$//ORDER Granting Stay in Signal Hill, CA, DA 94-1213//$

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$/1.45(d)Request for Stay/$

                               Before the
            FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION     DA 94-1213
                         Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of:                  )              
                              )
LONG BEACH ACQUISITION        )              
CORP., d/b/a CABLEVISION      )    
INDUSTRIES                    )
                              )
Petition for Stay of Local              )
Rate Order of the City of               )
Signal Hill, California.           )

                                   ORDER

Adopted:  October 31, 1994                   Released:  

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

I.  Introduction

     1.  On August 31, 1994, Cablevision Industries ("CVI") filed an Appeal and an Ex
Parte Petition for Stay of Enforcement pending Commission review of the local rate order,
adopted by the City of  Signal Hill, California ("City") on August 16, 1994, and pending
resolution of a Letter of Inquiry ("LOI") issued by the Commission to CVI, regarding its a la
carte package offerings in Long Beach.  The City filed its response to CVI's appeal on
September 13, 1994.  The local rate order establishes a new schedule of basic service and
equipment rates and directs CVI to issue refunds, dating back to September 1, 1993, to
subscribers for charges in excess of the newly established rates.  A principal issue raised by
CVI in its petition, and by the Commission in the LOI, centers on the regulatory treatment of
CVI's a la carte package offerings.

II.  Discussion  

     2.  The Commission has issued numerous LOIs to cable operators regarding the
regulatory treatment of a la carte package offerings.  CVI's a la carte package offerings in
Long Beach are the subject of a Commission LOI.  Since CVI serves both Long Beach and
Signal Hill through an integrated system, the issues raised in Long Beach's LOI are equally
applicable to Signal Hill.  Given that a significant portion of CVI's request for stay and
appeal in Signal Hill overlap closely with the issues in the LOI pending for Long Beach and
in order to minimize subscriber confusion and ensure regulatory consistency pending
resolution of the Commission's LOI, we shall grant CVI's request for stay.  The stay shall
remain in effect until the earlier of:  a decision on the merits in the instant appeal by the
Commission or  ten (10) days after the release of an order or orders by the Commission
finally resolving the issues raised in the LOI.  

     3.  During the period of this stay, CVI is ordered to deposit in an interest-bearing
escrow account the total amount of money that the City has ordered CVI to refund to its
customers.  Alternatively, CVI may elect to post a bond for the benefit of the City.  The
amount of the bond shall be the total amount of money subject to the refund order, plus
interest on that amount for a twelve (12) month period from the date of this Order.  The bond
shall provide that if CVI is unable to fulfill its refund obligations for any reason, then the
surety will fulfill that obligation to the City, on behalf of CVI's subscribers.





III.  Ordering Clauses

     4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to 1.45(e) of the Commission's rules
(47 C.F.R. 1.45 (e) (1993)), that the local rate order adopted by the City of Signal Hill,
California is STAYED until the earlier of:  a decision on the merits in the instant appeal by
the Commission or  ten (10) days after the release of an Order or Orders by the Commission
finally resolving the issues raised in the Letter of Inquiry.  

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amount of the refunds required by the
City's local rate order SHALL BE PLACED by CVI in an interest-bearing escrow account,
OR SHALL BE SECURED by the posting of a bond for the benefit of the City for the
amount of money the City has ordered CVI to refund, plus interest.  The amount of the bond
shall be the total amount of money subject to the refund order, plus interest on that amount
for a twelve (12) month period from the date of this Order.  Proof of CVI's compliance with
this Order shall be filed with the Commission within thirty (30) days of the release of this
Order.  Interest shall accrue, or be computed, at the prevailing U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Rate.  This action is taken by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority
delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. 0.321 (1993)).          

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                         Meredith J. Jones
                         Chief, Cable Services Bureau