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$//Grassroots Cable Systems, Inc., Sugar Hill, NH, MO&O, DA 95-790//$
$/76.922 Rates for Cable Programming Service tiers/$
$/benchmark cable rates/$

                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                             Washington, D.C.

                                                                             DA 95-790


In the Matter of     )
              )       CUID No. NH0174
              )      
Grassroots Cable Systems, Inc.      )         
Sugar Hill, New Hampshire           )      
                        )           
Order Denying Jurisdiction          )      
                           


              Memorandum Opinion and Order

              Adopted:  April 11, 1995     Released:  April 13, 1995

By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau:


Introduction

       1.  Here we consider a complaint about the price Grassroots Cable Systems, Inc.
("Grassroots") was  charging for cable programming service ("CPS") in Sugar Hill, New
Hampshire, CUID No. NH0174.  
 
       2.  The only complaint against Grassroots's CPS rate in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire,
CUID No. NH0174, was filed on March 6, 1994, and states that it was filed to object to a
rate increase for the CPS tier offered by Grassroots.  Under the Commission's rules, a
complaint regarding a rate change for the CPS tier may be filed within 45 days from the date
the complainant first receives a bill reflecting the rate change.  However, according to the
complaint, the complainant first received a bill reflecting the rate change on November 24,
1993.  Therefore, the filing of the complaint on March 6, 1994 was not timely and the
complaint must be dismissed.

     3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaint filed March 6, 1994 against the cable
programming service charge of Grassroots Cable Systems, Inc. in Sugar Hill, New
Hampshire, CUID No. NH0174 IS DISMISSED.  

     

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                         Gregory J. Vogt
                         Deputy Bureau Chief 
                         Cable Services Bureau