******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of: ) ) CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS ) CORPORATION ) ) Resolution of Rate Complaints ) ORDER Adopted: November 18, 1997 Released: November 19, 1997 By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau: 1. By this Order, we grant a motion ("Motion") filed by the City of Los Angeles, California ("City") for an extension of time from November 30, 1997 to December 30, 1997 in which the City may consider whether to opt out of the refunds provided Century subscribers in Los Angeles pursuant to the Century Resolution. The City is the franchising authority for the cable television systems in Los Angeles. 2. The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") approved the Century Resolution in an Order released October 31, 1997. The Resolution resolves all cable programming services tier ("CPST") rate complaints filed against Century for the Los Angeles systems through August 23, 1996, the date the proposed Resolution was released for comment. The Resolution sets current rates for both the CPST and basic service tier ("BST") and provides for refunds for overcharges occurring until the new rates take effect. Subscribers in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood will participate in refunds totaling $4.59 million. Subscribers in all of the Los Angeles area communities will see reductions in their BST rates and most will see reductions in their overall programming rates. Subject to the right of local franchising authorities to opt out of the BST refunds, the Resolution also resolves BST cases pending before the Commission as of August 23, 1996. The Resolution provides that a local franchising authority may opt out of the BST refunds by giving notice of its intent to Century and the Commission within 30 days of the effective date of the Resolution. If a local franchising authority exercises its right to opt out of the refunds, the Resolution provides that the BST rate for that jurisdiction will not be binding on Century. 3. The City requests additional time to December 30, 1997 to determine whether to opt out of the Resolution. Century supports the City's request. The City and Century agree that an extension is in the public interest since it will permit the City a full opportunity to determine whether opting out will be in the best interest of subscribers. 4. For the reasons stated in the Motion, we find good cause to grant the requested extension of time to the City of Los Angeles. 5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Extension of Time IS GRANTED to allow the City of Los Angeles until December 30, 1997 to exercise its right to opt out of the refunds provided in the Resolution. 6. This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules and the delegation authorized by the Commission in the Order approving the Resolution. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Meredith J. Jones Chief, Cable Services Bureau