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<br />, .. <br /> <br />i; <br />Ii <br /> <br />o. Rate ~es <br />(1 ) No rate ~e shall be approved that ~d result in different <br /> <br />:: rates or charges for service to subscribers in the rate territory <br /> <br />receiving similar service, other than those specified in Article <br /> <br />VI, Section 2.B. <br />(2) The standards for reviewing a proposed rate change will include at <br />least the following: <br /> <br />(a) The ability of the Grantee to render System services and to <br /> <br />derive a reasonable profit therefrom under the existing rate <br /> <br />schedule and proposed rate schedule; <br />(b) All revenues and profits or actual losses derived fran <br /> <br />Syste:n; <br /> <br />(c) Tax benefits and tax costs received by Grantee, its partners <br /> <br />or shareholders, as the result of their invesonent in the <br /> <br />Svsten; <br /> <br />(d) Cash flow generated bv System; <br />(e) The efficiency of Grantee; <br />(f) The quality of the service offered by Grantee; <br /> <br />(g) The original cost of the ten-city cable ccmnunicatians system <br />delineated in the Offering, less depreciation, except that <br /> <br />Grantee ~rees and warrants that should the actual cost of <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />the ten-city cable communications system delineated in the <br />Offering exceed Grantee's estUnate for construction of 339.5 <br /> <br />miles of aerial. plant, 83 miles of underground subscriber <br />plant, 66.4 miles of institutional plant, Grantee shall <br /> <br />assume all of said excess costs and all of said excess costs <br /> <br />shall ~ be a consideration in any subsequent request for a <br />rate increase pursuant to this Franchise or any franchise <br /> <br />granted to Grantee relative to the cable corrmunication system <br /> <br />delineated in the Offering. <br />(h) A fair rate of return with respect to mvesanencs having <br />similar risks to that of providing cable caIIIIUI1ication <br /> <br />services ; <br /> <br />(i) The extent to \J1ich Grantee has adhered to the terms of this <br /> <br />Franchise; <br /> <br />;; <br />ij <br /> <br />(j) Fairness to residents and subscribers; <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />