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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554
                                 
                              )
                              )
In the Matter of                   )    CUID Nos. NJ0145 (Bergenfield)
                              )              NJ0207 (New Milford)
Cablevision of New Jersey, Inc.         )              NJ0210 (Cresskill)  
                              )              NJ0211 (Dumont)
Complaint Regarding           )              NJ0217 (Tenafly)
 Cable Programming Services Tier Rates  )              NJ0259 (Fair Lawn)  
                              )              NJ0260 (Oradell)
                              )              NJ0293 (Demarest)
                              )              NJ0374 (Closter)
                              )              NJ0375 (Emerson)
                              )              NJ0420 (River Vale)
                              )              NJ0425 (Old Tappan)
                              )              NJ0426 (Woodcliff Lake)
                              )              NJ0448 (Harrington Park)
                              )              NJ0449 (Norwood)
                              )              NJ0450 (Northvale)
                              )              NJ0451 (Haworth)
                              )              NJ0584 (Saddle River)
                              )              NJ0585 (Rockleigh)
                                                   
ORDER
       
     Adopted:  February 10, 1997        Released:  February 11, 1997

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

     1.   In this Order we consider complaints about the rates of the above-referenced operator
("Operator") for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the communities referenced above. 
Operator  has attempted to justify its CPST rates through benchmark justifications on  FCC Forms
1200 and 1210.  We have already issued separate orders addressing the reasonableness of Operator's
rates in effect before May 15, 1994.  Accordingly, this Order addresses the reasonableness of
Operator's CPST rates in effect from May 15, 1994 to the present.
     
     2.   Under the Communications Act, the Commission is authorized to review the CPST
rates of cable systems not subject to effective competition to ensure that rates charged are not
unreasonable.  If the Commission finds the rates to be unreasonable, it shall determine correct rates
and any refund liability.

     3.   Upon review of Operator's FCC Forms 1200 and 1210's for the period May 15, 1994
to September 30, 1996, we find that Operator has exceeded its maximum permitted rate by $.06 for
the period November 1, 1994 through November 30, 1994 and by $.01 for the period July 1, 1995
through September 30, 1995.  We find this discrepancy to be de minimis and it would not be in the
public interest to order a refund.  Other than the above, we find Operator's CPST rates from May 15,
1994 through the present to be justified and reasonable.  

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the CPST rates charged by Operator in the franchise areas referenced in the
caption during the period May 15, 1994 to present ARE UNREASONABLE TO THE EXTENT
DISCUSSED HEREIN.

     5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the referenced complaints ARE GRANTED TO THE EXTENT
DISCUSSED HEREIN.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 


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