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No. ~ U zF. 5
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth ("City") is certified as a franchising authority to
regulate basic tier cable service, equipment, installation and certain other rates pursuant
to the Cable Act of 1984 as amended, and rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC")• and
WHEREAS, on May 29 1998, Marcus Cable Associates ("Marcus") filed FCC Form
1240 with the City which establishes a maximum basic cable service rate of $10.91 per
month for subscribers in the City for the period September 1 1998 to August 31 1999•
and
WHEREAS, the City requested and received from Marcus supplemental information to
justify rts basic cable service rate request set forth m rts Form 1240 filing; and
WHEREAS, the City retained C2 Consulting Services, Inc. ("Consultant"), which
provides cable rate consulting services; which thoroughly reviewed Marcus's Form 1240
filing; and which provided the City with a written report ("Report"), dated July 2, 1998,
that outlined the Consultant's opinions and findings based on its review of Marcus's Form
1240 and supplemental information supplied by Marcus, and
WHEREAS, the City provided Marcus with a copy of the Consultant°s Report and gave
Marcus the opportunity to respond in wasting to the Consultant's opinions and findings,
and, as of August 19 1998, Marcus had not provided the City with any such written
response; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant has determined that under federal law and FCC rules and
regulations that the maximum permitted rate for Marcus's basic cable service to
subscribers in the City should be $10 90 per month for the period September 1 1998 to
August 31 1999•
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
THAT the maximum permitted rate for basic tier cable service as calculated by
Marcus in its Form 1240 filing is unreasonable; and
THAT for the period September 1 1998 until August 31 1999 in accordance
with federal law current FCC rules and regulations, and the Consultant's Report and
calculations, the City hereby establishes for Marcus a maximum permitted rate of $10.90
per month for basic cable service to subscribers m the Crty and
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