Questions on Cable System Capacity and Retransmission Consent Agreements

# Question 1

Please complete the following table with the total number of subscribers
served by all of your cable systems and your best estimates of the
percentage of your total subscribers in each year that will be served by
cable systems of the specified capacity. For each year the column
percentages for the five system capacity classes ("Under 500 MHz" to
"\>750 MHz") should sum to 100.

## TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS SERVED AND % DISTRIBUTION BY SYSTEM CAPACITY

  ---------- --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------
  Cable      Yearend          Yearend          Yearend          Yearend          Yearend   
  System     1999             2000             2001             2002             2003      
  Capacity                                                                                 

             Number    \%     Number    \%     Number    \%     Number    \%     Number    \%

  Cable                                                                                    
  System                                                                                   
  Capacity                                                                                 

  \>750 MHz                                                                                

  750 MHz                                                                                  

  Between                                                                                  
  550 and                                                                                  
  750 MHz                                                                                  

  550 MHz                                                                                  

  Under 500                                                                                
  MHz                                                                                      

  Total                100%             100%             100%             100%             100%
  ---------- --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------

[Question 2]{.underline}

Please provide, for each of the five capacity classes and for each year,
a breakdown of the total MHz usable for downstream transmissions. The
breakdown should be based on a representative cable system in each size
class, specifically the one with the largest number of subscribers. For
the \>750, \<550, and 550-750 MHz capacity classes, please specify the
capacity of the system for which the information is being provided.

If the total downstream capacity does not equal total capacity minus the
bandwidth below 54 MHz, please explain the discrepancy. Also please note
if any capacity above 54 MHz is used for upstream services**.** Please
provide the total MHz expected to be used for analog video transmission,
the total MHz expected to be used for digital video transmission, and
the total MHz expected to be used for other purposes, and list the
anticipated other services. The sum of the total MHz used for analog,
digital, and other downstream services should equal total MHz usable for
downstream transmissions.

**YEAR 1999**

  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------
  Capacity of      Specific     Total MHz       Total MHz   Total MHz  Total MHz
  Representative   Capacity     usable for      expected to expected   expected to
  Cable System                  downstream      be used for to be used be used for
                                transmissions   analog      for        other
                                                video       digital    downstream
                                                            video      services+

  \>750 MHz\*                                                          

  750 MHz                                                              

  550-750 MHz\*\*                                                      

  550 MHz                                                              

  \< 550 MHz\*\*\*                                                     
  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------

+Identify any other downstream services

YEAR 2000

  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------
  Capacity of      Specific     Total MHz       Total MHz   Total MHz  Total MHz
  Representative   Capacity     usable for      expected to expected   expected to
  Cable System                  downstream      be used for to be used be used for
                                transmissions   analog      for        other
                                                video       digital    downstream
                                                            video      services+

  \>750 MHz\*                                                          

  750 MHz                                                              

  550-750 MHz\*\*                                                      

  550 MHz                                                              

  \< 550 MHz\*\*\*                                                     
  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------

\+ Identify any other downstream services

## YEAR 2001

  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------
  Capacity of      Specific     Total MHz       Total MHz   Total MHz  Total MHz
  Representative   Capacity     usable for      expected to expected   expected to
  Cable System                  downstream      be used for to be used be used for
                                transmissions   analog      for        other
                                                video       digital    downstream
                                                            video      services+

  \>750 MHz\*                                                          

  750 MHz                                                              

  550-750 MHz\*\*                                                      

  550 MHz                                                              

  \< 550 MHz\*\*\*                                                     
  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------

\+ Identify any other downstream services

## 

## 

## YEAR 2002

  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------
  Capacity of      Specific     Total MHz       Total MHz   Total MHz  Total MHz
  Representative   Capacity     usable for      expected to expected   expected to
  Cable System                  downstream      be used for to be used be used for
                                transmissions   analog      for        other
                                                video       digital    downstream
                                                            video      services+

  \>750 MHz\*                                                          

  750 MHz                                                              

  550-750 MHz\*\*                                                      

  550 MHz                                                              

  \< 550 MHz\*\*\*                                                     
  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------

\+ Identify any other downstream services

## YEAR 2003

  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------
  Capacity of      Specific     Total MHz       Total MHz   Total MHz  Total MHz
  Representative   Capacity     usable for      expected to expected   expected to
  Cable System                  downstream      be used for to be used be used for
                                transmissions   analog      for        other
                                                video       digital    downstream
                                                            video      services+

  \>750 MHz\*                                                          

  750 MHz                                                              

  550-750 MHz\*\*                                                      

  550 MHz                                                              

  \< 550 MHz\*\*\*                                                     
  ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------

\+ Identify any other downstream services

\* fill in a capacity greater than 750 MHz if applicable, or enter NA if
no systems in the \>750 MHz category

\*\* fill in a capacity between 550 and 750 MHz if applicable, or enter
NA if no systems in the 550-750 MHz category

\*\*\* fill in a capacity below 550 MHz if applicable, or enter NA if no
systems in the \<550 MHz category

Please explain here any discrepancies between capacity usable for
downstream transmissions and total capacity minus the bandwidth below 54
MHz.

# Question 3

For each capacity class and year entered in question 2, please provide
(i) information on the digital modulation techniques you intend to use
and (ii) a further breakdown of the total MHz expected to be used for
downstream digital video transmission. To answer this question, use the
same representative cable systems that you used in question 2**.** What
modulation technique do you expect to use ([e.g.]{.underline}, 64 QAM,
256 QAM)? How many MHz do you anticipate devoting to HDTV transmissions
and how many HDTV program streams do you anticipate transmitting in each
6 MHz of spectrum devoted to that purpose? How many MHz do you
anticipate devoting to standard definition television program streams
and how many such program streams do you anticipate transmitting in each
6 MHz of spectrum devoted to that purpose?

NOTE: If you plan to use different modulation techniques on a single
system or on different systems in the same capacity class, please
explain below. If the number of HDTV or SDTV program streams per 6 MHz
is expected to vary, please indicate a typical figure in the table and
explain the range of variation below.

## YEAR 1999

+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| Capacity | Spe   | Total  | Modul | MHz     | HDTV | MHz   | SDTV |
| of       | cific | MHz    | ation | e       | Pro  | exp   | pro  |
| Repres   | Cap   | ex     | tech  | xpected | gram | ected | gram |
| entative | acity | pected | nique | to be   | str  | to be | str  |
| Cable    |       | to be  |       | devoted | eams | de    | eams |
| System   |       | used   |       | to HDTV | per  | voted | per  |
|          |       | for    |       | transm  | 6    | to    | 6    |
|          |       | d      |       | issions | MHz  | sta   | MHz  |
|          |       | igital |       |         |      | ndard |      |
|          |       | video  |       | (br     |      | defin |      |
|          |       | transm |       | oadcast |      | ition |      |
|          |       | ission |       | or      |      | video |      |
|          |       | (from  |       | nonbro  |      |       |      |
|          |       | qu     |       | adcast) |      |       |      |
|          |       | estion |       |         |      |       |      |
|          |       | 2)     |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \>750    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 750 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550-750  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*\*  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \<550    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| M        |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| Hz\*\*\* |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+

## YEAR 2000

+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| Capacity | Spe   | Total  | Modul | MHz     | HDTV | MHz   | SDTV |
| of       | cific | MHz    | ation | e       | Pro  | exp   | pro  |
| Repres   | Cap   | ex     | tech  | xpected | gram | ected | gram |
| entative | acity | pected | nique | to be   | str  | to be | str  |
| Cable    |       | to be  |       | devoted | eams | de    | eams |
| System   |       | used   |       | to HDTV | per  | voted | per  |
|          |       | for    |       | transm  | 6    | to    | 6    |
|          |       | d      |       | issions | MHz  | sta   | MHz  |
|          |       | igital |       |         |      | ndard |      |
|          |       | video  |       | (br     |      | defin |      |
|          |       | transm |       | oadcast |      | ition |      |
|          |       | ission |       | or      |      | video |      |
|          |       | (from  |       | nonbro  |      |       |      |
|          |       | qu     |       | adcast) |      |       |      |
|          |       | estion |       |         |      |       |      |
|          |       | 2)     |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \>750    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 750 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550-750  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*\*  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \<550    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| M        |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| Hz\*\*\* |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+

## YEAR 2001

+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| Capacity | Spe   | Total  | Modul | MHz     | HDTV | MHz   | SDTV |
| of       | cific | MHz    | ation | e       | Pro  | exp   | pro  |
| Repres   | Cap   | ex     | tech  | xpected | gram | ected | gram |
| entative | acity | pected | nique | to be   | str  | to be | str  |
| Cable    |       | to be  |       | devoted | eams | de    | eams |
| System   |       | used   |       | to HDTV | per  | voted | per  |
|          |       | for    |       | transm  | 6    | to    | 6    |
|          |       | d      |       | issions | MHz  | sta   | MHz  |
|          |       | igital |       |         |      | ndard |      |
|          |       | video  |       | (br     |      | defin |      |
|          |       | transm |       | oadcast |      | ition |      |
|          |       | ission |       | or      |      | video |      |
|          |       | (from  |       | nonbro  |      |       |      |
|          |       | qu     |       | adcast) |      |       |      |
|          |       | estion |       |         |      |       |      |
|          |       | 2)     |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \>750    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 750 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550-750  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*\*  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \<550    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| M        |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| Hz\*\*\* |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+

## YEAR 2002

+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| Capacity | Spe   | Total  | Modul | MHz     | HDTV | MHz   | SDTV |
| of       | cific | MHz    | ation | e       | Pro  | exp   | pro  |
| Repres   | Cap   | ex     | tech  | xpected | gram | ected | gram |
| entative | acity | pected | nique | to be   | str  | to be | str  |
| Cable    |       | to be  |       | devoted | eams | de    | eams |
| System   |       | used   |       | to HDTV | per  | voted | per  |
|          |       | for    |       | transm  | 6    | to    | 6    |
|          |       | d      |       | issions | MHz  | sta   | MHz  |
|          |       | igital |       |         |      | ndard |      |
|          |       | video  |       | (br     |      | defin |      |
|          |       | transm |       | oadcast |      | ition |      |
|          |       | ission |       | or      |      | video |      |
|          |       | (from  |       | nonbro  |      |       |      |
|          |       | qu     |       | adcast) |      |       |      |
|          |       | estion |       |         |      |       |      |
|          |       | 2)     |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \>750    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 750 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550-750  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*\*  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \<550    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| M        |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| Hz\*\*\* |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+

## YEAR 2003

+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| Capacity | Spe   | Total  | Modul | MHz     | HDTV | MHz   | SDTV |
| of       | cific | MHz    | ation | e       | Pro  | exp   | pro  |
| Repres   | Cap   | ex     | tech  | xpected | gram | ected | gram |
| entative | acity | pected | nique | to be   | str  | to be | str  |
| Cable    |       | to be  |       | devoted | eams | de    | eams |
| System   |       | used   |       | to HDTV | per  | voted | per  |
|          |       | for    |       | transm  | 6    | to    | 6    |
|          |       | d      |       | issions | MHz  | sta   | MHz  |
|          |       | igital |       |         |      | ndard |      |
|          |       | video  |       | (br     |      | defin |      |
|          |       | transm |       | oadcast |      | ition |      |
|          |       | ission |       | or      |      | video |      |
|          |       | (from  |       | nonbro  |      |       |      |
|          |       | qu     |       | adcast) |      |       |      |
|          |       | estion |       |         |      |       |      |
|          |       | 2)     |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \>750    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 750 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550-750  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| MHz\*\*  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| 550 MHz  |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+
| \<550    |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| M        |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
| Hz\*\*\* |       |        |       |         |      |       |      |
+----------+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+------+

\* fill in a capacity greater than 750 MHz if applicable, or enter NA if
no systems in the \>750 MHz category

\*\* fill in a capacity between 550 and 750 MHz if applicable, or enter
NA if no systems in the 550-750 MHz category

\*\*\* fill in a capacity below 550 MHz if applicable, or enter NA if no
systems in the \<550 MHz category

Please describe here any situations in which you plan to use different
modulation techniques on a single system or on different systems in the
same capacity class.

If the number of HDTV program streams per 6 MHz is expected to vary,
please explain the range of variation here.

If the number of SDTV program streams per 6 MHz is expected to vary,
please explain the range of variation here.

### Question 4

On Chart 4A below, please list the cable systems and television stations
for which you have negotiated retransmission consent agreements that
include carriage of digital transmissions by the station. For each
television station, please include in parentheses the network
affiliation if any. Please include, if known, the capacity of each
system in MHz, the Designated Market Area ("DMA") in which the station
is located, when digital carriage is scheduled to commence, the
modulation technique you intend to use ([e.g.]{.underline}, 8 VSB, 64
QAM, 256 QAM), the format (480P, 720P, 1080I, something else) of the
signal as received from the broadcaster, and the format that you plan to
use for retransmission through the system to subscribers.

On Chart 4B below, please provide the best information available at this
time on pending retransmission consent negotiations, if possible. If you
have pending negotiations with respect to more than 10 systems, please
provide information for the five largest and the five smallest systems,
measured by number of subscribers.

Note: If you have signed digital retransmission agreements with a
television station for more than one cable system, please make a
separate entry for each cable system.

Please use additional pages if necessary for response.

CHART 4A: COMPLETED RETRANSMISSION CONSENT AGREEMENTS

  ------- ------------- -------- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- --------------
  DMA     Television    Cable    System     Date        Modulation   Broadcast      Retransmission   Number of
          Station (with System   Capacity   Carriage    Technique    Transmission   Format           Stations in
          affiliation            (MHz)      Commenced                Format                          DMA now
          status)                           or is to                                                 transmitting a
                                            Commence                                                 digital signal

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     
  ------- ------------- -------- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- --------------

CHART 4B**:** RETRANSMISSION CONSENT AGREEMENTS IN NEGOTIATION

  ------- ------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- --------------
  DMA     Television    Cable    System     Date       Modulation   Broadcast      Retransmission   Number of
          Station (with System   Capacity   Carriage   Technique    Transmission   Format           Stations in
          affiliation            (MHz)      is to                   Format                          DMA now
          status)                           Commence                                                transmitting a
                                                                                                    digital signal

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    
  ------- ------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- --------------