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REGULAR MEETING <br />Service <br />Monthly Service Charge <br />for One Outlet <br />(Residential & commercial) <br />JUNE 16, 1980 <br />Present Rate New Rate Difference <br />$7.75 $8.95 $1.20 <br />Monthly Service Charge <br />Each Additional Outlet $2.00 $2.50 $.50 <br />It is important to note that there has not been an increase in <br />install charges for over four and one half (42) years. The <br />proposed rates are "maximum rates" and thus may perodically be <br />reduced during special marketing promotions. <br />Installation <br />Installation charge <br />(new address) <br />Add'l. Residential Outlets <br />Installed At That Time <br />Add'l. Outlets Installed <br />later <br />Relocation Charge Within <br />Residence <br />Service <br />Installation Charge to <br />Households That Had <br />Previous Customer <br />Transfer Charge to <br />Households Previously. <br />Wired <br />Disconnect <br />Maximum <br />Present Rate New Rate Difference <br />$20.00 <br />No charge <br />$10.00 <br />$25.00 $5.00 <br />$ 5.00 (each $5.00 <br />outlet) <br />$15.00 (each $5.00 <br />outlet) <br />$10.00 $15.00 <br />Maximum <br />Present Rate New Rate <br />$10.00 $15.00 <br />$10.00 $15.00 <br />$5.00 <br />Difference <br />$5.00 <br />$5.00 <br />No charge No charge None <br />Installation charges are based on standard drops not exceeding 200'. <br />For drops exceeding 200' installation charge is based on quotation <br />of cost. <br />The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend <br />Tribune and the Tri- County News which were found to be sufficient. <br />Mr. McMahon stated that the Board would hear comments from Indiana <br />Cablevision and the citizens and then take the matter under advise- <br />ment for a recommendation which would probably be made at the next <br />Board meeting on June 23, 1980. <br />Mr. Ron Hren, General Manager of Indiana Cablevision, stated that the <br />last increase approved for Indiana Cablevision was in December of <br />1978. Since that time, new channels have been added to the basic <br />cable with no additional charges to customers, as follows: A sports <br />network, entitled U.S.A.; Channel 7 from Atlanta, Georgia; and a <br />governmental public affairs channel from Washington, D.C. In <br />addition, the company has upgraded its technical plant and added <br />new employees to improve the service to its customers. The Board <br />of Directors allocated over $1,000,000 on rebuilding and new con - <br />struction in the South Bend area. New channels will be improved <br />and added and a 24 -hour sports channel and 24 -hour news channel <br />will be added, one of which will be in effect before fall. Mr. Hren <br />stated that, if Cable T.V. is expected to grow and move toward a <br />profitable base, it must improve service and expand channel base. <br />Since the last increase, there have been changes in the marketplace. <br />