indicates that only basic rates are at issue. When only basic rates are being challenged, the complaint should properly be brought to the attention of the local franchising authority in the first instance, and not filed with this Commission. If the complaints do in fact challenge CPS rates, the complainants may file a petition for reconsideration providing information adequate to support their challenge.   Y-6.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 623(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 543(a)(2)(A) and (B), that the complaints filed prior to May 14, 1994, against the cable programming service price charged by TCI Cable of Beatrice in Greenleaf, Kansas, CUID No. KS0370 and in Linn, Kansas, CUID No. KS0371, ARE DISMISSED. "70*(("  Y-7.` ` This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321.  ` ` ` `  hh,FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hh,JoAnn Lucanik ` `  hh,Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance ` `  hh,Division, Cable Services Bureau