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standards. The County may take an additional one-hundred fifty (150) days to evaluate a cost-of-service showing. The County or its rate consultant shall issue a written decision regarding its invocation of the additional time period and shall so notify the Franchisee. If no action is taken within the above referenced time periods, the proposed rates shall go into effect, subject to subsequent refund orders, if the County later issues a decision disapproving any portion of the proposed rates. F. The Board of County Commissioners shall issue a written decision on its findings in compliance with the FCC Rate Regulations. If rates are in excess of the FCC Rate Regulations, the rates may be reduced by the County pursuant to applicable FCC Rate Regulations. G. After the initial rate regulation procedures are followed, any Franchisee shall, in conjunction with each change in Basic Service Rates and Charges, conform to FCC Rate Regulations. H. Every rate approved or prescribed shall be~ subject to further reduction and refund, as allowed by FCC Rate Regulations. I. A Franchisee shall be subject to all applicable penalties and forfeitures under the County's Franchise and FCC Rate regulations; and J. A Franchisee is required to serve the County and its rate consultant with all filings made by the Franchisee to the FCC related to the regulation of Basic Service Rates and Charges in the County. SECTION 2. Public Inspection of Rate Filings; Consideration of the Views of Interested Parties. In connection with such regulation and except where nondisclosure of information is authorized and necessary, the County shall provide for public inspection of the Rate Filing and insure a reasonable opportunity for consideration of the views of interested parties including, but not limited to the following. A. After receiving a Rate Filing, the County Manager or his designee shall promptly publish a public notice that a filing has been received and that, except for those parts which may be withheld as proprietary pursuant to Federal and/or State law, it is available for public inspection. The notice shall state that interested parties may comment on the filing, and shall provide for any and all interested parties to submit written comments on the filing to the County Manager or his designee during the comment period. The comment period shall be ten (10) days and shall commence on the date the notice is provided. The Franchisee may submit responses to comments by interested parties during the comment period and for five days thereafter.