$//Letter to Meredith Cable Television, DA 95-700//$
$/Part 76 Subpart N, DA 95-700/$
$FCC Form 1210 Rate Increases/$
FOR RECORD ONLY
                      Federal Communications Commission
                            Washington, DC  20554
                               March 31, 1995               
Seth Davidson, Esq.
Fleishman and Walsh, L.L.P                             DA 95-700
1400 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

               Re:  FCC Form 1210 rate increases for Meredith Cable Television in
                    Minnesota

Dear Mr. Davidson:

On March 6, 1995, Meredith Cable Television ("Meredith") 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 in various Minnesota communities, as computed on FCC Form 1210.  In this
request, Meredith states that the increase is necessary in order to minimize subscriber confusion. 
Because we found Meredith's CPS rates in these communities unreasonable, obligating it to pay
refunds to its CPS subscribers, Meredith 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.  Meredith states that it had notified relevant
franchising authorities, prior to the release of the Bureau's order, of its intention to increase CPS
rates effective April 1, 1995, and thus requests expedited approval of its filings.

To date, we have undertaken a full review of Meredith's rates only for the period prior to May 15,
1994, and have found those rates unreasonable.  Our review of the reasonableness of Meredith's
rates from May 15, 1994 to the present is currently underway.  Meredith's current request for
approval of FCC Form 1210 is for expenses incurred in the fourth quarter of 1994.  We have
reviewed the Form 1210 filings before us, and find no patent defects.  We believe that the impetus
behind Meredith's request is to provide its subscribers with new programming in the above-noted
communities, and that approval of Meredith'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 Meredith's CPS rates for the period beginning May 15,
1994, including subsequent changes to the rates filed on Meredith's FCC Form 1200.  Thus,
although we allow the requested increase for new programming, the increased rate which Meredith
may charge is potentially subject to refund if our review of its FCC Form 1200 and Form 1210
filings finds that Meredith's underlying CPS rate is unreasonable.

                                   Sincerely,



                                   Meredith J. Jones
                                   Chief, Cable Services Bureau