8464-94 Amending Chapter 7 of the South Bend Service Charges of any Cable Television System

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�,•offRRRR/ ,'''''$OU Tit 8 4 .41 ;= �.\PEACE/- - a `rte a x �:i�/ 1865_:.;ii'. IRR..RRiRRY.7/MY'' City of South Bend Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor Office of the Mayor January 18, 1994 Mrs . Ann Puzzello President South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Re : A Bill Amending Chapter 7 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Provide for the Regulation of Basic Tier Cable Rates and Associated Equipment Dear Mrs . Puzzello: I am attaching for filing a bill amending Chapter 7 of the South Bend Municipal Code to provide for the regulation of basic tier cable rates and associated equipment . Passage of a law consistent with FCC regulations is the final step which must be taken before South Bend can commence cable rate regulation pursuant to the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 . As you may be aware, basic cable television rates are subject to a freeze which has been extended to February 15, 1994 . At that time, cable operators will be free to raise rates for basic cable programming to any level unless its franchising authority is certified to regulate rates by the FCC and has adopted rules and regulations consistent with FCC regulations which provide for the consideration of the views of interested parties . The City has completed the necessary paperwork to commence regulation, but now needs the procedural mechanism to implement rate regulation. This ordinance outlines the process by which a cable operator can justify its current rates as well as a process for requests for future rate increases . This process is wholly consistent with FCC regulations . The ordinance also provides for a public hearing prior to any subsequent rate determination. County-City Building • South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 219/235-9261 • Telefax 219/235-9892