PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 12TH STREET, S.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 DA 08-866
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MEDIA BUREAU ACTION  April 17, 2008
FOURTH QUARTER 2007 INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FIGURES FOR CABLE OPERATORS 
USING FCC FORM 1240 NOW AVAILABLE
As described in the instructions for FCC Form 1240, cable operators may adjust the non-external cost 
portion of their rates for inflation based on quarterly figures released by the Federal Communications 
Commission.  The Fourth Quarter 2007 inflation factor for operators using FCC Form 1240 is 2.45%. 
The adjustment factor of 2.45% is a measure of the annualized change in prices occurring over the period 
from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.  All adjustments are based on changes in the Gross 
National Product Price Index (GNP-PI) published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau 
of Economic Analysis (BEA).  The Media Bureau obtained the chain-type price indices from the BEA 
news release dated March 27, 2008 (BEA 08-12) at Table 6 (Addenda: Gross National Product).
The inflation adjustment factor is calculated by dividing the GNP-PI for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 
(120.552) by the GNP-PI for the Third Quarter of 2007 (119.824).  The result of this calculation is 
converted from a quarterly change measurement factor to an annual change measurement factor by 
raising it to the fourth power.  
Operators calculating the Inflation Factor for a True-Up Period which includes some portion of the 
Fourth Quarter of 2007 should enter the inflation factor on the appropriate lines of Worksheet 1 of FCC 
Form 1240 as “0.0245.”  Operators using this factor for calculating the Projected Period Inflation 
Segment of FCC Form 1240 should enter this number on Line C3 (January 1996 version), or Line C5 
(July 1996 version) as “1.0245.”
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To date, the Commission has released fifty quarterly inflation factors for use with FCC Form 1240.  The 
following table lists these factors beginning in 2000:1
Year Quarter Dates Covered Inflation Factor
2000                   First                                  Jan. 1, 2000 – Mar. 31, 2000        3.00%
2000 Second Apr. 1, 2000 - Jun. 30, 2000 2.40%
2000 Third Jul. 1, 2000 – Sep. 30, 2000 1.62%
2000 Fourth Oct. 1, 2000 – Dec. 31, 2000 1.99%
2001 First Jan. 1, 2001 – Mar. 31, 2001 3.23%
2001 Second Apr. 1, 2001 – Jun. 30, 2001 2.08%
2001 Third Jul. 1, 2001 – Sep. 30, 2001 2.25%
2001 Fourth Oct. 1, 2001 – Dec. 31, 2001 (0.11%)
2002 First Jan. 1, 2002 – Mar. 31, 2002 1.21%
2002 Second Apr. 1, 2002 – June 30, 2002 1.24%
2002 Third Jul. 1, 2002 – Sep. 30, 2002 1.02%
2002 Fourth Oct. 1, 2002 – Dec. 31, 2002 1.78%
2003 First Jan. 1, 2003 – Mar. 31, 2003 2.39%
2003 Second Apr. 1, 2003 – Jun. 30, 2003 1.00%
2003 Third Jul. 1, 2003 – Sep. 30, 2003 1.66%
2003 Fourth Oct.1, 2003 – Dec. 31, 2003 1.50%
2004 First Jan. 1, 2004 – Mar. 31, 2004 2.84%
2004 Second Apr. 1, 2004 – Jun. 30, 2004 3.23%
2004 Third Jul. 1, 2004 – Sep. 30, 2004 1.43%
2004 Fourth Oct. 1, 2004 – Dec. 31, 2004 2.26%
2005 First Jan. 1, 2005 – Mar. 31, 2005 2.89%
2005 Second Apr. 1, 2005 – Jun. 30, 2005 2.57%
2005 Third Jul. 1, 2005 – Sep. 30, 2005 3.31%
2005 Fourth Oct. 1, 2005 - Dec. 31, 2005 3.47% 
2006 First Jan. 1, 2006 - Mar. 31, 2006 3.12% 
2006 Second Apr. 1, 2006 - Jun. 30, 2006 3.31%
2006 Third July 1, 2006 – Sep. 30, 2006 1.89%
2006 Fourth Oct. 1, 2006 – Dec. 31, 2006 1.67%
2007                   First                                  Jan. 1, 2007 – Mar. 31, 2007                     4.17%
2007              Second                             Apr. 1, 2007 – Jun. 30, 2007                      2.65%
2007                   Third                                Jul. 1, 2007 – Sep. 30, 2007                      1.03%
2007                   Fourth              Oct. 1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2007                      2.45%
The Commission releases a new quarterly inflation factor for operators using FCC Form 1240 four times 
each year.  The inflation factor for a given quarter is usually released between three and four months after 
the end of the quarter, depending on the schedule of the Department of Commerce.  The release of a new 
factor is posted on the Commission's Internet site at: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/csinflat.html.
Media Contact:  Mary Diamond at (202) 418-2388
Media Bureau Contact:  Jane Frenette at (202) 418-2245
TTY:  (202) 418-7172
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1 For pre-2000 inflation figures see DA 06-1987 (rel. October 5, 2006), available at 
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/csinflat.html.