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


         In the Matter of)
     )
   Sacramento Cable Television Company)  CUID Nos.CA1087 (Galt)
       )CA1088 (Sacramento Co.) 
     
       )CA1089 (Sacramento)
       )CA1092 (Folsom)
          )
     
     )
     )
       Complaints Regarding )  
  Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)


                             ORDER

    Adopted:  September 20, 1996 Released:  September 26, 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 communities
referenced above.  Operator's response includes benchmark justifications filed on FCC Form 1200
and FCC Form 1210 for the period ending in the fourth quarter of 1994.  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 Form 1200 and
1210 for the period starting May 15, 1994 through December 31, 1994 in response to  complaints
referenced herein.  Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200, we have found that Operator has
miscalculated its maximum permitted rate for its CPST due to an incorrect channel count. 
Accordingly, we adjusted Operator's FCC Forms 1200 and 1210 to reflect our corrections to
Operator's channel count.  This adjustment should be taken into account in Operator's next filing and
Operator's maximum permitted CPST rate should be revised accordingly.  Notwithstanding our
adjustments, however, we conclude that Operator has justified its CPST rate charged during the
period under review.  Operator's actual rate is below its maximum permitted rate.  Therefore, we find
that Operator's CPST rate in the above referenced communities is 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 the CPST rate charged by Operator in
the franchise area referenced in the caption during the period May 15, 1994 to December 31, 1994
ARE DENIED.

      5.Accordingly, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the Operator revise its calculation of its maximum
permitted CPST rate in its next filing.  

     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



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