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                               Before the 
                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                         Washington, D.C. 20554


                                  )               DA95-443
In the Matter of:                      )          
                                  )          
PORT TOWNSEND CABLE TV LTD.       )
                                  )     
Motion to Withdraw                     )
Appeal of Local Rate Order of          )
City of Port Townsend                  )


ORDER
               

Adopted:  March 7, 1995            Released: March 8, 1995

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:


     1.  On September 15, 1994, Port Townsend Cable TV Limited ("Townsend") filed an
appeal of the local rate order, released on August 18, 1994 by Townsend's franchising
authority, the City of Port Townsend, Washington ("the City").  In the local rate order, the
City established regulated rates for basic cable service and associated equipment, provided by
Townsend, as allowed by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of
1992.  The local order required Townsend to issue refunds to customers.

     2.  On October 4, 1994, Townsend filed with the Commission a motion to withdraw
its earlier-filed appeal and stay request.  In its motion, Townsend stated that the
"Commission review of the City's above-referenced Basic Rate Regulation Order is no longer
necessary" because Townsend and the City "have conferred regarding the underlying rate
dispute," and "the City has adopted or will adopt an amended rate order."  There being no
opposition, Townsend's motion to withdraw is granted.

     



     3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT Port Townsend Cable TV Limited's
Appeal of the Local Rate Order of the City of Port Townsend IS DISMISSED.  IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED that Port Townsend Cable TV Limited's Petition for Emergency
Stay IS DISMISSED.

     4.  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