Sec. 76.900  Temporary freeze of cable rates.

    (a) The average monthly subscriber bill for services provided by 
cable operators subject to regulation under Section 623 of the 
Communications Act shall not increase above the average monthly 
subscriber bill determined under rates in effect on April 5, 1993, for a 
period of 120 days.
    (b) The average monthly subscriber bill shall be calculated by 
determining for a monthly billing cycle the sum of all billed monthly 
charges for all cable services subject to regulation under section 623 
of the Communications Act and dividing that sum by the number of 
subscribers receiving any of those services. The average monthly 
subscriber bill determined under rates in effect on April 5, 1993, shall 
be calculated based on customer charges for the most recent monthly 
billing cycle ending prior to April 5, 1993.