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Operator has attempted to justify its CPST rate increase through a  xLbenchmark showing on FCC Form 1240. We have already issued a separate order ("Prior Order") which  S8- xjfound that Operator's CPST rate implemented on June 1, 1996 was not unreasonable.&8 {O- xԍ See In the Matter of TCI of Illinois, Inc., DA 961975 (released November 27, 1996). The Commission also  x;received a valid CPST complaint on February 8, 1994 against TCI's CPST rate in the abovereferenced community.  {O2- xThis complaint was resolved in the TCI Communications, Inc. Final Resolution. See In the Matter of TCI  {O-Communications, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 14696 (1996). Accordingly, this  x>Order addresses only the reasonableness of Operator's CPST rate of $15.41 that became effective on June s#J 1, 1997.  S- ` x2.` ` The Communications Act {O-ԍ Section 623(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 543(c) (1996). authorizes the Federal Communications Commission  x("Commission") to review the CPST rates of cable systems not subject to effective competition to ensure  xjthat rates charged are not unreasonable. If the Commission finds the rate unreasonable, it shall determine  S - xthe correct rate and any refund liability.M H {O!-ԍ See 47 C.F.R. Section 76.957.M The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("1996 Act")^  yO"-Ѝ Pub. L. No. 104104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). ^ and our  S- x\rules implementing the new legislation,j  {O%- xЍ See Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 11 FCC Rcd 5937 (1996). requires that complaints against CPST rates be filed with the  x=Commission by a franchising authority that has received subscriber complaints. A franchising authority  xmay not file a CPST rate complaint unless, within 90 days after such increase becomes effective, it receives more than one subscriber complaint. "X ,**88"Ԍ S- ` x3.` ` Cable operators attempting to justify their rates for the period beginning May 15, 1994  S- xusing a benchmark showing must complete and file the FCC Form 1200 series.L\* {O@- xԍ 47 C.F.R. Section 76.922(b)(6); see Second Order on Reconsideration, supra at 4183, paras. 135138; supra  {O - xat 4190, n.136; see also Public Notice "Questions and Answers on Cable Television Rate Regulation" (April 26, 1994).L Cable operators may also  xzjustify rate increases based on the addition and deletion of channels, changes in certain external costs,  S- xand inflation, by filing FCC Form 1210.F* yO-ԍ 47 C.F.R. Section 76.922(d).F FCC Form 1210 must be filed at least 30 days before new rates  xare scheduled to go into effect where the Commission has found the cable programming service rate to  xbe unreasonable less than one year prior to the filing, or where there is a pending complaint against the  S- xCPST rate.U|* yO, -ԍ 47 C.F.R. Sections 76.960 and 76.958.U Cable operators may justify adjustments to their rates on an annual basis using FCC Form  x.1240 to reflect reasonably certain and quantifiable changes in external costs, inflation, and the number of  S- xregulated channels that are projected for the twelve months following the rate change. \ * {Ol- xyЍ See 47 C.F.R. Section 76.960; see In the Matter of Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television  xConsumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, MM Docket No. 92266, Thirteenth Order on  {O-Reconsideration, ("Thirteenth Reconsideration Order") 11 FCC Rcd 388, 391 (1995). Any incurred cost  S- xthat is not projected may be accrued with interest and added to rates at a later time.f 0 * {Oh-Ѝ See Thirteenth Reconsideration Order at 392.f If actual and  xprojected costs are different during the rate year a "trueup" mechanism is available to correct estimated  SH -costs with actual cost changes.3 H * {O-ԍ Id.3  S - ` ox4.` ` On August 27, 1997, the local franchising authority ("LFA") filed its complaint against  S - xOperator's June 1, 1997 CPST rate increase. T * yO-ԍ The first subscriber complaint concerning the CPST rate increase was received by the LFA on June 1, 1997. In its complaint, the LFA asserts that it has received more  xthan one subscriber complaint against Operator's CPST rate increase, thereby triggering the Commission's  x.jurisdiction to review this complaint. The valid complaint from the LFA triggers an obligation on behalf  SX- xyof the cable operator to file a justification of its CPST rates with the LFA.C X* yO-ԍ 47 C.F.R Section 76.1402.C Thus, in this case, Operator  xis required to justify the increase in its CPST rate which is the subject of the LFA's complaint. As  xrequired by our rules, Operator filed an FCC Form 1240 with the LFA as justification for this rate  S-increase. ` `  S- ` x5.` ` On February 23, 1996, the Commission granted Operator a waiver of certain rate  x=adjustment requirements in its initial filing of the Commission's annual rate adjustment form (FCC Form  S@- x1240) ("Waiver Order").@t* {OT&- xԍ See Annual Rate Adjustment System for Cable Service Rates, Request for Waiver of Requirements Contained in the Thirteenth Order on Reconsideration, (DA 96220, released February 22, 1996). Specifically, the Waiver Order allowed Operator, in its initial FCC Form 1240"@,p(p(88"  xfilings, to include estimated changes in costs, inflation, channels and subscriber information attributable  xto the period between the last date for which actual cost data was available and the effective date of the  S- xnew rates. In the Waiver Order, Operator was instructed to include in its initial FCC Form 1240 filing  xcertain calculations, such calculations to be performed on FCC Form 1240 (primarily in Module G), or  xoff FCC Form 1240, in an alternative showing done pursuant to the Waiver Order's "General  S8- x=Guidelines."D8* yO-ԍ Waiver Order at Appendix A.D Operator chose to use an alternative showing rather than perform its calculations directly on FCC Form 1240.  S- ` x6. ` ` To justify its CPST rate, effective June 1, 1997, Operator submitted an FCC Form 1240.  x[Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1240, for the projected period June 1, 1997 to May 31, 1998, we  xare unable to determine if Operator correctly adjusted its FCC Form 1240 to take into account the  xlcalculations performed in its prior FCC Form 1240's alternative showing. We will therefore order  xOperator to refile its FCC Form 1240 along with an explanation detailing why its form justifies Operator's current CPST rate of $15.41 in the community referenced above.  S - ` x7.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47  xC.F.R.  0.321, that Operator shall file with the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, within 30 days of the  x\release of this Order, the relevant FCC Form 1240, and all supporting documentation, to support the  xmonthly CPST rate of $15.41 implemented by Operator on June 1, 1997, in the community referenced above. x s#J ` `  x` `  hh@FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hh@Meredith J. Jones x` `  hh@Chief, Cable Services Bureau   X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: