FOR FCC RECORD ONLY
$//CVI, Liberty, New York, MO&O, DA-95-329//$
$/76.922 Rates for Cable Programming Service tiers/$
$/benchmark cable rates/$
                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.

                                                                       DA 95-329

In the Matter of                   )
                              )
Cablevision Industries             )    CUID No. FL0264
Volusia County, Florida            )
                              )
Benchmark Filing to Justify Cable       )
Programming Service Rates               )


                       MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

          Adopted:  February 21, 1995       Released:  February 23, 1995


By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

     1.   Here we consider complaints about the price Cablevision Industries ("CVI") was
charging for its cable programming service ("CPS") tier in Volusia County, Florida, CUID
No. FL0264.  CVI has chosen to attempt to justify its price through a benchmark showing on
FCC Form 393.  This order addresses the reasonableness of CVI's price only through May
14, 1994.  At a later time we will issue a separate order addressing the reasonableness of the
price after that date.

     2.  Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992,
and our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, the Commission must review
CPS prices upon the filing of a complete and timely complaint.  The filing of a complete and
timely complaint triggers an obligation on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification
of its CPS prices.  Under our rules, an operator may attempt to justify its prices through
either a benchmark showing or a cost-of-service showing.  In either case, the operator has
the burden of demonstrating that its CPS prices are not unreasonable.

     3.  The Commission's original rate regulations took effect on September 1, 1993. 
The Commission subsequently revised its rate regulations effective May 15, 1994. 
Operators with complete and timely CPS complaints filed against them prior to May 15,
1994 must demonstrate that their CPS prices were in compliance with the Commission's
initial rules from the time the complaint was filed through May 14, 1994, and that their
prices were in compliance with the revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.  Operators
attempting to justify their prices for the period prior to May 15, 1994 through a benchmark
showing must complete and file FCC Form 393.  Generally, to justify their prices for the
period beginning May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing, operators must use the FCC
Form 1200 series.

     4.  CVI asserts that its monthly CPS price is justified by its benchmark filing because
this price is less than the maximum permitted charge.  Upon review, we have found no
apparent errors that would require a recalculation of CVI's maximum permitted CPS price.

     5.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaints referenced herein against the cable
programming service price charged by Cablevision Industries in Volusia County, Florida,
CUID No. FL0264 ARE DENIED TO THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN.



                                                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                                                     Gregory J. Vogt  
                                                     Deputy Chief, Cable Service Bureau