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March 1997

 

American Cablevision Report

Subscriber Totals - March 1997

  Beginning Ending Net Gain/Loss
Full Cable Service 70,921 71,021 100
Bulk Units 2200 2200 0
Commercial Customers 958 958 0
System Total - Indianapolis 74,079 74,179 100
HBO 29,095 29,168 73
Cinemax 19,843 20,171 328
Showtime 14,165 14,158 -7
Disney 5056 4986 -70
Total Residential Pays 68,159 68,483 324
Homes Passed 153,423 153,443 20
Additional Outlets 35,446 35,667 221

Operator's Incoming Calls Report - March 1997

  Month Last 12 Months
Total Calls Received 37,458 525,919
Total Calls Handled 36,894 505,017
# of Calls Answered Within 30 Seconds 33,749 410,282
% of Calls Answered Within 30 Seconds 90.1% 80.6%
# of Calls Abandoned After 30 Seconds 282 10,976
% of Calls Abandoned After 30 Seconds 0.8% 2.0%
Average Answer Time (in seconds) 17.0 29.3
Busy Rate 0.01% 2.1%
Total Hours Staffed 1488 17,520

Service Interruption Report - March 1997

  Month Last 12 Months
Total # of Outages 88 1151
# of Planned Outages 44 523
% of Planned Outages 50.0% 45.4%
# of Unplanned Outages 44 628
% of Unplanned Outages 50.0% 54.6%
# of Subscribers Out 25,311 386,012
Total Subscriber Outage Hours 23,624 409,463
Total System Customer Hours 62,528,736 780,249,300
Reliability % 99.9% 99.9%

 Service Call Report - March 1997

  Month Last 12 Months
Total Service calls Received 3144 35,969
Total Service Calls Scheduled 1504 19,702
Total Service Calls Completed 1465 19,198
Same Day 515 5111
Within 24 Hours 781 12,331
% Within 24 Hours 88.5% 91.0%
Within 36 Hours 123 1160
% Within 36 Hours 96.8% 96.9%
After 36 Hours 46 596
% After 36 Hours 3.1% 3.1%

Installation Report - March 1997

  Month Last 12 Months
Total Installs Scheduled 4429 49,533
Total Installs Completed 4232 40,478
# Within 7 Days 3533 32,402
Customer Requests After 7 Days 690 7991
# After 7 Days 9 85
% Within 7 Days 99.8% 99.7%

Construction Report - March 1997

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Construction Location U/G A Type

1.

No construction to report.

     

Public Affairs Monthly Report

March 1997

Programming:

  • Produced and ran public service announcements for the Indianapolis Opera's Lucia de Lammamore.

  • Customized and ran spot in cooperation with ESPN promoting the NABC's Fan Jam in conjunction with the NCAA's Final Four Tournament.  Also produced a live Six-Thirty Show.

  • Customized and ran spot in cooperation with Lifetime to promote the "Race for the Cure" marathon, which benefits breast cancer research.

  • Produced and ran spot promoting the ArtsGarden Jazz Concerts, jointly sponsored by American Cablevision and Bravo.

  • Carried live coverage of seven (7) Indiana Pacers games.

Community:

  • Collaborated with the Indiana PTA and the Educational Television Cooperative to carry Making Connections: A National Town Meeting on the educational access channel.

  • In conjunction with WAV-TV, we received a Casper Award from the Community Service Council for the "Come Alive Nov. 5" campaign to encourage viewers to vote in the November election.

  • Provided information to schools, school boards, and city and county officials about the Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple awards competition that recognizes outstanding teachers who develop educational experiences that combine cable television programming with creative teaching.

  • Premiered the Rosie O'Donnell Taking Charge of Your TV video on the Six-Thirty Show and sent a copy of the video to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed and Congressman Ed Pease, asking for their support of the media literacy program by appearing in a :30 second Public Service Announcement.

  • Provided major corporate sponsorship of the Center for Leadership Development Minority Achievers Dinner and provided CLD students free tickets to the NABC Fan Jam during the Final Four Tournament.

  • Provided major sponsorship for the St. Patrick's Day fund-raiser for the Holy Family Shelter.  The event was coordinated by City-County Councilor Toby McClamroch.

 
 

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