HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 7-94 - 1/25/1994 - CONT'L CABLEVISION/BASIC TIER RATES RESOLUTION NO. 7-94
A RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE ACCEPTANCE OF CONTINENTAL
CABLEVISION OF NORTHERN COOK COUNTY'S BASIC TIER CABLE RATES
(FCC FORM 393)
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Cable
Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and the regulations prescribed
thereunder ("Act"), the Village is certified to regulate the rates charged for basic tier cable
service in the Village and all equipment, installation, and other services used for such basic
tier service;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, Continental Cablevision of Northern Cook County
("Continental") has submitted to the Village its FCC 393 form, using the cost-of-service
method, requesting approval of its basic tier cable rates;
WHEREAS, the Act provides that if the Village is able to determine that
Continental's current basic tier rates are reasonable under the Act's rate standards, the basic
tier rates will go into effect 30 days after they are submitted;
WHEREAS, the Act provides that if the Village is unable to determine whether the
proposed basic tier rates are reasonable, it may toll the effective date of the proposed basic
tier rates for up to 150 days to conduct a public hearing, at which interested persons may
express their views and record objections, to make a final determination;
WHEREAS, the Village needs additional time to review Continental's proposed basic
tier rates and to ensure that they are within the Act's reasonableness standard, and, therefore,
wishes to toll the effective date of the proposed basic tier rates to make a final determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: The effective date of Continental Cablevision of Northern Cook County's
proposed basic tier rates is hereby tolled for 150 days.
Section 2: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish this Ordinance in
pamphlet form.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
January 28, 1994 and upon its passage, approval and publication according to law.
VOTE AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 25th day of January 1994
APPROVED this 25th day of ,January 1994
Dennis J. Gallitano
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 28thday of January 1994 in Pamphlet Form.
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