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WHEREAS, the County shall regulate the Basic Service Rates and Charges of Vision-C-abte-C-ommurfieations-Time Warner Cable and any other Franchisee hereafter operating in the County and shall do so in accordance with the FCC Rate Regulations notwithstanding any different or inconsistent provisions in the Franchise; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS, NORTH CAROLINA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Rate Filing and Review of Rates by Franchising Authority. The County shall follow the FCC Rate Regulations in its regulation of the Basic Service Rates and Charges of ¥ision-C-abte-Gommurdeat. ions~Time Warner Cable and/or any other Franchisee hereafter operating in the County, notwithstanding any different or inconsistent provisions in any cable franchise. A. A Franchisee that is notified that its basic service and equipment rates are subject to rate regulation shall file, within thirty (30) days of notification, a submission (hereinafter the "Rate Filing") as required by FCC Rate Regulations. The Franchisee's rates effected by such notice shall not be subject to increase except with the prior approval of the County or as provided by FCC Rate Regulations. B. Every Rate Filing shall be submitted to Mr. Jc,~.n x?.~t~crspcc, n, the County Manager, Cabarrus County, 65 Church Street SE, P.O. Box 707, Concord, NC 28026-0707: and to the coun .ty's rate consultant, Centralina Council of Governments, P. O. Box 35008, Charlotte, NC 28235. Four copies of the filing are required to be submitted: to each. If the operator claims any part of the filing is proprietary, it shall file four (4) additional copies, which shall omit the proprietary information. C. If external costs are included in the Rate Filing and/or if different rates for classes of customers are proposed, the Rate Filing is required to show how the rates are consistent with FCC Rate Regulations. A Franchisee shall respond to requests for information from the County or its rate consultant by deadlines established by the County. D. If the County finds that the initial rates and/or any subsequent rate increases are within the FCC Rate Regulation standards, the rates shall be effective thirty (30) days after submission of the Rate Filing. E. tithe County is unable to determine whether the rate at issue is within the FCC's benchmark standards, based on the material submitted by the Franchisee, or if the Franchisee submitted a cost of service showing, the County may take an additional period of time to make a final determination and toll the effective date of the proposed rates for a commensurate period. The County may take an additional ninety (90) days if it needs more time to ensure that a rate is within the FCC's benchmark rate