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1997.ж—ZbЂё_д yOЕ%Д- Аxyд On June 7, 1996, Operator filed a Petition for Special Relief ("Petition") asserting that it was subject to д Аx№дeffective competition in the franchise area referenced above. On June 5, 1997, the Commission denied Operator's д {OE'Ѕ-дPetition. УУSeeФФ In the Matter of Time Warner Cable (DA 97Љ1172, released June 5, 1997). —ж Upon review ofд"bФˆ,N(N(ZZрџ"д д Аx/дOperator's FCC Form 1240 for the period January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996, we find that Operator's actual CPST rate of $19.26, effective January 1, 1996, is not unreasonable. д ‘XЛД- ` Ш4дСxС5.С` `  СUpon review of Operator's FCC Form 1240 for the period January 1, 1997 to д Аx‰дDecember 31, 1997, we find that Operator has not correctly calculated its maximum permitted д ‘Xв- Аx=дrate ("MPR").жљ ё_д yOД- Аxiд This finding is based solely on the representations of Operator. Should information come to our attention д Аxядthat these representations were materially inaccurate, we reserve the right to take any appropriate action. This Order д АxЄдis not to be construed as a finding that we have accepted as correct any specific entry, explanation or argument made by any party to this proceeding not specifically addressed herein.љж In particular, Operator made trueЉup adjustments through to the effective date д Аxедof the rate increase. This is incorrect. The annual adjustment afforded by FCC Form 1240 д Аxkдallows operators to project changes in external costs, inflation, and the number of regulated д Аx–дchannels. This structure avoids the delay some operators experienced in recouping costs through д Аxдmultiple rate adjustments throughout the year. Because projections will not reflect the costs that д Аxдactually occur, the Commission provided, as part of the annual adjustment, a "trueЉup" to correct д Аxтдprojected cost changes with the actual cost changes. However, the Commission has noted that, д Аxддas FCC Form 1240 must be filed 90 days before an increase is to take effect, the period for the д ‘Xе в- АxˆдtrueЉup will not coincide with the previous year's projections.жsЪе Аё_д {O6Д-д УУThirteenth Reconsideration OrderФФ, 11 FCC Rcd 388, 420 fn 151 (1995).sж The trueЉup data is intended to д ‘XО в- Аxёдindicate real, not projected data.ж3ЪО Bё_д {OБД-д УУId.ФФ3ж This policy is reflected in the instructions accompanying FCC д ‘XЇ в-дForm 1240.жaЪЇ дё_д {O,Д-д УУSeeФФ FCC Form 1240 Instructions for Timing at 3Љ4.aж д ‘Xyв- ` ШnдСxС6.С` `  СBased on this instruction and considering evidence in the filing,ж‰zyf ё_д yOД- Аx•даа Operator, for instance, did not reflect in its trueЉup the inflation factor for the second quarter of 1996 released д {OXЅ- АxYдby the Commission in November 1996. УУSeeФФ Public Notice, "Inflation Adjustment Figures for Cable Operators Using д Аx=дFCC Forms 1210 and 1240 Now Available", DA 96Љ1986, (November 27, 1996). Had this been available to д АxџдOperator at time of filing, Operator would have been required to include the factor released (2.22%) for all months д Аx;дafter March 1996 and for its projection period. Instead, Operator used the previous factor (2.39%) for all inflation д Аxвдadjustments and projections. It is evident, therefore, that Operator did not have November 1996 data available at the time it completed its FCC Form 1240. ‰ж reasonable time д Аx—дfor closing accounts and completing forms, we have adjusted Operator's trueЉup period from 12 д Аxдmonths to 9 months. This adjustment required that we refresh Operator's inflation factors to 2.22 д Аx.дfor the second quarter of 1996 and to 2.21 for the third quarter of 1996 and adjust Worksheet 1 д Аxедaccordingly. As a result, the trueЉup inflation factor in Module C, Line C1 for the 9 month д АxФдperiod was corrected to 1.0171 instead of the 1.0239 used by the Operator for a 12 month period. д Аx—дWe have adjusted Module E, and have corrected the number of months on Line E2 to 9 months д Аx[дand Line E3 to 3 months. We have also adjusted the inflation segment in Module F, Line F5 to д ‘XСД- Аxдreflect the corrections made in Line C1. This has resulted in a corresponding adjustment on Line F9 (MPR for TrueЉUp Period 1).д"ЊЈˆ,N(N(ZZpс"дŒд ‘XД- ` Ш›д™СxС7.С` `  СThe reduction in the length of the trueЉup period also results in a reduction in Line д АxдH2 (Revenue From MPR for Period 1). This results in a corresponding reduction in Line I8 д Аxд(TrueЉUp Segment for the Projected Period). In total, our adjustments to Operator's FCC Form д ‘XЛв- Аx д1240 for 1997 result in a reduction of the MPR for the Projected Period to $21.66 (Line I9).жщ Лё_д yO4Д- Аxд Information regarding the specific adjustments made to Operator's FCC Form 1240 filing can be found in д Аx,дthe public file for the community referenced above which is available in the Cable Services Bureau's public reference д АxI дroom, or through the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services (ITS), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20554, or by calling ITS at (202) 857Љ3800.щж д ‘XЄД- АxІдУ УФ ФThus, Operator has failed to demonstrate that its January 1, 1997 rate of $21.70 for its CPST was д “XД- Аxxдnot unreasonable. We determine, however, that the total overcharge per subscriber is УУde minimisФФ, д Аxдand is subject to trueЉup on Operator's next FCC Form 1240 filed with the Commission. To the д ‘Xaв- Аxдextent that external costs from the three months disallowed from Operator's trueЉup periodжTШaАё_д yOТ Д-д As found on Operator's Worksheets 7 and 8.Tж have д Аxiдbeen averaged into the rates charged in the nine months allowed in Operator's trueЉup period, and д АxLдhave not been removed by our adjustments, we will order Operator to make a monthЉbyЉmonth д Аx дaccounting of such external costs. Such accounting shall allow a comparison of the actual д Аxудexternal costs for the permitted nineЉmonth trueЉup period with the recovery of external costs д Аx˜дafforded by the external cost segment for that period as calculated on Worksheet 7. We will д Аxjдorder the removal of any overЉrecovery, plus interest, identified thereby in Operator's next FCC д АxˆдForm 1240 filed with the Commission. Any such overЉrecovery of external costs shall be added д Аx^дto the amount otherwise reportable on Line H1 of Operator's next FCC Form 1240 rate calculation д ‘XdД- ` Шда АААА аааXА` И hРpШ xа (#€%и'0*ˆ,р.813ш5@8˜:№