Docket 7077

Vermont Department of Public Service

PSB Docket No. 7077: Joint Petition of all Vermont affiliates of Adelphia Communications Coporation and Time Warner Cable Inc. for: (1) consent to sell substantially all of Adelphia's Vermont assets to Cable Holdco Exchange III LLC; (2) approval of such affiliates' abandonment of cable television service in Vermont; and (3) revocation of he affiliates' Certificates of Public Good; AND Joint Petition of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Cable Holdco Exhange III LLC for a Certificate of Public Good for Cable Holdco to own and operate said cable television systems; AND Joint Petition of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Comcast of Georgia, Inc. for authority to acquire control of Cable Holdco Exhange III LLC.

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Electronic copies of documents forming the direct testimony of DPS in Docket 7077 are posted below.

DPS Direct Testimony Filed September 2, 2005

Prefiled testimony of Deena L. Frankel, DPS Director of Consumer Affairs & Public Info. Ms. Frankel's testimony provides the overall recommendation of the Department of Public Service, to assess the petition with respect to the customer service-related criteria for receiving a CPG, and to make recommendations concerning CPG conditions related to customer service.

Frankel Exhibit 1
Frankel Exhibit 2

Prefiled testimony of Lawrence Lackey, DPS consultant. Mr. Lackey’s testimony addresses the structure of the proposed transaction, the adequacy and quality of the cable systems Comcast will operate, all issues related to line extensions, and all issues related to Public, Educational and Government (PEG) Access.

Lackey Exhibit 1

Prefiled testimony of Susan S. Martin, DPS Utilities Financial Analyst. Ms. Martins's testimony addresses three of the criteria established by Board rules and statutes for review of requests for cable Certificates of Public Good. She concludes that Comcast has sufficient experience and ablility to run and manage the Vermont cable systems now owned by Adelphia, concludes that Comcast will offer basic service, as required, and recommends the Board revise two of the CPG conditions proposed by Comcast. One revision would revise the definition of "gross revenues" to include late fees. The other revision would require Comcast to file with the Board a copy of any tradename certificate filed with the Vermont Secretary of State.
Prefiled testimony of Bennett S. Truman, DPS Senior Consumer Affairs Specialist. Mr. Truman's testimony is to recommend the impostion of service quality and reliability performance, monitoring and reporting requirements governing service provided by Comcast as a part of its being granted a Certificate of Public Good, and to address certain protection issues.

Truman Exhibit 1