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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
(x) Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1994
( ) Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to _____________
Commission File Number: 0-11912
CABLE TV FUND 11-C, LTD.
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter
Colorado 84-0918165
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State of organization I.R.S. employer I.D.#
9697 East Mineral Avenue, P.O. Box 3309, Englewood, Colorado 80155-3309
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Address of principal executive office
(303) 792-3111
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Registrant's telephone number
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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CABLE TV FUND 11-C
(A Limited Partnership)
June 30, December 31,
1994 1993
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ASSETS
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INVESTMENT IN CABLE TELEVISION JOINT VENTURE $ 2,267,301 $ 2,215,168
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
General Partner-
Contributed capital $ 1,000 $ 1,000
Distributions (4,428,171) (4,428,171)
Accumulated earnings 4,325,706 4,325,185
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(101,465) (101,986)
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Limited Partners-
Net contributed capital (27,657 units outstanding
at June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993) 11,548,455 11,548,455
Distributions (27,113,013) (27,113,013)
Accumulated earnings 17,933,324 17,881,712
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2,368,766 2,317,154
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Total partners' capital (deficit) $ 2,267,301 $ 2,215,168
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The accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
are an integral part of these balance sheets.
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CABLE TV FUND 11-C
(A Limited Partnership)
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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1994 1993 1994 1993
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EQUITY IN NET INCOME (LOSS)
OF CABLE TELEVISION
JOINT VENTURE $24,783 $(10,164) $52,133 $23,771
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $24,783 $(10,164) $52,133 $23,771
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ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS):
General Partner $ 248 $ (101) $ 521 $ 238
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Limited Partners $24,535 $(10,063) $51,612 $23,533
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP UNIT $ .89 $ (.36) $ 1.87 $ .85
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
UNITS OUTSTANDING 27,657 27,657 27,657 27,657
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The accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
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CABLE TV FUND 11-C
(A Limited Partnership)
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
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1994 1993
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 52,133 $ 23,771
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in net income of cable television
joint venture (52,133) (23,771)
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Net cash used in operating activities - -
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Cash, beginning of period - -
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Cash, end of period $ - $ -
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The accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
are an integral part of these statements
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CABLE TV FUND 11-C
(A Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) This Form 10-Q is being filed in conformity with the SEC requirements
for unaudited financial statements and does not contain all of the necessary
footnote disclosures required for a fair presentation of the Balance Sheets and
Statements of Operations and Cash Flows in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. However, in the opinion of management, this data
includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals,
necessary to present fairly the financial position of Cable TV Fund 11-C (the
"Partnership") at June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 and its Statements of
Operations and Cash Flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30,
1994 and 1993. Results of operations for these periods are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected for the full year.
(2) Jones Intercable, Inc., a publicly held Colorado corporation (the
"General Partner"), manages the Partnership and Cable TV Joint Fund 11 (the
"Venture"), in which the Partnership holds a 27 percent interest, and receives
a fee for its services equal to 5 percent of the gross revenues of the Venture,
excluding revenues from the sale of cable television systems or franchises.
The Partnership owns no properties directly, and it holds cable television
systems only through its investment in the Venture. Management fees paid by
the Venture and attributable to the Partnership for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 1994 (reflecting the Partnership's 27 percent interest
in the Venture) were $11,163 and $22,158, respectively, as compared to $11,231
and $22,318, respectively, for the similar 1993 periods.
The Venture reimburses the General Partner for certain allocated
overhead and administrative expenses. These expenses represent the salaries
and related benefits paid to corporate personnel, rent, data processing
services and other corporate facilities costs. Such personnel provide
engineering, marketing, administrative, accounting, legal and investor
relations services to the Venture. Allocations of personnel costs are based
primarily on actual time spent by employees of the General Partner with respect
to each partnership managed. Remaining overhead costs are allocated based upon
revenues and/or the cost of partnership assets managed. Effective December 1,
1993, the allocation method was changed to be based only on revenues, which the
General Partner believes provides a more accurate method of allocation.
Systems owned by the General Partner and all other systems owned by
partnerships for which Jones Intercable, Inc. is the general partner are also
allocated a proportionate share of these expenses. The General Partner
believes that the methodology used in allocating overhead and administrative
expenses is reasonable. Reimbursements to the General Partner paid by the
Venture and attributable to the Partnership for allocated overhead and
administrative expenses for the three and six month periods ending June 30,
1994 (reflecting Fund 11-C's 27 percent interest in the Venture) were $17,933
and $36,652, respectively, as compared to $17,122 and $33,459, respectively,
for the similar 1993 periods.
(3) On June 29, 1990, the Venture completed the sale of all of its
Wisconsin cable television systems, except for the system serving the City of
Manitowoc (the "Manitowoc System"). The Manitowoc System was not sold because
the City of Manitowoc (the "City") did not consent to the transfer of the
franchise. The City of Manitowoc franchise contains a provision that the City
claimed allowed the City to acquire the Manitowoc System upon expiration of the
franchise. On April 9, 1991, the Venture took legal action, seeking a
declaration as to whether the buy-out right was enforceable under Federal law.
In October 1993, the City and the Venture settled the legal action. In the
settlement, the City conceded that its buy-out right was not applicable in the
event the franchise is renewed, and represented to the Venture that it knew of
no reason for non-renewal of the franchise. The City also agreed that the term
of the renewal franchise would be 12 years and that the applicable franchise
fee would be 5 percent. The Venture paid the City $1,850,000, which will be
returned, with interest, in the event that the City does not renew the
franchise. If the franchise is renewed, the $1,850,000 will be amortized over
the life of the franchise. The franchise renewal process has begun and the
General Partner expects that it will be completed by year end. Upon completion
of the franchise renewal process, the Venture will consider selling the
Manitowoc System. Otherwise, the Venture will continue to own and operate the
Manitowoc System for the foreseeable future.
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(4) Financial information regarding the Venture is presented below.
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, December 31,
1994 1993
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Cash and accounts receivable $ 2,211,965 $ 1,891,454
Investment in cable television properties 2,807,438 2,866,705
Other assets 1,855,863 1,851,983
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Total assets $ 6,875,266 $ 6,610,142
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
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Debt $ 15,596 $ 20,129
Payables and accrued liabilities 442,705 365,349
Partners' contributed capital 45,000,000 45,000,000
Distributions (118,914,493) (118,914,493)
Accumulated earnings 80,331,458 80,139,157
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Total liabilities and partners' capital $ 6,875,266 $ 6,610,142
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UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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1994 1993 1994 1993
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Revenues $ 823,499 $ 828,536 $1,634,657 $1,646,461
Operating, general and administrative expenses (501,203) (484,224) (982,690) (963,494)
Management fees and allocated overhead from
Jones Intercable, Inc. (107,325) (104,583) (216,930) (205,741)
Depreciation and amortization (129,566) (128,032) (260,056) (256,149)
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Operating income 85,405 111,697 174,981 221,077
Interest expense (6,169) (1,992) (10,466) (3,745)
Interest income 20,087 27,567 35,562 55,897
Other, net (7,909) (174,765) (7,776) (185,546)
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Net income (loss) $ 91,414 $ (37,493) $ 192,301 $ 87,683
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Management fees paid to the General Partner by the Venture
totalled $41,175 and $81,733 for the three and six months ended June 30, 1994,
respectively, and $41,427 and $82,323 for the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 1993, respectively. Reimbursements for overhead and administrative
expenses paid to the General Partner by the Venture totalled $66,150 and
$135,197 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1994, respectively,
and $63,156 and $123,418 for the three and six month periods ended June 30,
1993, respectively.
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CABLE TV FUND 11-C
(A Limited Partnership)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The Partnership owns an approximate 27 percent in the Venture. The
investment in this cable television joint venture is accounted for under the
equity method. When compared to the December 31, 1993 balance, this
investment has increased by $52,133. This increase represents the
Partnership's proportionate share of income generated by the Venture during
the first six months of 1994.
On June 29, 1990, the Venture completed the sale of all of its
Wisconsin cable television systems, except for the system serving the City of
Manitowoc (the "Manitowoc System"). The Manitowoc System was not sold because
the City of Manitowoc (the "City") did not consent to the transfer of the
franchise. The City of Manitowoc franchise contains a provision that the City
claimed allowed the City to acquire the Manitowoc System upon expiration of the
franchise. On April 9, 1991, the Venture took legal action, seeking a
declaration as to whether the buy-out right was enforceable under Federal law.
In October 1993, the City and the Venture settled the legal action. In the
settlement, the City conceded that its buy-out right was not applicable in the
event the franchise is renewed, and represented to the Venture that it knew of
no reason for non-renewal of the franchise. The City also agreed that the term
of the renewal franchise would be 12 years and that the applicable franchise
fee would be 5 percent. The Venture paid the City $1,850,000, which will be
returned, with interest, in the event that the City does not renew the
franchise. If the franchise is renewed, the $1,850,000 will be amortized over
the life of the franchise. The franchise renewal process has begun and the
General Partner expects that it will be completed by year end. Upon completion
of the franchise renewal process, the Venture will consider selling the
Manitowoc System. Otherwise, the Venture will continue to own and operate the
Manitowoc System for the foreseeable future.
During the first six months of 1994, the Venture expended approximately
$201,000 for capital expenditures in the Manitowoc System. These expenditures
were used for various projects to maintain the value of the system. These
expenditures were funded from cash generated from operations. Anticipated
capital expenditures for the remainder of 1994 are approximately $100,000.
These expenditures will be for various projects to maintain the value of the
system. It is expected that these capital expenditures will be funded from
cash on hand and cash generated from operations.
The Venture had no bank debt outstanding at June 30, 1994.
Subject to regulatory matters discussed below, the Venture has
sufficient liquidity and capital resources including cash on hand and its
ability to generate cash from operations, to meet its anticipated needs.
Regulation and Legislation
Congress enacted the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992 (the "1992 Cable Act"), which became effective on
December 4, 1992. This legislation has caused significant changes to the
regulatory environment in which the cable television industry operates. The
1992 Cable Act generally allows for a greater degree of regulation of the cable
television industry. Under the 1992 Cable Act's definition of effective
competition, nearly all cable systems in the United States, including the
Manitowoc System, are subject to rate regulation of basic cable services. In
addition, the 1992 Cable Act allows the FCC to regulate rates for non-basic
service tiers other than premium services in response to complaints filed by
franchising authorities and/or cable subscribers. In April 1993, the FCC
adopted regulations governing rates for basic and non-basic services. The
FCC's rules became effective on September 1, 1993.
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In compliance with these rules, the Venture reduced rates charged for
certain regulated services effective September 1, 1993. These reductions
resulted in some decrease in revenues and operating income before depreciation
and amortization; however, the decrease was not as severe as originally
anticipated. The General Partner has undertaken actions to mitigate a portion
of these reductions primarily through (a) new service offerings in some
systems, (b) product re-marketing and re-packaging and (c) marketing efforts
directed at non-subscribers. To the extent such reductions are not mitigated,
the value of the Manitowoc System, which is calculated based on cash flow,
could be adversely impacted.
On February 22, 1994, the FCC adopted several additional rate orders
including an order which revised its earlier-announced regulatory scheme with
respect to rates. The FCC's new regulations will generally require rate
reductions, absent a successful cost-of-service showing, of 17 percent of
September 30, 1992 rates, adjusted for inflation, channel modifications,
equipment costs, and increases in programming costs. However, the FCC held
rate reductions in certain systems. The new regulations became effective on
May 15, 1994, but operators could elect to defer rate reductions to July 14,
1994, so long as they made no change in their rates and did not restructure
service offerings between May 15 and July 14.
The Venture complied with the new benchmark regulations and reduced
rates in the Manitowoc System. The annualized reduction of operating income
before depreciation and amortization is $250,000, or approximately 10 percent.
The Venture will continue its efforts to mitigate the effect of such rate
reductions.
The 1992 Cable Act contains new broadcast signal carriage
requirements, and the FCC has adopted regulations implementing the statutory
requirements. These new rules allow a local commercial broadcast television
station to elect whether to demand that a cable system carry its signal or to
require the cable system to negotiate with the station for "retransmission
consent." A cable system is generally required to devote up to one-third of
its activated channel capacity for the mandatory carriage of local commercial
broadcast television stations, and non-commercial television stations are also
given mandatory carriage rights, although such stations are not given the
option to negotiate retransmission consent for the carriage of their signals by
cable systems. Additionally, cable systems also are required to obtain
retransmission consent from all commercial television stations (except for
commercial satellite-delivered independent "superstations"), which do not elect
mandatory carriage, commercial radio stations and, in some instances, low-power
television stations carried by cable systems.
The retransmission consent rules went into effect on October 6, 1993.
In the cable television system owned by the Venture, no television stations
withheld their consent to retransmission of their signal. Certain broadcast
signals are being carried pursuant to extensions, and the General Partner
expects to finally conclude retransmission consent negotiations with those
remaining stations without having to terminate the distribution of any of those
signals. However, there can be no assurance that such will occur. If any
broadcast station currently being carried pursuant to an extension is dropped,
there could be a material adverse effect on the system in which it is dropped
if a significant number of subscribers in such system were to disconnect their
service. However, in most cases, only one broadcaster in any market is being
carried pursuant to an extension arrangement, and the dropping of such
broadcaster, were that to occur, is not expected to have a material adverse
effect on the system.
There have been several lawsuits filed by cable operators and
programmers in Federal court challenging various aspects of the 1992 Cable Act,
including provisions relating to mandatory broadcast signal carriage,
retransmission consent, access to cable programming, rate regulations,
commercial leased channels and public access channels. On April 8, 1993, a
three-judge Federal district court panel issued a decision upholding the
constitutionality of the mandatory signal carriage requirements of the 1992
Cable Act. That decision have been appealed directly to the United States
Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court vacated the lower court decision
on June 27, 1994 and remanded the case to the district court for further
development of a factual record. The Court's majority determined that the
must-carry rules were content neutral, but that it was not yet proven that the
rules were needed to preserve the economic health of the broadcasting industry.
In the interim, the must-carry rules will remain in place during the pendency
of the proceedings in district court. In 1993, a Federal district court for
the District of Columbia upheld provisions of the 1992 Cable Act concerning
rate regulation, retransmission consent, restrictions on vertically integrated
cable television operators and programmers, mandatory carriage of programming
on commercial leased channels and public, educational and governmental access
channels and the exemption for municipalities from civil damage liability
arising out of local regulation of cable services. The 1992 Cable Act's
provisions providing for multiple ownership limits for cable operators
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and advance notice of free previews for certain programming services have been
found unconstitutional, and these decisions have been appealed. In November
1993, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that
the FCC's regulations implemented pursuant to Section 10 of the 1992 Cable Act,
which permit cable operators to ban indecent programming on public, educational
or governmental access channels or leased access channels, were
unconstitutional, but the court has agreed to reconsider its decision. All of
these decisions construing provisions of the 1992 Cable Act and the FCC's
implementing regulations have been or are expected to be appealed.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
All of the Partnership's operations are generated through its
approximate 27 percent interest in the Venture. Revenues of the Venture
decreased $5,037, or approximately 1 percent, from $828,536 for the three month
period ended June 30, 1993 to $823,499 for the comparable 1994 period.
Revenues decreased $11,804, or approximately 1 percent, from $1,646,461 for the
six month period ended June 30, 1993 to $1,634,657 for the comparable 1994
period. Revenues decreased due to the reduction in basic rates due to new basic
rate regulations issued by the FCC in May 1993, with which the Venture complied
effective September 1, 1993. In addition, on February 22, 1994, the FCC
announced a further rulemaking which when implemented on July 14, 1994, reduced
rates further. See regulation and legislation discussion above. The decrease
in revenues was offset, in part, by an increase in basic subscribers of
approximately 5 percent. Basic subscribers totalled 10,123 at June 30, 1994,
compared to 9,634 at June 30, 1993. No other individual factor contributed
significantly to the increase in revenues.
Operating, general and administrative expense increased $16,979, or
approximately 4 percent, from $484,224 for the three month period ended June
30, 1993 to $501,203 for the comparable 1994 period. Operating, general and
administrative expense increased $19,196, or approximately 2 percent, from
$963,494 for the six month period ended June 30, 1993 to $982,690 for the
comparable 1994 period. The increases in operating, general and administrative
expense for the three and six month periods were due to increases in
programming fees, personnel related costs and office related costs which were
partially offset by decreases in plant maintenance costs, advertising sales
expense and copyright fees. No other individual factor significantly affected
the increases in operating, general and administrative expenses. Operating,
general and administrative expense represented 58 percent and 59 percent,
respectively, of revenues for the three and six months periods of 1993 and 61
percent and 60 percent, respectively, for the comparable 1994 periods.
Management fees and allocated overhead from the General Partner increased
$2,742, or approximately 3 percent, from $104,583 for the three month period
ended June 30, 1993 to $107,325 for the comparable 1994 period. Management fees
and allocated overhead from the General Partner increased $11,189, or
approximately 5 percent, from $205,741 for the six month period ended June 30,
1993 to $216,930 for the comparable 1994 period. The increases for the three
and six month periods were due to an increase in expenses allocated from the
General Partner. The General Partner has experienced increases in expenses,
including personnel costs and reregulation costs.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1,534, or
approximately 1 percent, from $128,032 for the three month period ended June
30, 1993 to $129,566 for the comparable 1994 period. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased $3,907, or approximately 2 percent, from
$256,149 for the six month period ended June 30, 1993 to $260,056 for the
comparable 1994 period. The increases for the three and six month periods were
due to capital additions in 1993.
Operating income decreased $26,292, or approximately 24 percent, from
$111,697, for the three month period ended June 30, 1993 compared to $85,405
for the comparable 1994 period. Operating income decreased $46,096, or
approximately 21 percent, from $221,077 for the six month period ended June 30,
1993 to $174,981 for the comparable 1994 period. The decreases for the three
and six months periods were due to the decrease in revenues as well as the
increases in operating, general and administrative expense, management fees and
allocated overhead from the General Partner and depreciation and amortization
expense. Operating income before depreciation and amortization decreased
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$24,758, or approximately 10 percent, from $239,729 for the three month period
ended June 30, 1993 compared to $214,971 for the comparable 1994 period.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization decreased $42,189, or
approximately 9 percent from $477,226 for the six month period ended June 30,
1993 compared to $435,037 for the comparable 1994 period. The decreases for
both periods were due to the decrease in revenues as well as the increases in
operating, general and administrative expense and management fee and allocated
overhead from the General Partner. The decreases in operating income before
depreciation and amortization reflect the current operating environment of the
cable television industry. The FCC rate regulations under the 1992 Cable Act
have caused revenues to decrease. In turn, this has caused certain expenses
which are a function of revenue, such as franchise fees, copyright fees and
management fees to decrease. However, other operating costs such as
programming fees, salaries and benefits, and marketing costs as well as costs
incurred by the General Partner, which are allocated to the Partnership,
continue to increase. This situation has led to reductions in operating income
before depreciation and amortization as a percent of revenue ("Operating
Margin"). Such reductions in Operating Margins may continue in the near term
as the Partnership and the General Partner incur cost increases due to, among
other things, programming fees, reregulation and competition, that exceed
increases in revenue. The General Partner will attempt to mitigate a portion
of these reductions through (a) rate adjustments; (b) new service offerings;
(c) product re-marketing and re-packaging and (d) targeted non-subscriber
acquisition marketing.
Interest expense for the Venture increased $4,177 from $1,992 for the
three month period ended June 30, 1993 to $6,169 for the comparable 1994
period. Interest expense for the Venture increased $6,721 from $3,745 for the
six month period ended June 30, 1993 to $10,466 for the comparable 1994 period.
The Venture incurred no costs associated with the litigation with the City of
Manitowoc during the first six months of 1994 compared to $186,000 in 1993.
The Venture recognized net loss of $37,493 for the three month period ended
June 30, 1993 compared to net income of $91,414 for the comparable 1994 period
due primarily to the litigation costs incurred in the three month period ended
June 30, 1993. Net income of the Venture increased $33,494, or approximately
38 percent from $87,683 for the six month period ended June 30, 1993 to
$121,177 for the comparable 1994 period due primarily to the litigation costs
incurred in the six month period ended June 30, 1993.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CABLE TV FUND 11-C
BY: JONES INTERCABLE, INC. General
Partner
By: /s/ KEVIN P. COYLE
Kevin P. Coyle
Group Vice President/Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: August 10, 1994
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