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



     
    In the Matter of)
     )
   Douglas Cablevision IV L.P.)CUID No.  TX0431 (Mason)
              )
        Order Denying Jurisdiction)
                                 


                             ORDER

      Adopted:  December 16, 1996Released:  December 19, 1996  

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

      1.In this Order we dismiss a complaint against the rates that the above captioned
operator Douglas Cablevision IV L.P. ("Douglas Cablevision") was charging for its cable
programming services tier ("CPST") in the community set forth above on the grounds that the
complaint concern rates that are outside the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission
("Commission").  Under the Communications Act, the Commission regulates the CPST rates of
cable systems not subject to effective competition upon the filing of a valid complaint.  On October
15, 1996, the LFA, City of Mason, submitted a letter informing the Commission that its complaint
objects to the Operator's rates for basic service tier, and equipment and installation service.  Our
review reveals that the complaint filed against Douglas Cablevision  while asserting that they
challenge a CPST rate, challenges only the rates for the basic service tier, and equipment and
installation service, and not a CPST rate.  The complaint therefore does not trigger the Commission's
jurisdiction.

      2.Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 623(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 543(a)(2)(A) and (B), the complaint
against the CPST rates charged by Douglas Cablevision in the community referenced above IS
DISMISSED.
      3.This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321of the
Commission's Rules 47 C.F.R.  0.321.

     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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