$//Letter to Comcast Cablevision/Tallahassee, DA 95-701//$
$/Part 76 Subpart N Cable Rate Regulation/$
$/FCC Form 1210 cable rate increases/$
FOR RECORD ONLY


                     Federal Communications Commission
                           Washington, DC  20554

                              March 31, 1995                

VIA FACSIMILE AND FIRST CLASS U.S. MAIL
                                                  DA 95-701
Peter H. Feinberg, Esq.
Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
1255 23rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1194


               Re:  FCC Form 1210 rate increases for Comcast Cablevision of
                    Tallahassee, Inc., CUID No. FL0033

Dear Mr. Feinberg:

On March 14, 1995, Comast Cablevision of Tallahassee, Inc. ("Comcast") 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, Comcast states that the increase is necessary to allow Comcast to provide its
subscribers with new programming.   Because we found Comcast's rates to be unreasonable,
obligating it to pay refunds to its CPS subscribers, Comcast 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.  Comcast states that the proposed programming and external cost increases are
not dependent on the issues involved in the Bureau's Order imposing refund liabilities, and
that approval should not be delayed on that account. 
 
To date, we have undertaken a full review of Comcast's rates only for the period prior to
May 15, 1994, and have found those rates unreasonable.  Our review of the reasonableness
of Comcast's rates from May 15, 1994 to the present is currently underway.  With respect to
rates charged for the period beginning May 15, 1994, Comcast has filed FCC Forms 1200
and 1205.  Comcast'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 Comcast's request is to provide its subscribers with new
programming in the above-noted communities, and that approval of Comcast'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 Comcast's CPS rates
for the period beginning May 15, 1994, including subsequent changes to the rates filed on
Comcast's FCC Form 1200.  Thus, although we allow the requested increase for new
programming, the increased rate which Comcast may charge is potentially subject to refund
if our review of Comcast's FCC Form 1200 and Form 1210 filings finds that Comcast's
underlying CPS rate is unreasonable.

                                   Sincerely,



                                   Meredith J. Jones
                                   Chief,
                                   Cable Services Bureau