FOR FCC RECORD ONLY
$//Letter, Steven Horwitz Esq., DA 95-324//$
$/76.932 Notification of proposed rate increase/$                      Federal Communications Commission
                           Washington, DC  20554

                             February 21, 1995                    DA 95-324
                                               Released:  February 23, 1995

VIA FACSIMILE AND FIRST CLASS U.S. MAIL

Steven J. Horwitz, Esq.
Cole, Raywid & Braverman, L.P.
Second Floor
1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 200o6-3458


               Re:  FCC Form 1210 rate increases for United Cable Television of
                    East San Fernando Valley, Ltd.

Dear Mr. Horwitz:

On January 19, 1995, United Cable Television of East San Fernando Valley, Ltd. (United")
filed with the Cable Services Bureau a request for approval, on an expedited basis, of a
proposed rate increase to its cable programming service (CPS) tier as computed on FCC
Form 1210.  In this request, United states that the increase is necessary to allow United to
provide its subscribers with new programming.   Because we found United's rates to be
unreasonable, obligating it to pay refunds to its CPS subscribers, United must obtain the
Bureau's approval before it may increase its CPS tier rate.  See FCC Form 1210, page 2. 
This requirement allows us to monitor subsequent rate increases, once we have found rates
unreasonable.  

To date, we have undertaken a full review of the CPS rates of United of East San Fernando
Valley only for the period prior to May 15, 1994, and have found those rates unreasonable. 
Our review of the reasonableness of United's rates from May 15, 1994 to the present is
currently underway.  United's current request for approval of FCC Form 1210 is for
expenses incurred in the fourth quarter of 1994, and programming expenses to be accrued
upon our approval.  

We have reviewed the Form 1210 filings before us, and find no patent defects.  We believe
that the impetus behind United's request is to provide its subscribers with new programming,
and that approval of United's instant request will encourage this development.  Our
permitting the requested increases is on an interim basis only, and is subject to our
determination of the reasonableness of United's CPS rates for the period beginning May 15,
1994, including subsequent changes to the rates filed on United's FCC Form 1200.  Thus,
although we allow the requested increase for new programming and external costs, the
increased rate which United may charge is potentially subject to refund if our review of
United's FCC Form 1200 and Form 1210 filings finds that United's underlying CPS rate is
unreasonable.

                                   Sincerely,



                                   Gregory J. Vogt
                                   Deputy Chief
                                   Cable Services Bureau