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A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) I. 1. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a)  1. Here we consider a complaint about the price that the abovecaptioned operator ("Operator") was charging for its cable programming service ("CPS") tier in the community designated above. Operator has chosen to attempt to justify its price through a benchmark showing on FCC Form 393. This Order addresses the reasonableness of Operator's price only through May 14, 1994. At a later date we will issue a separate order addressing the  Y-reasonableness of the price after that date. ^ YL-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#XR  P7jQXP# The findings in this Order do not in any way prejudge the reasonableness of the price for CPS service after May 14, 1994 under our new rate regulations. However, to the extent Operator has sought to take advantage of the refund deferral period under the Second Order on Reconsideration, Fourth Report and Order, and Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,  Y!-MM Docket No. 92266, FCC 9438, 9 FCC Rcd 4119 (1994) ("Second Order on  Y"-Reconsideration"), the maximum permitted CPS price determined herein might also apply from May 15, 1994 until the date on which Operator #XR  P7jQXP#implemented its CPS price under the  Y$<new regulations. See para. 3, infra.#x6X@`7iX@# #XR  P7jQXP#Further, to the extent that the price as of March 31, 1994 is found to be excessive, reductions in Operator's price for the period after May 14, 1994 may be required to reflect the fact that Operator's price during the earlier period, which is used as the starting point to calculate its price for the prospective period, was  YU(-unreasonable. See 47 C.F.R.  76.922(b)(4)(C). " 0*0*0*"Ԍ Y-  2. Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992,| ^ Y6(-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#XR  P7jQXP# Pub. L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460 (1992); Communications Act,  623(c), as  Y!)-amended, 47 U.S.C.  543(c) (1993).|""0*0*0*" and our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, the Commission must review CPS price upon the filing of a valid complaint. The filing of a valid complaint triggers an""0*0*0*"  Y-obligation on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification of its CPS price. Yy-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# 47 C.F.R.  76.956. Under our rules, an operator may attempt to justify its price through either a benchmark showing or a  Y-costofservice showing.y Y-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# 47 C.F.R.  76.956(b). In either case, the operator has the burden of demonstrating that its  Y-CPS price are not unreasonable.* Y-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# Id.  Y-3. The Commission's original rate regulations took effect on September 1, 1993. Y -#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# Order in MM Docket No. 92266, Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, FCC 93372, 58 Fed. Reg. 41042 (Aug. 2, 1993).  Yv-The Commission subsequently revised its rate regulations effective May 15, 1994.v`  Y-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# 47 C.F.R.  76.922(b). Operators with valid CPS complaints filed against them prior to May 15, 1994 must demonstrate that their CPS price were in compliance with the Commission's initial rules from the time the complaint was filed through May 14, 1994, and that their price were in  Y -compliance with the revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.9   Y-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# See Second Order on Reconsideration, 9 FCC Rcd at 4190, paras. 150152.9 Operators attempting to justify their price for the period prior to May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing must  Y -complete and file FCC Form 393.  Ya-#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP#э#Xw PE37XP# Id. Generally, to justify their price for the period beginning May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing, operators must use the FCC Form 1200  Y -series.  I w Y-w#Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP##Xw PE37XP# #Xw PE37XP# #Xw PE37XP#47 C.F.R.  76.922(b)(6); see also Second Order on Reconsideration, 9 FCC Rcd at 4189 n.195.   Y- 4. The complaint in the franchise area of Austin, Texas was completed and served on Operator on October 8, 1993 and received by the Commission on October 12, 1993. Operator filed FCC Form 393 in response on November 15, 1993.  Y4-  5. In its benchmark filing of November 15, 1993, Operator calculated a maximum permitted price for the CPS tier of $15.29 per month (plus franchise fee). However, Operator's actual price for the CPS tier was $l6.30 per month (plus franchise fee). Thus, Operator has failed to demonstate that its price for the CPS tier was not unreasonable. Furthermore, upon review of Operator's submission we have found that it has not correctly" 0*((" calculated its maximum permitted price, and it is therefore appropriate to make the following adjustments to Operator's calculations in Form 393: ` ` a. In Column G of Schedules A and C of Part III of its FCC Form 393, ` ` Operator did not correctly account for its income tax expense. Operator is a ` ` Subchapter C corporation and is therefore required to pay corporate income  Yv-` ` tax. v Y-#Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP#э  See Operator's filing on FCC Form l205, page 1. By omitting its tax entries in Column G, an operator reduces its ` ` effective rate of return on equipment and installations and thereby could ` ` increase its CPS price. We therefore recalculated Operator's Federal income ` ` tax allowance on Column G of Schedules A and C on the basis of a 34%  Y -` ` corporate tax rate.Y  { YF -#Xw PE37=9XP#э Id.Y Furthermore, the Commission has stated that taxpaying ` ` business entities must grossup their tax entries in Column G of Schedules A  Y -` ` and C (i.e., calculate the tax as a percentage of return on investment plus  Y -` ` tax). a . Y-#Xw PE37=9XP#э First Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MM Docket No. 92266, FCC 93428, 9FCC Rcd 1164, 1196 n.92  Y-(1993) ("Our provision to grossup the return amount for income taxes applies to all tax paying business entities to the extent that they have a state or federal income tax  YZ-obligation."). See also Cable Television Rate Regulation Questions and Answers Relating To FCC Form 393, Question and Answer No.14 (released July 30, 1993) ("The federal tax expense should be calculated based upon a pretax return on investment.").  In accordance with this principle, we recalculated Column G of ` ` Schedules A and C (and subsequent steps) using a grossedup federal income  Y -` ` tax rate of 51.51% of Operator's return on investment.  Y{- ` ` b. Since Operator has failed to demonstrate that its price for the CPS tier was ` ` not unreasonable, we must recalculate the Inflation Adjustment Factor on ` ` Form 393, Part II, Worksheet 1 on the basis of the most accurate data  Y6-` ` currently available for the date for which Operator filed.6W  Y>-#Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP#э See 47 C.F.R.  76.922(b)(9)(iii) (if a cable operator fails to justify its rates, rates must be adjusted in accordance with the most accurate data available at the time of analysis).#Xw PE37=9XP#ѭ On its FCC Form ` ` 393, Operator calculated its Inflation Adjustment Factor as of the end of ` ` October 1993 using data released on August 31, 1993. On July 29, 1994, the ` ` United States Department of Commerce released corrected inflation data ` ` including Gross National Product Price Index ("GNPPI") figures of 122.3 for ` ` the third quarter of 1992 and 125.7 for the third quarter of 1993. Using these ` ` GNPPI figures, we calculate an Inflation Adjustment Factor through October ` ` 1993, the base date operator used in justifying its rate, of l.030.  Y~- "~ 0*((|"Ԍ` ` c. In its filing, Operator entered $7.95 for the CPS tier as its monthly  Y-` ` rate as of September 30, 1992 on Form 393, Part II, Worksheet 2, Line (#(#` ` 201(B). However, Operator's rate card from that time period indicates that its ` ` actual monthly rate, exclusive of franchise fees, was $9.50 for the CPS tier. ` ` The instructions to Form 393 require the operator to enter on Line 201 its ` ` actual monthly charge for the basic service tier and for each tier of cable ` ` programming service that was offered to subscribers in the franchise area as of ` ` September 30, 1992. We have therefore corrected Line 201 to match the ` ` figure on Operator's rate card.  Y -  6. Upon review of the record herein, and having incorporated the adjustments discussed above, we conclude that Operator has failed to justify the rate it was charging during the period in question. Operator's showing justifies the maximum reasonable CPS tier price of $15.92 per month (plus franchise fee) for the period from October 12, 1993 to May  Y -14, 1994.t  Y7-#Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP#э#XR  P7jQ=9XP# This finding is based solely on the representations of Operator and the modifications  Y -described herein. Should information come to our attention that these representations were  Y -materially inaccurate, we reserve the right to take appropriate action. This Order is not to be construed as a finding that we have accepted as correct any specific entry, explanation or  Y-argument made by any party to this proceeding not specifically addressed herein.t  Y-7. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaint against the cable programming service price charged by Operator in Austin, Texas IS GRANTED TO THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN.  Y-8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.961 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  76.961, that Operator shall refund to subscribers in Austin, Texas that portion of the amounts paid for cable programming service for the period from October 12,  Y-1993 Y-#Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP##Xw PE37=9XP#э#Xw PE37=9XP# Our jurisdiction to order a refund dates from the earliest date a valid complaint is filed with the Commission. 47 C.F.R.  76.961(b). to May 14, 1994 which exceeded the maximum price of $15.92 per month (plus franchise fee), plus interest to the date of the refund.  Y-9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Operator shall promptly determine the overcharges to CPS subscribers for the stated period, and shall within 30 days of the release of this Order file a report with the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, stating the cumulative refund amount so determined (including franchise fees and interest), describing the calculation thereof, and describing its plan to implement the refund within 60 days of Commission approval of the plan.l " 0*(("Ԍ 10. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.922(b)(4)(C) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  76.922(b)(4)(C), that Operator shall, within 30 days of the release of this Order, revise its Form 1200 filing with respect to Austin, Texas, for the period beginning May 15, 1994, to reduce the monthly charge as of March 31, 1994 for Tier  Y-2, (line A6b) to equal $l5.92 (plus franchise fee).x4 Y-#Xw PE37}XP##Xw PE37}XP##Xw PE37}XP#э#Xw PE37}XP# We reserve the right to make further adjustments to Operator's price for the period after May l4, 1994, upon completion of our review of Operator's Form l200 filing.#Xw PE37}XP#ђ 11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Operator shall place into effect, within 30 days after its submission of the revised Form 1200 filing required above, a price that reflects the reduction @S.s  in the CPS rate determined in this Order. ` `  hh,FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hh,Meredith J. Jones ` `  hh,Chief, Cable Services Bureau " b0*(("