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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  871 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  CUID  Nos.  MN0439  (Burnsville)  )  MN0440  (Eagan) 
 Meredith  Cable  )  ) 
 Refund  Plan  ) 


 ORDER  Adopted:  April  4,  2001  Released:  April  6,  2001 
 By  the  Acting  Chief,  Financial  Analysis  and  Compliance  Division,  Cable  Services  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Order  we  consider  the  refund  plan  filed  by  the  above-  referenced  operator  ("  Operator") 
 in  the  above-  referenced  communities  pursuant  to  our  order  In  the  Matter  of  Meredith  Cable  1  ("  Refund 
 Order").  2  Our  review  of  Operator's  refund  plan  reveals  that  the  refund  plan  fulfills  the  requirements  of  the 
 Refund  Order  provided  Operator  excludes  the  bad  debt  adjustment  from  its  refund  calculation  and  accrues 
 interest  up  to  the  date  of  the  refund. 


 2.  Accordingly,  Operator's  Refund  Plan  IS  APPROVED  provided  Operator  modifies  its  refund 
 plan  to  the  extent  indicated  herein,  and  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  Section  76.962  of  the  Commission's 
 rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  76.962,  that  Operator  implement  its  refund  plan  within  60  days  of  the  date  of  this  Order. 


 3.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  Section  76.962  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47 
 C.  F.  R.  §  76.962,  that  Operator  file  a  certificate  of  compliance  with  the  Chief,  Cable  Services  Bureau, 
 within  90  days  of  the  release  of  this  Order  certifying  its  compliance  with  this  Order. 


 4.  This  action  is  taken  pursuant  to  Section  0.321  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.321. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Kathleen  F.  Costello,  Acting  Chief 
 Financial  Analysis  and  Compliance  Division 
 Cable  Services  Bureau 


 1  See  In  the  Matter  of  Meredith  Cable,  DA  99-  1139,  14  FCC  Rcd  9202  (1999). 
 2  The  Refund  Order  required  Operator  to  determine  the  overcharges  to  cable  programming  service  tier  ("  CPST") 
 subscribers  for  the  period  stated  in  the  Refund  Order  and  file  a  report  with  the  Chief,  Cable  Services  Bureau,  stating  the 
 cumulative  refund  amount  determined  (including  franchise  fees  and  interest),  describing  the  calculation  thereof,  and 
 describing  its  plan  to  implement  the  refund  within  60  days  of  Commission  approval  of  the  plan. 
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