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The cost of renting addressable (remote control, digital) converters increased by 26% this year. Thus, a year's <br />rent of an addressable converter box is now $50.64 compared to $40.20 last year, an increase of $10.44. <br />Accordingly, the cost of the non-addressable converter boxes dropped by 21.2%. Most subsubscribers have the <br />addressable converter boxes, so that they can use them with a remote control. <br /> <br />The cost of remote control units have dropped by 9.7% this year....most likely due to the availability of <br />compatible universal remotes in the general marketpIace. <br /> <br />Other installation and service costs have, in general, increased from between 6.9% to 7.5%. The cost of <br />amplifiers (when a number of televisions are in a home), returned check charges and special handling fees (late - <br />fees) have stayed the same as last year's fees. <br /> <br />Centralina Council of Governments COlacludes that Time Warner has followed FCC guidelines ha setting these <br />revised equipment and installation rates at the maximum allowable rates. Pursuant to Section 76.933 of the <br />Cable Act, the Franchise Authority should approve the equipment and installation rates as summarized in the <br />table for the year 2001. <br /> <br />SUMMARY APPROVED BY: Sandra Montgomery, AICP <br />TITLE: Cable Telecommunications Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />