PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1919 M STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554                                           DA 96-1531

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       CABLE SERVICES ACTION                             September 12, 1996


                   NEW PRODUCT TIER FILING REQUIREMENTS

The Post Office Box to which cable operators were previously instructed to send their New
Product Tier ("NPT") rate cards and customer notifications is no longer maintained by the
Commission.  Operators should now send all NPT rate cards and customer notifications to the
following address:

     Federal Communications Commission
     Cable Services Bureau 
     Attention:  NPT Filing
     1919 M Street, NW
     Washington, D.C.  20554

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, MM Docket Nos. 92-266 and 93-215, FCC 94-286, released
November 18, 1994 ("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 Basic Service Tiers, Cable Programming Service
Tiers 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.

Media contact:  Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358.
Cable Services Bureau contact:  Les Smith (202) 418-7200.


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