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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of)     
     )
Comcast Cablevision of Delmarva, Inc.  )  CUID No.   MD0012 (City of Salisbury)     
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Complaints Regarding             )        
Cable Programming Services Tier Rates  )


ORDER
                
   Adopted:  August 13, 1996                  Released:  August 20, 1996  

By the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau:

 1.  In this Order we consider complaints about rates the above-captioned operator
("Operator") was charging for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community
referenced above.  Operator's response includes benchmark justifications filed on FCC Form
1200 and multiple FCC Form 1210s, the latest FCC Form 1210 filed for the period ending in the
fourth quarter of 1995.  This Order addresses only the reasonableness of Operator's rates after
May 14, 1994.  The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") has already issued
a separate order addressing the reasonableness of Operator's rates prior to that date.    

 2.  Under the Communications Act, the Commission is authorized to review CPST rates
of cable systems not subject to effective competition to ensure that rates charged are not 
unreasonable.  If the Commission finds rates to be unreasonable, it shall determine correct rates
and any refund liability.

 3.  Pursuant to the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992,
and our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, Operator filed its FCC Forms 1200
and 1210 for the period starting May 15, 1994 through December 31, 1995 in response to 
complaints referenced herein.  Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200 and FCC Form 1210s,
we conclude that Operator has justified its CPST rates charged during the period under review. 
Therefore, we find that Operator's CPST rates in the above referenced community are justified
and not unreasonable.

 4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that complaints referenced herein against CPST rates charged by Operator in
the franchise area referenced in the caption during the period May 15, 1994 to December 31,
1995 ARE DENIED.

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 




      Elizabeth W. Beaty
      Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
                                        Cable Services Bureau