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$//ORDER Dismissing Appeal and Stay in St. Louis, MO, DA 95-444//$
$/76.922 Rates for the basic service tier/$
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                               Before the 
                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                         Washington, D.C. 20554


                                  )          DA95-444
In the Matter of:                      )          
                                  )
TCI CABLEVISION OF ST. LOUIS      )          
                                  )
Motion to Withdraw                     )
Appeal of Local Rate Order of          )
City of St. Louis, Missouri                 )


ORDER
                  

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

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:


     1.  On April 4, 1994, TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc. ("TCI") filed an appeal of
the local rate order, adopted on March 4, 1994 by TCI's franchising authority, the City of
St. Louis (the "City").  In the local rate order, the City established regulated rates for basic
cable service and associated equipment, provided by TCI, as allowed by the Cable Television
Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992.  The local order mandated rates for
equipment well below the rates proposed by TCI.

     2.  On August 5, 1994, TCI filed with the Commission a motion to withdraw its
earlier-filed appeal and stay request.  In its motion, TCI stated that "[s]ince the appeal was
filed . . . . the City adopted a new cable rate resolution," and therefore that "Commission
review of the City's rate order of March 4 is no longer necessary or appropriate."  There
being no opposition, TCI's Motion to Withdraw is granted.





     3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc.'s
Appeal of the Local Rate Order of the City of St. Louis, Missouri IS DISMISSED.  IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED that TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc.'s Request 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