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                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION           DA 94-1303
                          Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of:                  )    Cheshire, CT        
                              )    Meriden, CT
TELESYSTEMS OF CONNECTICUT,   )    Southington, CT
  INC., d/b/a DIMENSION CABLE )
  SERVICES                         )                   
                              )
                              )
Petition for Stay of Local              )    
Rate Order of the Connecticut      )         
Department of Public Utility Control    )         


                                   ORDER


Adopted:  November 21, 1994                  Released:  November 23, 1994

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

     1.   Telesystems of Connecticut, Inc., d/b/a Dimension Cable Services
("Dimension") filed on September 9, 1994, a Petition for Stay Pending Review ("Petition")
of the local rate order ("Local Rate Order") adopted by the Connecticut Department of
Public Utility Control ("DPUC") on August 10, 1994.  The DPUC did not submit any
pleadings in opposition to Dimension's Petition.  The Local Rate Order establishes a new
rate schedule for Dimension's basic service tier and cable service installations, and directs
Dimension to issue refunds to subscribers for those charges it assessed between September 1,
1993 and July 14, 1994 which were in excess of the newly established rates.  The main
issue raised by Dimension in its Petition centers on the proper regulatory treatment of
Dimension's a la carte package offerings.

     2.   The Commission has issued numerous Letters of Inquiry ("LOI") to cable
operators regarding the regulatory treatment of a la carte package offerings.  On December
13, 1993, the Commission issued three (3) such LOIs to Times Mirror Cable Television, Inc.
("Times Mirror"), Dimension's parent company.  Given that Dimension's Petition presents
the same issues as those raised in the LOIs issued to Times Mirror, and in order to minimize
subscriber confusion and ensure regulatory consistency pending resolution of the
Commission's LOIs, we shall grant Dimension's Petition.  The Local Rate Order shall be
stayed pending the resolution of Dimension's Appeal. 

     3.   During the period of this stay, Dimension is ordered to deposit in an interest-
bearing escrow account the total amount of money that the DPUC has ordered Dimension to
refund to its customers.  Alternatively, Dimension may elect to post a bond for the benefit of
the DPUC.  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 Dimension is unable to fulfill its refund
obligations for any reason, then the surety will fulfill that obligation to the DPUC, on behalf
of Dimension's subscribers.

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Local Rate Order adopted by the
DPUC is STAYED pending the resolution of Dimension's Appeal.

     5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amount of the refunds required by the
DPUC's Local Rate Order SHALL BE PLACED by Dimension in an interest-bearing escrow
account, OR SHALL BE SECURED by the posting of a bond for the benefit of the DPUC 
for the amount of money the DPUC has ordered Dimension 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 
Dimension'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. 

     6.   This action is taken by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority
delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules.  47 C.F.R. 0.321.


          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




          Meredith J. Jones
          Chief, Cable Services Bureau