| Federal Communications Commission |
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Approved by OMB 3060-0647 |
| Washington, DC 20554 |
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Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx |
| 2007-08 Supplemental Cable Price Survey |
| (Save file under the 6-digit CUID code in Question 1) |
| A. Community Information |
| 1. 6-digit community unit identification (CUID) code |
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| 2. Name of the community associated with this CUID |
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| B. Certification |
| I certify that I have examined this report and all statements of fact herein are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, and are made in good faith. Willful false statements made on this form are punishable by fine and/or imprisonment (US Code, Title 18, Section 1001) and/or forfeiture (US Code, Title 47, Section 503). |
| 3. Name |
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| 4. Title |
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| 5. Date |
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| C. Local Broadcast Stations |
| The following refers to local broadcast stations your system carries and whether those stations can be viewed in analog, standard definition (SD) digital, and high definition (HD) digital format. If a station is carried half-time, count ".5" (for one-half). |
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01/01/08 |
| 6. Number of stations carried on the basic tier (count station once only, even if carried in analog & digital) |
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| 7. Stations in Question 6 that can be viewed on an analog channel, and separately on another channel in SD digital or HD digital format |
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| 8. Stations in Question 6 that can be viewed in HD digital format |
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| Some broadcasters send multiple streams of digital programming, and Question 9 asks how many channels are devoted to such multicast programming other than the primary broadcast channels reported in Question 6. |
| 9. Number of multicast channels |
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| Answer "yes" to one of Questions 10a - 10f, or explain in 10g, the scenario which best describes the way local broadcast signals from must-carry stations are sent from the cable headend to subscribers. |
| 10a. System is analog only. Analog broadcast signals are received at the headend and sent to subscribers in analog format. No headend equipment is in place to convert a digital broadcast signal to analog format |
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| 10b. System is analog only. Signals are sent in analog format from headend to subscribers. Headend equipment is in place to convert a broadcaster's digital signal to analog format, in case a station is digital only |
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| 10c. Separate analog / digital signals are sent on separate paths from the headend to be viewed by analog and digital customers, respectively. Digital signal can be either SD or HD, with an HD version being converted by a SD digital subscriber's set-top box to SD format |
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| 10d. Separate analog / SD digital / HD digital signals are sent from the headend to be viewed by analog, SD digital, and HD digital customers, respectively |
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| 10e. SD digital signals only are sent from the headend, and the set-top box can convert the signals to analog format for viewing on analog television |
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| 10f. HD digital signals only are sent from the headend, and the set-top box can convert the signals to SD digital format, and then to analog format if necessary |
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| 10g. (Explain) |
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| D. Equipment |
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| 11. Can subscribers lease an analog converter? (yes/no) |
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| 12. Number of subscribers leasing an analog converter |
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| 13. Can subscribers lease a standard definition (non-HD) digital converter? (yes/no) |
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| 14. Number of subscribers leasing a non-HD digital converter |
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| 15. Can subscribers lease a high definition (HD) digital converter? (yes/no) |
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| 16. Number of subscribers leasing an HD digital converter |
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| 17. Can subscribers lease a single stream (S-Card) CableCARD? (yes or no) |
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| 18. Number of subscribers leasing an S-Card |
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| 19. Can subscribers lease a multi-stream (M-Card) CableCARD? (yes or no) |
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| 20. Number of subscribers leasing an M-Card |
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| FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT |
| We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take, on average, 2 hours per response. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and review the response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0647), Washington, D.C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to [email protected]. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0647. |