I City of RANDI LEVIN California INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERAL MANAGER AGENCY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ROOM 1400, CITY HALL EAST MARKP.WOLF 200 NORTH MAIN STREET Executive Officer LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-3311 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS FAX (213) 978-3310 Roger Fernandez Gene Gamachi www.lacity.orgfita Kamton M. Joe ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA MAYOR

June 30, 2008 REF: SPP-215-08

Honorable Members of the City Council City of Los Angeles Room 395, City Hall Los Angeles, CA 90012

Subject: CHANNEL ADDITIONS, CHANGES AND INSTALLATION RATE INCREASE - COUNCIL FILE 06-1029

Dear Councilmembers:

This report is made in response to Information Technology and General Services Committee instructions issued on December 12, 2006, whereat the Information Technology Agency (ITA) was instructed to notify Los Angeles elected officials of any proposed service and/or rate adjustments.

This notice provides information pertaining to programming and pricing changes that will be implemented by Cox Communications. Subscribers affected reside in Council District 15 (Hahn).

Effective July 11, 2008, Cox Communications will be making the following changes to their channel lineup:

New or Moved Channels Channel Name Channel Available to Subscribers with # on ... TV Asia (S. Asian) 445 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee GMA Pinoy (Filipino) 448 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee Phoenix North America (Chinese) 452 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee Phoenix Info News (Chinese) 453 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee Chanel 1 Russian Worldwide (Russian) 456 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee TV5 Monde (French) 457 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee SBTN (Vietnamese) 458 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee ART (Arabic) 459 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee ImaginAsian 475 New free International Tier CCTV-4 (moved from 452) 476 New free International Tier .JUL 0 a 2008 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ~ GENERAL SERVICES =" An Equal Employment Opportunity - Affirmative Action Employer Honorable Members of the City Council June 30, 2008 Page 2

CCTV-9 477 New free International Tier tvK 478 New free International Tier MYX 479 New free International Tier Chiller 211 Digital Variety Tier Mun2 212 Digital Variety Tier MTVTr3s 213 Digital Variety Tier MTVU 214 Digital Variety Tier CNN International 262 Sports and Info Tier Zee TV (moved from 454) 446 Premium Channel - Monthlv Fee TFC (moved from 453) 447 Premium Channel - Monthly Fee

Federal law preempts the regulating of the tiering practices of cable companies. Cable companies are permitted to add and move channels from tier to tier or to delete channels from a tier, after 30 days notice is provided to its subscribers.

Additionally, effective July 24, 2008, Cox Communications will be increasing their rates on the following installations: Digital installation will increase from $45.95 to $49.95 and HD/DVR installation will increase from $49.95 to $54.50.

The City's former rate regulation authority has been preempted by state law. Cox Communications now operates its cable TV systems pursuant to state franchising law overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Pursuant to state law, the PUC is precluded from regulating rates of the basic service tier pricing charged by cable/video TV providers. Federal law preempts the state from regulating the upper tier rates charged by cable/video TV companies.

Subscribers have been notified of these changes via a bill insert sent at least 30 days prior to the changes taking effect. (See attachments)

Background The Los Angeles City Council directed ITA to notify all City Councilmembers, the Mayor, the City Controller, and the City Attorney of any proposed cable television service and/or rate changes to be implemented by the City's cable television operators.

Fiscal Impact Minimal impact from the increased installation rates and/or if subscribers wish to upgrade their services.

Recommendation This report is provided for information only. Please note and file.

Questions regarding this information may be directed to Richard Benbow of the Consumer Services Division at (213) 922-8367. ) Honorable Members of the City Council June 30, 2008 Page 3

Respectfully submitted, ''IfJL~ (J~~ 1;>

William P. Imperial, Division Manager Video Services Regulatory Division

Attachments cc: Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Honorable Laura Chick, Controller Ben Ceja, Acting Deputy Mayor, Mayor's Office Office of the City Administrative Officer Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst Lonnie Eldridge, Office of the City Attorney Mark P. Wolf, Executive Officer, ITA Cox Communications Palos Verdes 43 Peninsula Center Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 310.377.1800 tel 310.544.2546 fax www.cox.com/pv

June 23, 2008

Mr. Richard Benbow City of Los Angeles ~".'.... Information Technology Agency 200 North Main Street, Suite 1255 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Re: Installation Rate Adjustment

Dear Mr. Benbow:

Per FCC rules and regulations, this correspondence will serve as notice of our pending rate adjustment. Effective July 24,2008, we will be increasing our rates on the following installations: digital installation and HD/DVR installation.

Installation Current Rate New Rate Digital Installation $45.95 $49.95 HD/DVR Installation $49.95 $54.50

While our 1205 forms indicate we could take a much larger increase, we have determined not to exercise our full option.

We will be notifying customers in their bills thirty days in advance. Enclosed you will find a copy of our bill insert. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns at 31 0-265~5842. Ctt Art Yoon Manager, Government Affairs

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Enclosure

in harmony with the Cox Conserves eco-friendly program, we are l proud to print on Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper. Cox Communications Rate Information Effective July 24, 2008

Cox will make the following changes to our installation rates effective July 24, 2008:

Installation Service Current Rate New Rate Digital Installation $45.95 $49.95 HD/DVR Installation $49.95 $54.50

If there are any questions or cond;rns, please contact your local franchise authority.

For the residents of the City of Los Angeles, please contact the Information Technology Agency, Cable Franchise Division: 200 N. Main sr, Room 1255, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone number 3-1-1 - "One Call to City Hall" or (866) 452-2489. www-ita.lacitv.org/ita 43 Peninsula Center Rolling Hills Estates. CA 90274 (310) 377·1 BOO

June 10, 2008 cox COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Richard Benbow City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency 200 North Main Street, Suite 1255 Los Angeles, CA 90012

RE: Channel Additions/Realignment

Dear Mr. Benbow:

Cox will be making the following additions to our channel lineup effective July 11, 2008:

The following International premium channels will be available to customers with Digital Cable at a monthly fee:

Channel Name Channel # TV Asia (S. Asian) 445 GMA Pinoy (Filipino) 448 Documentum Phoenix North America (Chinese) 452 Phoenix Info News (Chinese) 453 JU~ I ~llOOB Chanel 1Russian Worldwide (Russian) 456 lnJHals C'> r< TV5Monde (French) 457 SBTN (Vietnamese) 458 ART (Arabic) 459

The following channels will launch I move to a new International Tier available free with subscription to Cox Digital Cable:

Channel Name Channel # ImaginAsian 475 CCTV-4 (Channel Move) 476 CCTV-9 477 tvK 478 MYX 479 98 :Z Ud 21 Nnr8aOZ The following channels will be available on the Digital Variety Tier:

Channel Name Channel # Chiller 211 Mun2 212 MTVTr3s 213 MTVU - 214

The following channel will be available on the Sports and Info Tier:

Channel Name Channel # CNN International 262

The following channels will move to a different channel:

Channel Name Channel # Zee TV (Channel Move) 446 TFC (Channel Move) 447

Televisions and other consumer owned devices equipped with a CableCARD may require a digital set top receiver in order to receive all programming options offered by Cox Digital Cable.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact me at 310-265-5842. S[t'~ ArtYoon ~ Manager, JJvernment and Regulatory Affairs Cox Communications Palos Verdes

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Enclosure Cox Communications Channel Changes Effective July 11, 2008

Cox will be making the following additions to our channel lineup effective July 11,2008:

The following International premium channels will be available to customers with Digital Cable at a monthly fee:

Channel Name Channel # TV Asia (S. Asian) 445 GMA Pinoy (Filipino) 448 Phoenix North America (Chinese) 452 Phoenix Info News (Chinese) 453 ChanellRussian Worldwide (Russian) 456 TV5Monde (French) 457 SBTN (Vietnamese) 458 ART (Arabic) 459

The following channels will launch I move to a new International Tier available free with subscription to Cox Digital Cable:

Channel Name Channel # ImaginAsian 475 CCTV-4 (Channel Move) 476 CCTV-9 477 tvK 478 MYX 479

The following channels will be available on the Digital Variety Tier:

Channel Name Channel # Chiller 211 Mun2 212 MTVTr3s 213 MTVU 214

The following channel will be available on the Sports and Info Tier:

Channel Name Channel # CNN International 262 The following channels will move to a different channel:

Channel Name Channel # Zee TV (Channel Move) 446 TFC (Channel Move) 447

Televisions and other consumer owned devices equipped with a CableCARD may require a digital set top receiver in order to receive all programming options offered by Cox Digital Cable.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact your local franchise authority.

For the residents of the City of Los Angeles, please contact the Information Technology Agency, Cable Franchise Division. 200 N. Main St., Room 1255, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone number 3-1-1 - "One Call to City Hall" or (866) 452-2489. www.ita.lacity.orgLita