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

In the Matter of                     )
                                     )
Adelphia Cable Partners, L.P.        )     CUID No.  FL0375 (Dade County)
d/b/a Adelphia Cable Communications  )
                                     )
                                     )
Complaint Regarding                  )
Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)


                                   ORDER

      Adopted:  November 17, 1997                Released:  November 20, 1997    

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

      1.    In this Order we consider a complaint against the June 1, 1997 rate increase that the
above-captioned operator ("Operator") implemented for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in
the community set forth above.  Operator has attempted to justify its CPST rate through a benchmark
showing on FCC Form 1240.  We have already issued a separate order which found that Operator's
CPST rates in effect from September 1, 1993 to May 31, 1997 were not unreasonable ("Prior Order"). 
This Order addresses only the reasonableness of the Operator's CPST rate of $15.60 effective June  1,
1997.

      2.     The Communications Act authorizes the Federal Communications Commission
("Commission") 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 rate unreasonable, it shall determine
the correct rate and any refund liability.  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("1996 Act") and our
rules implementing the new legislation ("Interim Rules"), require that complaints against the CPST rates
be filed with the Commission by a local franchising authority ("LFA") that has received subscriber
complaints.  An LFA may not file a CPST rate complaint unless, within 90 days after such increase
becomes effective, it receives more than one subscriber complaint.

      3.     Cable operators may 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.  If actual and
projected costs are different during the rate year a "true-up" mechanism is available to correct estimated
costs with actual cost changes.  The "true-up" requires Operators to decrease their rates or alternatively
permits them to increase their rates to make an adjustment for over or under estimations of these costs
changes.  

      4.     On October 3, 1997, the LFA filed a complaint regarding the June 1, 1997 increase in
Operator's CPST rate in the community referenced above.  In its complaint, the LFA asserts that it has
received more than one subscriber complaint against Operator's CPST rate increase, thereby triggering
the Commission's jurisdiction to review this complaint.  The valid complaint from the LFA triggers an
obligation by the cable operator to file a justification of its CPST rates with the LFA.  Thus, in this
case, Operator is required to justify the increase in its CPST rate which is the subject of the LFA's
complaint.  Operator submitted an FCC Form 1240 for the community set forth above to justify the rate
increase that went into effect on June 1, 1997.

      5.     Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1240 for the projected period June 1, 1997 to
May 31, 1998, we find that Operator has miscalculated its maximum permitted rate ("MPR").  We have
corrected Operator's starting rate on Line A1 to reflect the MPR of $21.46 that we calculated in the Prior
Order.   Notwithstanding our adjustment, we find that Operator has justified its CPST rate of $15.60
effective June 1, 1997.

      6.     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 $15.60 effective June 1, 1997 in the community set
forth above, IS NOT UNREASONABLE.

   7.     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, IS DENIED.
   
   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



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