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August 7, 1991
KING VIDEOCABLE NOTIFIES
CITY OF RATE rNU ASE EFFECTIVE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1991
CC -22(c) A letter was presented from King Videocable Company
advising of a rate increase effective September 1, 1991.
The City Council requested that the City Manager at the
August 21, 1991 Council meeting present a report regarding
the full implication of this increase and information
regarding the mw channel being provided.
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Ing Videocable CompanyLodi.
S. Stockta9 Street
Lodi. California 95240
209/369.7451.
July 25, 1991 An Affiliate of King Broadcasting Company
Tom Peterson, City Manager
city of Lodi
221 West Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Dear Tom
King Videocable serves nearly 14,000 customers in Lodi and the surrounding
area. We maintain almost 250 miles of cable and associated equipment. We
program 42 channels of entertainment and information with a wide variety
of service options.
Along with an exciting channel lineup, we offer outstanding customer
service. Our system earned the National Cable Television Association
award of excellent customer service. This award is based on meeting
industry standards over a 1 year period. In fact, we exceeded many of the
standards in phone response, service call response, and in service
availability. We're very proud of the service provided to our customers
by our 22 employees.
We're also very proud of our community service. We pioneered live
coverage of city council meetings 20 years ago. Coverage of other
meetings, community events, and public service messages have also long
been a part of King Videocable's commitment to the community,
Unfortunately, our business, like many others, faces growing costs of
doing business, We purchased a new phone system last year to provide
improved phone response to customer calls. We extended our hours tc
6:00pm. We provided additional training to employees to improve their
skills. Our costs for quality programming have continued to increase.
Normal overhead - electric power, gasoline, insurance, and cable equipment
have increased over 10% this last year, at a time when growth of new homes
was 1%.
We are convinced that cable TV is the most valuable educational and
entertainment choice available. Its cost is pennies a day for 24 hours of
valuable information on dozens of channels.
This increase is not related to the change of ownership of King Videocable
and is our own evaluation of our costs of operating over the coming year.
With our product, our personnel, and our role in the community, King
Videocable is committed to serving Lodi.
.ncerely,
Z7=
Deanna Enright
Vice President and General Manager
KING VIDEOCABLE COMPANY - LODI
RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1991
Previous Rates
Rates Effective
S E R V I C E 10-01-90 09 -01-91
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Installation, first outlet
45.00
50.00
Additional outlets, each
30.00
30.00
Relocation of existing outlet, each
30.00
30.00
Non-standard installation -
-
5.00
unusual construction requirements
or cable drop over 150' - time and materials
B. MONTHLY SERVICE
30.00
30.00
Basic service, all outlets (36 channels)
17.50
-
Limited basic service, all outlets (18 channels)
-
16.00
Full cable service all outlets (37 channels)
-
19.00
PACKAGES
11.50
12.30
one premium service
11.00
11.00
two premium services
18.50
18.50
three premium services
25.00
25.00
four premium services
31.00
31.00
five premium services
37.00
37.00
C. OTHER FEES AND RENTALS
Processing ee to change packages
10.00
10.00
Remote control converter rental - monthly
3.00
3.00
TV Guide
-
3.00
Late charge (accounts 40 days past due)
-
5.00
Trip charges may be assessed for problems
not related to cable TV service (VCR hookups,
fine tuning TV, etc.)
30.00
30.00
A/ B switch purchase
10.00
10.00
D. BULK/COMMERCIAL A0JI IS
Apartments:
less than 50 units
11.50
12.30
50 or more units
9.00
9.65
Motels
7.50
8.00
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KingVideocable Company 1521 S. Stockton Street
240
Lodi, Califomia95240
Jul 25, 1991 2091369.7451
July An Affiliate of King Broadcasting Company
Tom Peterson, City Manager
City of Lodi
221 West Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Dear Tom
King Videocable serves nearly 14,000 customers in Lodi and the surrounding
area. We maintain almost 250 miles of cable and associated equipment. We
program 42 channels of entertainment and information with a wide variety
of service options.
Along with an exciting channel lineup, we offer outstanding customer
service, Our system earned the National Cable Television Association
award of excellent customer service. This award is based on meetivig
industry standards over a 1 year period. In fact, we exceeded many of the
standards in phone response, service call response, and in service
availability. Ware very proud of the service provided to our customers
by our 22 employees.
We're also very proud of our community service. We pioneered live
coverage of city council meetings 20 years ago. Coverage of other
meetings, community events, and public service messages have also long
been a part of King Videocable's commitment to the community.
Unfortunately, our business, like many others, faces growing costs of
doing business. We purchased a new phone system last year to provide
improved phone response to customer calls. We extended our hours to
6:00pm. We provided additional training to employees to improve their
skills. Our costs for quality programming have continued to increase.
Normal overhead - electric power, gasoline, insurance, and cable equipment
have increased over 10o this last year, at a time when growth of new homes
was 10.
We are convinced that cable TV is the most valuable educational and
entertainment choice available. Its cost is pennies a day for 24 hours of
valuable information on dozens of channels.
This increase is not related to the change of ownership of King Videocable
and is our own evaluation of our costs of operating over the coming year.
With our product, our personnel, and our role in the community, King
Videocable is committed to serving Lodi.
Deanna Enr f.ght U
Vice President and General Manager