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

In the Matter of                   )
                              )
Suburban Cable TV Co., Inc.        )    CUID No.  PA1582 (Uwchlan Township)
                                        )              
Complaint Regarding           )
Cable Programming Services Tier         )               
Rate Increase                      )

                               ORDER

     Adopted:   February 26, 1997            Released:  March 3, 1997   

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

     1.   In this Order we consider a complaint concerning the February 15, 1995 rate increase
of Suburban Cable TV Co., Inc.,  ("Operator") for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in
Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania, CUID No. PA1582.  We conclude that the CPST rate of $14.33,
exclusive of franchise fees, that Operator began charging on February 15, 1995, is  not unreasonable.
    
     2.   Under the Communications Act, the Federal Communications Commission
("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.   A valid complaint was filed on March 15, 1995 against Operator's February 15, 1995
CPST rate increase in the above-referenced community.  A valid complaint triggers an obligation
on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification of its CPST rate.  

     4.   To justify rates for the period beginning May 15, 1994 through a benchmark or cost
of service showing, operators must use the FCC Form 1200 series.  Operators are permitted to make
changes to their rates on a quarterly basis using FCC Form 1210.  Operators may alternatively
justify adjustments to their rates on an annual basis using FCC Form 1240 to reflect reasonably
certain and quantifiable changes in external costs, inflation, and the number of regulated channels
that are projected for the twelve months following the rate change.  Any incurred cost that is not
projected may be accrued with interest and added to rates at a later time. 
     5.   Operator chose to justify its rates by filing with the Commission FCC Form 1200,
multiple FCC Forms 1210 and FCC Form 1240. 

     6.   Upon review of Operator's FCC Forms 1200 and 1210's, we find that Operator has
not correctly calculated its maximum permitted rates and we make the appropriate adjustments in
accordance with our rules.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, we conclude that Operator's CPST rate
increase to $14.33, exclusive of franchise fees, on February 15, 1995 and its subsequent CPST rate
increase on April 1, 1996 to $15.25, exclusive of franchise fees, to be justified.  We also find
Operator's FCC Form 1240 MPR of $15.67 to be correctly calculated.  We conclude, therefore, that
Operator's CPST rates from February 15, 1995 to the present are justified.

     7.        Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that Operator's CPST rate of $14.33 from February 15, 1995 to March 31, 1996
in the above-referenced community IS  NOT UNREASONABLE.

     8.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that Operator's CPST rate of $15.25 from April 1, 1996 to the present in the
above-referenced community IS  NOT UNREASONABLE.

     9.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaint referenced herein against the February 15, 1995 CPST rate
increase charged by Operator  in the community referenced above,  IS DENIED.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



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