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                                                                   DA 95-1325

     Report No. CS 95-7             CABLE SERVICES ACTION               June 14, 1995

                    NEW PRODUCT TIER FILING REQUIREMENTS


     Currently, cable operators are filing New Product Tier (NPT) rate cards and customer
notifications at various locations within the Commission.  Operators should now send all NPT rate
cards and customer notifications to the following address:

               Federal Communications Commission
               NPT Filing
               P.O. Box 18658
               Washington, D.C.  20036

     The NPT filing requirement is contained in Section 76.987(g) of the Commission's rules
and was adopted pursuant to the Sixth Order on Reconsideration, Fifth Report and Order, and
Seventh Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 94-286, (11/18/94), MM Docket Nos. 92-266 and
93-215, ("Going Forward Order").   Section 76.987(g) requires that within 30 days of the offering
of an NPT, operators shall file with the Commission a copy of the new rate card that contains the
following information on their BSTs, CPSTs and NPTs: (i) the names of the programming services
contained on each tier, and (ii) the price of each tier.  Operators also must file with the
Commission copies of notifications that were sent to subscribers regarding the initial offering of
NPTs.  After this initial filing, cable operators must file updated rate cards and copies of customer
notifications with the Commission within 30 days of rate or service changes affecting the NPT.

     For further information, contact Jason Guesman or Rob Fream of the Cable Services
Bureau at (202) 416-0800.

     Media contact:  Morgan Broman (202) 416-0852.

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