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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554
                                     
     
                                     )   CUID Nos.       MN0562 (Minnetrista)
In the Matter of                     )                   MN0563 (St. Bonifacius)
                                     )                   MN0564 (Spring Park)
                                     )                   MN0565 (Minnetonka Beach)
Triax Midwest Associates, L.P.       )                   MN0566 (Excelsior)
                                     )                   MN0567 (Orono)
                                     )                   MN0568 (Medina)
                                     )                   MN0569 (Wayzata)
                                     )                   MN0570 (Shorewood)
                                     )                   MN0571 (Tonka Bay)
                                     )                   MN0572 (Long Lake)
                                     )                   MN0573 (Greenwood)
                                     )                   MN0574 (Deephaven)
Complaints Regarding                 )                   MN0575 (Woodland)
Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)                   MN0576 (Victoria)
Order on Reconsideration             )


                        ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION

              Adopted:  January 14, 1998                                Released:  January 15, 1998  

By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

      1.      In this Order we reconsider on our own motion, pursuant to Section 1.108 of the
Commission's Rules, our decision in Triax Midwest Associates, L.P.  We have already issued an order
in which we found Operator's cable programming service tier ("CPST") rates in effect through January
31, 1996 to be reasonable ("First Order").  In our First Order, we also found Operator's CPST rates
to be unreasonable beginning February 1, 1996 but we stayed Operator's refund liability for 30 days and
allowed Operator to file any FCC forms which it previously failed to file to justify its February 1, 1996
CPST rate.  In a subsequent Order, we vacated our Prior Order only to the extent it pertained to
Operator's CPST rates in effect beginning February 1, 1996 and we addressed the reasonableness of those
CPST rates based on our review of Operator's supplemental filings ("Second Order").  We now make
a correction to our review of the FCC Form 1240 for the projected period February 1, 1997 through
January 31, 1998.    

     2.     Specifically, in the Second Order, upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1240 for the
projected period February 1, 1997 through January 31, 1998, we amended Operator's Line D6 (Current
True-Up Segment) to coincide with Line I8 of Operator's prior FCC Form 1240 filing, in accordance
with the FCC Form 1240 Instructions.  We also amended Operator's Line D7 (Current Inflation Segment)
to include the amount from Line I5 of its prior FCC Form 1240 per the FCC Form 1240 Instructions and
Appendix A to DA 96-1804.  Finally, we changed the number of months on Line E3 to three months
in accordance with FCC Form 1240 Instructions.  We now correct Operator's entry at Line F8 to
$0.4965 in accordance with FCC Form 1240 Instructions.  These adjustments result in a revised
maximum permitted rate ("MPR") of $14.26 for the projected period February 1, 1997 through January
31, 1998.  Because Operator's actual rate of $14.71, effective February 1, 1997 through February 28,
1997, exceeds its revised MPR, we find Operator's actual CPST rate of $14.71, effective February 1,
1997 through February 28, 1997, to be unreasonable.  However, we determine that the total overcharge
per subscriber is de minimis and it would not be in the public interest to order a refund.  Because
Operator's actual CPST rate of $13.63, effective March 1, 1997, does not exceed its revised MPR, we
find Operator's actual CPST rate of $13.63, effective March 1, 1997 through the present, to be
reasonable.

     3.     Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that In the Matter of Triax Midwest Associates, L.P.,
DA 97-2646 (Released December 19, 1997) IS VACATED IN PART AND AFFIRMED IN PART TO
THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN.

     4.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,  pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that the CPST rate of $14.71, charged by Operator in the franchise areas referenced
above effective February 1, 1997 through February 28, 1997, IS UNREASONABLE.

     5.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,  pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that the CPST rate of $13.63, charged by Operator in the franchise areas referenced
above effective March 1, 1997 through the present, IS REASONABLE.

     6.     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 INDICATED
HEREIN.

     7.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that Operator take into account our FCC Form 1240 adjustments when calculating its
maximum permitted rate and performing the true-up calculation on its next FCC Form 1240.     

                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



                  John E. Logan
                  Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau