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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Light and Power 1993-09-09AGENDA Light and Power Committee September 9, 1993 10:00 a.m., Board Room 1. 1993 Electric Rate Study Revised Rate Schedule and Timetable for Proposed Rate Changes 2. Reports A. Cable Systems Inc. Proposed Changes in Rates and Charges for Services â€¢ Craig Poulsen B. Financial Report C. Project Updates D. October CAMU Meeting Estes Park E. Platte River Power Authority NOTE: The Light and Power Committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the agenda was prepared. TOWN OF ESTES PARK September 8, 1993 OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Light and Power Committee FROM: Richard E. Matzke722'771 SUBJECT: 1993 Electric Rate Study Revised Timetable for Proposed Rate Changes Due to difficulties in providing information required by our rate consultant and scheduling conflicts with Mr. Kiburz, the electric rate study is not complete. Mr. Kiburz will not present the final study and recommendations at the September Light and Power Committee meeting as had been previously discussed. Therefore the Light and Power Department is proposing the following revised schedule for consideration and implementation of rate changes: 10/7/93 Present final rate study and recommendations to Light and Power Committee. (Rate consultant attending) Note change in regular meeting date. 10/12/93 Town Board set Public hearing for consideration of electric rate changes at regular Town Board meeting on 11/23/93. 10/15/93 Publish notice of public hearing with proposed rate schedules and mail notification of public hearing with proposed rate schedules to electric customers. 11/23/93 Public hearing to present rate study and recommendations. Consider ordinance to adopt rate changes. (Rate consultant attending) 12/26/93 Rate changes become effective beginning with the first billing cycle following 12/26/93. REM -/ 1 CABLE SYSTEMS INâ‚¬. 405 Stanley Avenue P. O. Box 2807 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (303) 386-2929 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 HOOK UP FEES ASÂ·FOLLOWS: BASIC INSTALLATION: $ 30.00* (Home which has not been wired for cable service) BASIC RECONNECTION: $ 22.00* (Home which has been wired for cable service) INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OUTLETS: (price per outlet) -with initial installation $ 9.00* -after initial installation $ 17.00* PROGRAMMING VCRS: -with initial installation $ 9.00* -after initial installation $ 17.00* SERVICE CALLS: . $ 17.00* There will be a $17.00 charge for each in house service call. Or you may purchase a service agreement for $ .20 per month which will be added to your monthly statement. We are responsible for any wiring problems outside the home. *Franchise fees not included HOOK-UP FEES ARE CHARGED EVEN IF SERVICE IS ON WHEN YOU MOVE TO A NEW RESIDENCE. HOOK-UP FEES AND THE FIRST MONTH'S SERVICE ARE DUE AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION. MONTHLY RATES: Basic Service: $21.27 (includes 33 channels) HBO & Cinemax: $10.00 each Disney: $ 9.95 Converter Rental: $ 1.17 *A Franchise fee will be added to the monthly statement. THERE IS NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CONVERTER BOX, HOWEVER THERE WILL BE A MONTHLY RENTAL FEE OF $ 1.17 EACH MONTH. CONVERTER BOXES ARE NEEDED TO RECEIVE CHANNELS ABOVE 13 IN THE EVENT YOU DO NOT HAVE A CABLE READY TELEVISION SET. FOR EQUIPMENT NOT RETURNED, THE SUBSCRIBER WILL BE SUBJECT TO A $200.00 CHARGE FOR THE CONVERTER. REMOTE CONTROLS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $ 11.26, PLUS TAX. WE DO NOT CHARGE FOR DISCONNECTING SERVICES. ANY SERVICE DISCONTINUED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH WILL BE PRO-RATED ON THE NEXT BILL. BILLING: THE BILLINGS ARE MAILED FROM THE LAKEWOOD OFFICE AROUND THE 1ST OF EVERY MONTH. CHARGES FOR THE MONTHLY SERVICE ARE BILLED IN ADVANCE AND ARE DUE BY THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH. A SERVICE CHARGE OF $ 1.25 WILL BE ADDED TO THE ACCOUNT WHEN PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH. ANY TRANSACTIONS (payments, addition or deletion of services) AFTER THE 9 A TU WTT T MnT AN' RN'FLATTEn ON YOUR NEXT BILL. â‚¬ABLE SYST]DIS INâ‚¬. 405 Stanley Avenue P,O, Box 2807 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (303) 586-2929 As a result of the 1992 Cable Act, a new law which imposes regulations on the cable television industry, changes will be made in the rates we currently charge. New rates for Cable Systems, Inc. Effective September 1, 1993 Basic Service: $ 21.27 HBO & Cinemax: $ 10.00 each Disney: $ 9.95 Converter Rental: $ 1.17 Extra Outlets: $ -0- *Franchise fees not included To comply with the new government rules, changes will also be made to the channel line-up over the next several weeks. Details and new channel cards will be forwarded soon. Please look for more information in your current bill. Thank you. 1 1 .1 1/V.1 9 , 7 ./ 1 J THE DENVER POST *2 1 - f St *ednesday, August 25,1993 - .,. - BUSINESS -NEWS Cable rules itune in change . VE ./ / *Confusion over new rates feared i PREVIEW: Whal the new Â«ible law By Dinah Zeiger scribersis the ef.< t m,an, lo,onsumers - Â«r.1~ 4/ 4 Denver Post Business Writer < ?,~20*ki,}.4.. ./;.4;,6>fri~ feet on equipment Â·,di ,{,n,Â·Â·. 4 Fb Brace yourselves. Cable re-regulation 1,Â·:** . 1~*A charges," said Jim Pjt Lil'. begins a week from today, and the most 34 ? 20,1~ Honiotis, general Â·Â·:Â· likely result will be confusion. 411~ manager for Jones' , "Even though the public expectation 1~~54%Â®3 Colorado cable sys- i has been that charges would automati- lÂ¢.2..~ tems. Jones will no glf, %:11~adl%%11' s:i:ff~~ :1,~~i~~ ~onr~be~rsch:Jr=i- Â· CF - New regulations governing cable TV companies go into * effect Se t. 1 but each cable company's readion to them of telecommunications. f ,; .t. .1'~,4$*~~~W< tional outlets and 4 .f '1. f vvill be di~fere'nt, so different mble viewers will get ,, That's because the Federal Communt- FOR ~, , remotes, which pre- ; different packages of changes. cations Commission has allowed cable 446 Â·Â·41 viously cost from < ~~ Â¥ ' companies to adjust their tiers of ser- $2.50 to $3 a month, ~}tlif , - Approximately 40,000 suburban Denver customers of vice and rates in a way that is revenue- . Bradley he said. In addition, ' Al:Â· , Jones Inler[oble, for example, will no longer pay neutral, pushing some charges onto subscribers will be able to buy outright AlIÂ«**3 ,$2.50-$3 0 month for additional coble outlets ond equipment or services and away from the remote controls. The price will vary 044'/ I. remotes. The rite for basic service will drop, but rate for j programming. , depending upon the individual unit, but 9/4 * . 4 "bmic plus" Will go up in some places and down in others. t Subscribers in the metro area won't in general the remote that comes with Ng-rt , necessarily see lower rates come Sept. the set-top converter will cost $7, he Fl'Pht, 7 1 - A cable opirotor must break out the cost of such f 1. In fact, in some cases, rates will rise. said. A universal remote, which oper-' ' #fÂ¢,11:j c. +Â· things minstallotions and reconnedion und charges for .. But monthly bills will take on a new ates several pieces of gear, will be pric- UjiÂ»C.. , equipment on customers' bills. , 1 look, and subscribers may see new ed competitively, Honiotis said. ' te-MtÂ¢*.93Â· r equipment or service charges. Jones will continue to offer wiring Rid Â¥'Â·$i . a Strategies by Denver's two main ca- and service calls at no charge. ; /%*91/0 1'* ble operators - Jones Intercable and Jones serves 40,000 subscribers in *1*002 1 ,AT7 ' 47 - --: :2 14. 1...1 4,4101,1 Â£4, ~,I '~44'11-132512.zlN~ . R Tele-Communications of Colorado, Jefferson County, Evergreen, Clear te,UshÂ·; j which runs Denver's Mile-Hi Cable sys- Creek County, Broomfield, Boulder 14Â¥14, 1!,rk tem - include adding channels to the County and Brighton. r.'.r?:!0?,A ill ;:61 h .'ll , ...+ 0. Â·-eÂ»w .ub -1, Fl'~'14,&11 4'' Â« ,~ Vf,rÂ·bÂ» 1. I A + l basic tier, eliminating charges for extra Rates for Jones' basic package will DT<#121- ; , .â€žoutlets and, in some cases, adding con- drop to an average of $9 from $10.95, fED 4 '11 ' I 1 nection charges. ..4 . ...Ii, .A.. ..... â€ž. _-.-,Li-,4.-J./- ..+ a.*--/6/,-lkW 1.I: "The 'big difference for Jones' sub- , . Please see CABLE on AC . .i, -- 4 -Â·Â·Â·Â·. onâ€¢t / Jpnath. CABLE from Page 1C ' 1 expected from Mile Hi, in geheral, addition to those earlier ones. . Subscribers who receive prerni- , Â· subscribers in Denver will pay a Where TCI Kubscribers will see um channels, HBO for example, while the rate for "basic pluk" will nickel more a month, or $10.05, for the difference is in the cost of ser- need an addressable converter. rise $1.19 a month in Jefferson basic cable. But .they'll also get vices and equipment. Only those with TVs that are not County and $1.14 in Broomfield. more channels - 25 instead of 21. For example, instead of charg- fully cable ready to receive 61 But the rate will drop for custom- Tier 2, or expanded basic, will ing for additional outlets, subscrib- channels need such a converter. ers in Boulder and Clear Creek drop to 26 channels from 29 (which ers will be charged for converters. It's all pretty tangled because counties. are now included in basic) but will Under the old structure, the first the charges are based on the num- ; TCI was reluctant to divulge its cost 28 cents less, or $10.45 a outlet was free, but a customer ber of channels available to cus- changes until it mails an explana- month. ' was charged $5 a month for each tomers and the number of sub- tory brochure to its 350,000 sub- The two combined will cost 23 additional outlet. Under the new scribers. And the new rules require scribers in the Denver metro area cents less a month, at $20.50. All rules, each converter, including a cable operator to break out the late this week or next. Its system those rates are before taxes are the first, will cost $1.06 a month. cost of such things as installations includes Mile Hi Cable, serving added to the bill. I That may look like a drop in and reconnections and charges for Denver; the former American Ca- In March, TCI adjusted its rates price, and it is for customers with equipment on customers' bills. ble system; TCI Boulder; and sub- and realigned channels to reflect a ,more than one hookup. But, a sub- "It looks like Mile Hi tried hard urban systenns. "no-frills" basic cable package scriber with only one TV set will to follow the rules," Bradley said. However, according to a memo and a "cable-plus" expanded range - will pay an ' additional $1.06 a "But I reserve judgment until we . to the Denver City Council detail- of channels. 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HMM INBISAS 9391 KWHA.XLC 9/8/93 ' U 1991 Z66 L U Â£66 L m TOWN OF ESTES PARK ACCUMULATED YT B 95,500,000 - 85,500,000 75,500,000 - 65,500,000 - 55,500,000 - - - 000'009'9* - 000'009'GE - 000'009'SE - 000'009'9 L I 1 ' Ekl...1 - 000'0099 CABLE SYSTBIS INâ‚¬. 405 Stanley Avenue P.O. Box 2807 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (303) 586-2929 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 The following changes will be in effect as of September 1, 1993. Monthly Rate Changes Basic Service: $ 21.27 Converter Rental $ 1.17 Extra Outlets $ -0- Remote Controls $ -0- *A monthly franchise fee will be added to your statement* New Installation Prices Basic Installation: $ 30.00* (Home which has not been wired for cable service) Basic Reconnection: $ 22.00* (Home which has been wired for cable service) Installing Additional Outlets: (price per outlet) -with initial installation $ 9.00* -after initial installation $ 17.00* Programming VCRS: -with initial installation $ 9.00* -after initial installation $ 17.00* Service Calls: $ 17.00* There will be a $17.00 charge for each in-house service calls. Or you will have the option to purchase a service agreement for $ .20 per month which will be added to your monthly statement. We are responsible for any problems outside the residence. *Franchise Fees not included New Channels: We will be adding five new channels to our channel line-up. They are as follows: Channel 33: Lifetime 34: The Learning Channel 35: E! Entertainment 36: The Travel Channel " 37: MOR Music . CABLE SYSTE31% INâ‚¬. 405 Stanley Avenue P.O. Box 2807 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (303) 586-2929 Before September 1 After September 1 A. Basic $ 20.95 Basic $ 21.27 Extra Outlet $ 3.00 Extra Outlet $ -0- Remote Control $ 3.50 Remote Control $ -0- Total: $ 21.27 Total: $ 27.40 + Franchise fee $ 1.06 Total: $ 22.33 B. Basic $ 20.95 Basic $ 21.27 Converter Box $ -0- Converter Box $ 1.17 Total: $ 20.95 Total: $ 22.34 + Franchise fee $ 1.11 $ 23.45 C. Basic $ 20.95 Â· Bas i c $ 21.27 2 Extra Outlet $ 6.00 2 Extra Outlet $ -0- HBO $ 10.00 HBO $ 10.00 Cinemax $ 10.00 Cinemax $ 10.00 Disney $ 9.95 Disney $ 9.95 Total: $ 56.90 Total: $ 51.22 + Franchise fee $ 2.56 Total: $ 53.78 D. Basic $ 20.95 Basic $ 21.27 Remote Control $ 3.50 Remote Control $ -0 Converter Box $ -0- Converter Box $ 1.17 Total: $ 24.45 Total: $ 22.44 + Franchise fee $ 1.24 Total: $ 23.68 /7...iâ€¢. â€¢& i L. Dy *Abilâ€¢U 1 1Â¥/A/*01-BALL , - 9% t. 2. t.,040244 Â¥.'r~ 'Â·....Â·,0~:p of servicejust ta show inote value fof the basic ser- 41 }kid-,1)une Stan Wtlter r CAp, ,?7 ' ,Â¥f, :4. 0 r'.'1 8.,b w., 2:,vice," Height said?lt's.basically.cable'spublic af-, f,It 'jÂ¥#ft' Â·.~ : ..i.,Â·11 . tri ;p :Â·ri, , ., 4,~0 1 #Â·Â·Â·Â·~~41 ,~f' A 'P.'* *L+1'.h.'A~.~Â·~'4 fairs network.%,v 2- 4 i . 5 4 4, ' 1 2 ,?f ' Greeley cable tustomers Will see some thangbi*:4. The basic setvice *ill include alt the tegular 4 1 u' in their cable servke ile,tt monui as the Greel{:j, da-Hjibroadcast chande1s, plus all Pubilk Broadcasting 1 L *ble outlet seeks to comply with the 1992 Cable Aet , System channels and govern- t ''TCI Cablevisioh of Colorado j ment channels. Headline f % i 7 officials said Tuesday. 9 0 1 1 News is alsd included in the 1 9. Thatineans knoiÂ»hannd? 4 f THE,CHOICES ' sergitd: The expanded plut Th, A 4 hineup changes and changes ind i:k Â°tâ€¢.6 - . ,- 4,elt., + : *4 Service includes all the non- 71; ,"r rates. Whether you pay moiâ‚¬ ., BASIC SERVICE , Â· h ~ :. premium entertainment and . .1 X 1.4 -tor less depends oh 1116 sel : I: T % sports channels. , ' Â· -e Oices yolt chtiose.*1,>4,1 Nt.. .74.11<WGN (independbnt),h .Â·i ,~,~, trict 6 Docal) + 0.- h.:l.. -C; Height said some people 4 4, "ICs complicated, and its ,4 44 $ p. going to be complicated to our i 2,02 KCNC (NBC) : r ' :'* ,>, , S have taken advantage of the basic service since it was in- $ , customers," said Kathy Stew- .,<9 1<TVD (independent) :,; Pit) /i' troduced in late March at the " ' art, general manager of Tel in f id KRMA (PDS) :' s- 1 '' . urging of customers and the i 1> .76;Greeley. "11' s going to be an ; 1.j~ KMGH (CBS) i' 1 11 - 16' federal government, which 4 31' , v 0 Â· : :11.:. HLN (Headline News) 0 6$' ginteresting month.,h recommended it in the 1992 f 0 ,Â¥:Tel mailed out' notices to 'irÂ¢ KUSA (ABC) 12 +20.91 Cable Act. Of TCI's 18,000 r ,~ustomers todayrÂ· 'g "p; I:fifi UNC (local) . M J I.i.Â·I ...4: have just basic. 4, i .1 Â·, 4 1, subscribers, about 200 have I .5.3. People who subscribe sole- '(6"f KB[)1 (PBS) '4.9 6 ..t '!, 'ik *.ly to the 14-channel basic ser- --Â·. KDVR (Fox) A third set of channel $*ice will see their rates drop L ~ OVC (shopping) ,<I ' t~ , changes is possible in Octo- 59 cents a month beginning , TWC (weather) ber, Height added, but she's ' w. hopeful such changes will be 9 Â· Sept. 1,~while people whoget 1 .1 EPG (program guide) 1 *fA avoided. "At - this point in L~ the expanded "plus" service ::: Wit! see their rates increase 56 F## ~sp:*kl<,u..4.V343.9)3 i k. time, this is all we see," she 2 y *6 cents. People with pay-per- 4-.9.474, 4 , said. "But anything can ham ' 1 A' 11. ' 841,iew on top of basic and plus Rs:PLUS SERVICE . , , f pen oh Oct. 6 with relransmis- j services will See their rates 113 11 --n r t, n TL'C (Di*:overi,) 1 1 11< f~t :10~~.".Â· ' ~~- w . 1 drop 85 cents because of cutst ./14Â· CNBC (business) She was referring to a pro- - . i ne Â· ~1 ,in equipment prices. 9 vision of the Cable Act that al-, i 0 ,>fi PSN (spatts), Â·Â·0411 1 d C ..f, 1 *41:Il 49 On averagd, customers will -1.4 .,Irliâ€¢ 1Â·" :. , 1~f' lows some channels ESPN (sbotts): â€ž,T~,1 3,1..,Fl, demand payment before they 2 04.watch their ntes drop 30,, 77' CNN (news) 'Alâ€¢s : '11.1' Â·will give"retransmission con- 57 ~ cents, according to Stewart. , u.%00 TNT (Tumor) : If Jfl 1 41 .,1 Â· , ' 4.Â·."Due to the rate formula the.4 >?t 'i, sent" to be rebroadcast on ca- 1,+ : : 2~Â¢44.USA @nlettaintil~nt) ;..4 A , 4 governmeht requires We use, i W ble networks. TCI has balked 9. We have reallocated out rates Â»wÂ·AMC (In*les) 4 Â· .Ii ~414< at paying the major broadcast in ways that may cause differ-,f# 4 El (entertainment) 9 ' P ' i stations out of Denver to ob- 1 ' - A tain that consent. /ences from house to house," 4 u'll.LIFE (health) 4 Â« T,j, -, f. .4 ..di D "We will not pay. We will Â· 1-she said. '911is htso means Â®h, TBS (independent) Â· ,8 oil , 4 4 that while some individual .4... drop them," Stewart said. 4 *ltems onour customer's bill f : ~4 ~GN (indel,M,ndent)t 1 '4;, 4 -2% *111 go down, others will go, ' 4,6,&&IE (arts) .:Â·u -,. "Why should cable sub- stribers pay for free TV?" 4 lip. .., We have tried tdminil' Â·,Â·u#'TLC (education) :.6 2,Â· 2. TCt will try to work out ah : 41< mize the inconvenience to our~. '1#en#TNN (coljhtry music) b .iff ir*'h., -,A ub. 1 agreement by Oct. 6 with teustomers as Im~t,=caaE=6--23.f FAM (family) , : . ~ ,-.fwi kUSA Chanhel 9, KCNC 1.A 1 4~4~3DeÂ·m6nthly fee fof cable r ~4*' NICK (Nk:kelocleon) . f E. {* Channel 4, KWGN Channel 2 1 3>Â«Ccess equipment will ko'r' 1 4{14BN (Trillity) .6, "Â·,Â·,9 : ./ and KMGH Channel 7. If it 4 flo ar .' 4,Â·a gfrom $3.95 a month for a coti- l 0 +11 Ur,NIsiort (Spanish) w ~ ' jF> can' , TCI must drop the chan- 41; Atfirter andaremote Control j9/14 MTV (pot) music) .'1 1!:i. nets, Height said. 1 ' $2.54 a month. TCi bijkaiso , 4Â¥! COMNHI (comedy/music) "We are doing everything ,-9 ...1 f ..111"I will change. ._... r, ; that we can to minimize the .ILKareffGFght,' toea! p;02 4 , vit disruption of service to our ! gram managet fot.TCI,Â·said the Cable Act inandat- t, customers, tihd ive temain committed to negotiating S UNDAHUGmeley TflbÂ«ne 7 ed certain prices [dt the basic Service , andj 4, win-win agreements with local broadcasters," 44.equipment but plus sefvice was not tegulated. 41 41. Stewart said; 410*ever, we cannot permit our cos- 1: ... 'ull'. '' 1 ~Â·. : .ak, Â·0~ .4â€¢8***' fDA-Meanwhile, TCIplahs tdchange ils channelitikÂ·N, tomers to ultimately have Id pay extra for TV sta- ,aining days of tier ~i L 1111 slightly for al leaÂ¢,the second jime this j,thh>;'lions thai others in the inarketplace tan watch for le 8th Street Plaza 57 4~tewart said. .. i.* ..,.li *Ai c, i,â‚¬430}45 * 'i 044Â¢ rt :free with thel# antennak."b *;k, ttly. ' 3.. i..C 'Â·14Â«9 Ath-grAder at Cen- 64, 940*he, Weathet Chatinet 'hitd CkliAN Will'bd 25 j ~ If TCI dkpithe network thannels, customers ~ 3 In Greeley-Evans '/0 42:m,oyed so they ean be included In the basic cable j will bt glven Et free switch that allows them to 2,~ 24:$7&264**2,1, ,; ' jZ phekage. Weather will move tochannej 17 from 38, iÂ· Choose between table and their antenna depending 1* I '5;MIFF' ,Â¥(1 1. -, , }t enj CSPAN will move tq channel 22 from 351 *9:4 on what statiohs they *aht (0 Watch, Stewart said: pap ?â€¢J~Â·AN,ki(kt,~<*~LS Mc C.....1 . AUG-19-1993 14:44 FAUCH COMMUNICATIONS IlliC . 303 756 .,, v P.02,02 4 Vawl. a GWOA i could soar f,5*1*#trigflit}50*15**2 m ~ Adedplte nevÂ¢~ ~ I regulations ~5.23Â·81 bm 4 ncreases most likely ~ - a $ 2 Â£r.21 6 THE WApHJNCTION,1Â»O5fs, Â· for b#sic';custorriers Â¥. am 'B 51 3 + : evat:. @Fli:-~~kill 1 . *Â· Wash|r'~Bon -Â· With only dayn left beL i 'fore the Sept 1 stacting date for pwcabki televi,ion price regulations, induatry exÂ» [fECI,Rrff,(at#~EP,1 84 -95,1 8ft 4 utives,are warning that Romo aintomerg Will ses highet btl{B; rather than the lower c ~ i< Although the Fedoral Communtahao'ME' ofafted the law leat year. . '41 '...1. price,promised by fetleral officials 'whol -I CommJABion mandatâ€¢d that r*tes above R. j.cated law 01[own operators to raise prices c i '*enchmwk" leval muit be rolled back#k much as 10 percent or more, the compljÂ· '. ~l#rifil R ' under certain cinoilmstaneea -. oild Illany i: 0,40495<:1 M IRI cable Aperntor* say they vAO do tio - .The numborof subscrlbern affectad by j hther mlees win vary In each of the .fia- i ~18, itag g, 1 &# 1$11 '?fil R. - tion'# 11,000(able systems. Emimated;*f thoge getdng higher bilte range al lugh,0 , ,Â·2# 60 percent tn some placea, though Bevatal ' local opetmtorn :101 11103' have tiof nnati*d their new rates 4' accurate Â©01Â¢ulatt~~a,h~ 99'.Ot,le.r ~, Â· 2 Â·(,In~~en,1,~'hole#er1"cable' exeeutivÂ»s. Â· A.8 01 1 .*va .Me,of Â·Miumb, EA#%8 who nÂ¢*v, i:uÂ®*ndthe mont will their: ~:ia on;*fjl th~1*~12Â£~b' ir,thusc Wittl'retatively nate *trvice hne 114Â« ..menen#*0 :1*.the *Npenme oi'mageÂ·Who.i ..'piy to _Ret,#'rate'1100,6 Â·R cageÂ·of "haVort" :thave laaa.' ,.,,Â·'Â·", 94 , i . r.., f ,.4, : 40,.,4 kid- 111:#188 il##1- e-Â·~ i ** te~buteeh, *aid.11Johnson, andew-r < s,Â· 4The.jat,/**190#80 this 06& t'*hiÂ·! 0 81WWO thonewbrice rulmt,. i -ots,of sets.Okooked to cable) and rcnÂ¥6to..< Nfl l U ' jiNÂ»ntroW'getâ€¢ tâ€¢'blg,reduction. The'Â·pqof solilwho'Une.Aable junt for (bdic) Mefhgo~j Frn.4 0 %31 :3.%561*lhdrhale'hcl. n 1,1:Â·, t.'5Â·.tic'Jiâ€¢:1 rab,1 --lf#.911 ~8*BR*Blik ~ 1-toliar~agÂ·OvuiWil*#1~6 anvin~~ ~i~be*h-* ~ . 5 sdajer, 1nwt ttian. 1 blition â€¢ar#in i :'.1 95: p I ' pven y; spread thi'qu*out th natiOn'A'*1. I 1, lit *Â·i-'-'~.E'Ile,i~ i#kff litf r--1./'~'',~ 1' Â· 'm}ltien gulmcclbidg houteholdg. .- T'.1 ,,â‚¬Â·Â· .4 , *f .1 i 1.10 Â·8*0Â¢t'Â·somo householdâ€¢ 480uldâ€¢,1~60 5 ' their 'Rtal bill *8111*80 percent of mord* 4 i iK,t~ 6&9 I Â·br'r 9' f 9 1 1 1.0,Ydti're tandug 'about the law Of tihin. 1 1 i iended .conneau .", sÂ«id. John .HA-,1 1 'drlclu,; dihief '66~6$~~ of DISCOVery Comâ€¢ ' munications, the Bethesda, Md.-be,sed Â¢a- ~ bio netwollÂ¢ tompanyÂ·' ',,'~,~,~' , ; 2. .1 Pifinn,AeR CAC:12.*2 1 1- 1!