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Report No. CS 96-1          CABLE SERVICES ACTION       January 11, 1996
                                                        DA 96-7


                        OMB Approves FCC Form 1240
  Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services


On September 22, 1995, the Commission released a Thirteenth Order on Reconsideration in MM
Docket No. 92-266, Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television  Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992:  Rate Regulation ("Order"), FCC 95-397, simplifying rules affecting
cable operator's regulated rates.  The Order establishes a new optional rate adjustment methodology
that permits operators to limit their rate increases to once per year.  This methodology will limit
delays in recovering costs that operators may experience under the current system. 

To implement these rule changes, the Commission created FCC Form 1240 (Annual Updating of
Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services).  FCC Form 1240 was approved by the
Office of Management and Budget on December 15, 1995.  

Paper copies of FCC Form 1240 are available from the Commission's duplicating contractor,
International Transcription Service (ITS), at (202) 857-3800.  Copies will shortly be available at the
following locations: on a walk-in basis, in the Cable Reference Center located at 2033 M St., N.W.,
Washington, DC in Room 333, and in the Forms Distribution Room located at 1919 M St., N.W.,
Washington, DC in Room L17; through the Commission's Forms Distribution Center by calling
(202) 418-FORM, and; via the Commission's Fax on Demand System.  To obtain faxed copies, dial
(202) 418-0177 from the handset on your fax machine and enter the document retrieval number
(001240) when prompted by the system.  Assistance with the Fax on Demand System may be
obtained by calling (202) 418-0217. 

Media contact: Morgan Broman (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau Contacts:  Nancy
Stevenson or Alex Byron at (202) 416-0800.  

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