Cable television customers will pay an average of 13 to 50 cents less per month in their cable bills for a 14-month period beginning in November.

The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs collected $1.5 million too much from Time Warner Entertainment L.P. to oversee Time Warner's cable operations, DCCA spokeswoman Christine Hirasa said.

Only basic cable customers are affected, Hirasa said.

There will be no savings for Road Runner or premium channel subscribers.

An administrative rule change that went into effect Sept. 30 allows the DCCA to increase or decrease the amount of fees that Time Warner must pay to the DCCA, Hirasa said.

Previous rules only allowed the DCCA to increase fees — not reduce them, she said.