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Report No. CS 96-9    CABLE SERVICES ACTION       DA 96-199
     February 15, 1996

Electronic Version of FCC Form 1240
Now A                 vailable In Lotus 1-2-3 Format 

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, 60 FR 52106 (October 5, 1995), establishing a new optional
rate adjustment methodology.  On December 15, 1995, the Office of Management and Budget approved the
Commission's new FCC Form 1240, which implements that methodology.  See Public Notice, OMB
Approves FCC Form 1240 (Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rate for Regulated Cable Services),
DA 96-7 (January 11, 1996).

A computer spreadsheet version of FCC Form 1240 is now available in two new formats: Lotus 
1-2-3 for DOS Version 3.1 and Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows Version 4.0.  These versions of the computerized
FCC Form 1240 are available on floppy disks from the Commission's duplicating contractor, International
Transcription Service (ITS), at (202) 857-3800.  Copies are also available on the Commission's Internet site
at the following addresses: 

      http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form1240/index.html
      ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Forms/Form1240/

Each computer version of FCC Form 1240 will come in the form of a self extracting zip file (SEZF).  The
SEZF for the Lotus for DOS 3.1 version is called 1240l311.exe.  The SEZF for the Lotus for Windows 4.0
version is called 1240l411.exe.  Both of these files contain several separate files:  the spreadsheet version of
Form 1240, a WordPerfect For Windows 5.1 copy of the instructions, a text file version of the instructions,
and text file with instructions on how to use the computer version, and a small "readme" text file describing
the SEZF's contents.

To open the SEZF, copy it to an empty directory on your computer's hard drive.  Then, go to the Windows
Program Manager, select "file" and "run", and type into the provided space the path and name of the SEZF. 
For example, if you have put the Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS 3.1 SEZF in a directory called "c:\1240", you would
type "c:\1240\1240l311.exe".  Next, press the "OK" button to run the program.  When the program is
finished running, the "c:\1240" directory will have several files in it: the original SEZF and the files
described in the preceding paragraph.  You can now use your Lotus 1-2-3 to access the spreadsheet version
of FCC Form 1240.

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