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A. a.(1)(a) i) a)DocumentgPleadingHeader for Numbered Pleading PaperE!n    X X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:K,H6X@`7h@\5hC:,D2Xh*f9 xr G;XX2f 0OUB Z",tB^ f ^;C]ddCCCdCCCCddddddddddCCdxN`xoCCCddCdoYoYFdo8Co8odooYNCodddYdddd4dddddCddddddddo8dddddYYYYYN8N8N8N8oddddooooddpddddxodddXXddXddXdddddooL8doddNorddo8PdN8ppoddXXdpLoNpLodPDdopoopodXYXodoodddCddCCCWxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNdddCdUUddddddFddddFCCssd44ddzzddd~ooCsdF"dsd9dCCzCddoddCdYds`zUvdddCCCCzozoYNYYYN8YooYdYzzdzddYYzozzzNdzYzzzzCCdddddddzCzdYC\   pxtll\tll@\@\`L S $//Scripps Howard Cable Company, State of Georgia, MO&O, DA 951636//$ $/76.922 Rates for Cable Programming Service tiers/$  Y-$/benchmark cable rates/$#x6X@`7iX@#hh@hpp#|\  P6G;5P#  a<#Xj\  P6G;9XP#x` `  hh #|\  P6G;5P#Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  a<Washington, D.C. 20554 #Xj\  P6G;9XP#у  X-`*(##Xz_ pi7mX#DA 951636  X -#Xw PE37XP##Xj\  P6G;9XP#In the Matter of hh@) CUID Nos. GA0064 (City of Calhoun)  Xp -x` `  hh@)hppGA0167 (City of Montezuma)  XY -Scripps Howard Cable Companyhh@)hppGA0189 (City of Tallapoosa)  XB -x` `  hh@)hppGA0241 (City of Chamblee)  X+-Withdrawal of FCC Form 329hh@)hppGA0304 (City of Dallas)  X-Rate Complaints hh@)hppGA0311 (City of Social Circle)  X-x` `  hh@)hppGA0342 (City of Louisville) x` `  hh@ x` `  hh  X-  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ă  X-xAdopted: July 21, 1995hh@hppReleased: August 1, 1995 By the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau:  X.- I. A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) I. 1. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a)x1. Complaints with this Commission were filed by local franchising authorities ("LFAs") in the abovereferenced Georgia communities alleging that the prices charged by Scripps Howard Cable Company ("Scripps Howard") for cable programming service tier ("CPS") services in those communities were unreasonably high. In June and July of 1995, the LFAs wrote to the Commission stating that they wished to withdraw their complaints in these  X-communities.H Y4<ԍ #Xw PE37XP#Letter from Cathy Harrison, City of Calhoun, to Meredith Jones, FCC (June 19, 1995); letter from David Peaster, City of Montezuma, to Meredith Jones, FCC (June 23, 1995); letter from Mayor William Bridges, City of Tallapoosa, to Meredith Jones, FCC (June 22, 1995); letter from Mayor Johnson W. Brown and Joe Fowler, City of Chamblee, to Meredith Jones, FCC (June 22, 1995); letter from Mayor Jeffrey B. Miller, City of Dallas, to Meredith Jones, FCC (June 22, 1995); letter from Mayor Frank W. Sherrill, City of Social Circle, to Meredith Jones, FCC (July 7, 1995); letter from Mayor Julian L. Veatch, City of Louisville, to Meredith Jones, FCC (July 3, 1995). In each of the communities, the LFA was the only complainant that filed a valid complaint with this Commission. Our jurisdiction to regulate CPS rates arises with the filing of a valid complaint against those rates. The withdrawal of the only complaint against an operator's CPS rates in a community constitutes the termination of our jurisdiction to regulate those rates. We will allow the withdrawal of these complaints, and our review of"_ 0*0*0*+ " these filings will therefore be terminated. "> 0*0*0*"Ԍ X-x2. Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Xy-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э Pub. L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460 (1992); Communications Act,  623(c), as  Xd-amended, 47 U.S.C.  543(c) (1993) (Cable Act of 1992). and our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, the Commission must review CPS prices upon the filing of a valid complaint. The filing of a valid complaint triggers an  X-obligation on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification of its CPS prices.gf X-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э 47 C.F.R.  76.956.g Under our rules, an operator may attempt to justify its prices through either a benchmark showing or a  X-costofservice showing.j XU -#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э 47 C.F.R.  76.956(b).j In either case, the operator has the burden of demonstrating that its CPS prices are not unreasonable.  XH-x3. The Commission's original rate regulations took effect on September 1, 1993.H X-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э 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).  X1-The Commission subsequently revised its rate regulations effective May 15, 1994.1K  X--#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э See Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, MM Docket No. 92266, Second Order on Reconsideration, Fourth Report and Order, and Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 9 FCC  X-Rcd 4119 (1994) ("Benchmark Order"): 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 prices were in compliance with the Commission's initial rules from the time the complaint was filed through May 14, 1994, and that their prices were in compliance with the  X -revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.  XA-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э See Benchmark Order, 9 FCC Rcd at 4190, paras. 150152. Operators attempting to justify their prices for the period prior to May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing must complete and file FCC  X -Form 393.Y n X-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э Id.Y  Xy-x 4. This Commission has now received from the LFA in each community a letter stating that it wishes to withdraw its CPS rate complaint against Scripps Howard. Under our rules, this Commission's authority to regulate CPS rates arises when a valid complaint against those rates is filed. In every community referenced above, the LFA is the only complainant. Our mandate is to "protect subscribers of any cable system that is not subject to effective competition from rates that exceed the rates that would be charged if such a system were"!0*0*0*("  X-subject to effective competition."  Xy<ԍ#Xj\  P6G;9XP# Conference Report on the Cable Act of 1992, at 62. See also, Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, MM Docket No. 92266, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed  X6-Rulemaking, 8 FCC Rcd 5631, 5669 (1993) (Rate Order).ğ While our rules forbid collusive agreements between operators and local franchising authorities regarding forebearance from rate regulation, there is no evidence of any such agreements here. We will accordingly allow the LFAs to withdraw their complaints. Because our review of the rate justification showings is predicated on the existence of a rate complaint, we are terminating our review of Scripps Howard's filings in the abovereferenced communities.  XH-x5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that permission to withdraw the FCC Form 329 rate complaints against cable programming service rates in the abovenoted communities IS GRANTED, and the review of the resulting rate justification filings IS TERMINATED to the extent discussed herein. x x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhJoAnn Lucanik x` `  hhChief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division x` `  hhCable Services Bureau x x