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AL0366 (Tuscaloosa)  S-R)hppAL0039 (Albertville)  S-Charter Communications III, L.P.R)hppAL0044 (Boaz) R) Small System Filing to SupportR) Cable Programming Services Tier RatesR) T  S -< ORDER TP  Sx -X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:the Cable Services Bureau's November 8, 1995 Request for Information demonstrating that Operator  xqualified as a small system based upon the subscriber counts, as represented by Operator in its responses,  S - x.of each system and the total subscriber count of the company. Xu_ yO- xԍ See Letter from Frederick W. Giroux, Esq., Cole, Raywid & Braverman, to Connie Chapman, Federal Communications Commission, dated December 8, 1995. Then on December 12, 1995, Operator  xfiled an amended FCC Form 1230. Pursuant to Section 76.934 of the Commission's rules, "the size of  xa system or company shall be determined by reference to its size as of the date the system files with its  x=franchising authority or the Commission the documentation necessary to qualify for the relief sought or,  xat the option of the company, by reference to system or company size as of the effective date [of these  SX-rules]."|Xu_ {O-ԍ 47 C.F.R. Section 76.934(a). See also Small Systems Order at  38.| The Small Systems Order provides that:  ` pXx` ` A system's initial and continued eligibility for this new form of relief shall be  S- determined in the same manner as any other relief now available to them.dBu_ {O-ԍ Small Systems Order at  73 citing  38.d Thus, if a  system qualifies for relief under this approach as of the effective date of this order or as  of the date it files Form 1230, it shall remain eligible for so long as it serves 15,000 or  fewer subscribers, regardless of whether it, or the cable operator that owns the system, is  ~subsequently acquired by a company that exceeds the 400,000 subscriber limit, or if its  current operator subsequently exceeds 400,000 subscribers due to the normal growth of  S- `its systems.3u_ {Od-ԍ Id.3 When a system that has established rates in accordance with Form 1230  `exceeds 15,000 subscribers, the system may maintain its then existing rates. However,  `any further adjustments shall not reflect increases in external costs, inflation or channel  2additions until the system has reestablished initial permitted rates in accordance with our  SP-benchmark or costofservice rules.Pf u_ {OV$- xԍ Such a system may file a petition for special relief seeking continued treatment as a small system. See Small Systems Order at  73 citing  36.  Small Systems Order at  73." ,_(_(IIz"Ԍ S- ` ԙx5.` ` We find that at the time Operator filed its amended FCC Form 1230 Operator was a  xcompany with fewer than 400,000 total subscribers and that the systems in question each served fewer  x[than 15,000 subscribers, thereby making them eligible for small system relief. Further, Operator's filings  x\show that its actual rate per channel for regulated cable service (FCC Form 1230, Line A11) does not  xexceed its per subscriber, per channel monthly programming costs (FCC Form 1230, Line A6) and the  xMaximum Permitted Rate per channel (FCC Form 1230, Line A10) does not exceed $1.24. We, therefore,  xfind that Operator's monthly CPST rates of $15.48 in CUID Nos. AL0039 and AL0044, and $16.38 in  S-CUID No. AL0366, effective December 12, 1995, are not unreasonable. u_ yOP- xYԍ This finding is based solely on the representations of the operator. Should information come to our attention  xYthat these representations were materially inaccurate, we reserve the right to take appropriate action. This Order is  xnot 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.  S- ` x6.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 0.321, that Operator's request for small system relief IS GRANTED.  S - ` x7.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47  xC.F.R. Section 0.321, that the monthly CPST rates of $15.48 in CUID Nos. AL0039 and AL0044, and $16.38 in CUID No. AL0366, effective December 12, 1995, charged by Operator ARE JUSTIFIED.  S - ` x8.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47  xC.F.R. Section 0.321, that the complaints against the monthly CPST rates charged by Operator during the period under review in the communities referenced above ARE DENIED.  S- ` x9.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Operator's Motion to Dismiss, Request for Confidential  xTreatment of Submitted Materials, Supplemental Motion to Dismiss, Request for Confidential Treatment of Documents and Information, and Motion to Terminate Proceedings, ARE DISMISSED AS MOOT.  S@- ` x10.` ` This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 0.321. x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhMeredith J. Jones x` `  hhChief, Cable Services Bureau