Technologie i telekomunikacja · 13/10/1994

Cable Television Act of 1992

The Commission has adopted a Fifth Order on Reconsideration to revise certain cable regulations affecting small cable operators. Small operators now will be permitted a total of 90 days after their initial date of regulation to complete and submit required rate justification forms and provide to subscribers advance notification of service and equipment changes. Furthermore, small operators may make their initial basic tier rates, established in accordance with the Commission's revised rate regulations, effective on 30-days notice without prior approval from their local franchising authority. If, upon subsequent examination of a rate justification, a local franchising authority or the Commission finds that a small operator has implemented rates in excess of the maximum permitted rate, refunds may be ordered in accordance with the Commission's regulations. These actions will provide small cable operators with the administrative flexibility needed to comply properly with the Commission's rate regulations. The Commission also has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which may be found elsewhere in this Federal Register.