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FOR FCC RECORD ONLY
$//Coaxial Communications, Inc., Ohio, MO&O, DA 95-1081//$
$76.922 Rates for Cable Programming Service tiers/$
$/benchmark cable rat              es/$

                               Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.

                                                                 DA 95-1081

In the Matter Of                   )
                              )    CUID Nos.      OH0170 (Columbus, OH)
Coaxial Communications, Inc.       )              OH0747 (Pickerton, OH)
                              )              OH1662 (Westerville, OH)
                              )              OH2269 (Fairfield, OH)
                              )              
                              )
Benchmark Filings to Justify Cable      )
Programming Service Rates               )


                       MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

          Adopted:  May 11, 1995       Released:  May 18, 1995

By the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division, Cable Services Bureau:

     1.   Here we consider complaints about the prices Coaxial Communications, Inc.
("Operator") was charging for its cable programming service ("CPS") tiers in the
communities referenced above.  Operator has chosen to attempt to justify its prices through
benchmark showings on FCC Form 393.  This Order addresses the reasonableness of
Operator's prices only through May 14, 1994.  At a later time we will issue a separate order
addressing the reasonableness of the prices after that date.

       2.  Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992,
and our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, the Commission must review
CPS prices upon the filing of a complete and timely complaint.  The filing of a complete and
timely complaint triggers an obligation on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification
of its CPS prices.  Under our rules, an operator may attempt to justify its prices through
either a benchmark showing or a cost-of-service showing.  In either case, the operator has
the burden of demonstrating that its CPS prices are not unreasonable.

       3.  The Commission's original rate regulations took effect on September 1, 1993. 
The Commission subsequently revised its rate regulations effective May 15, 1994. 
Operators with complete and timely CPS complaints filed against them prior to May 15,
1994 must demonstrate that their CPS prices were in compliance with the Commission's
initial rules from the time the complaint was filed through May 14, 1994, and that their
prices were in compliance with the revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.  Operators
attempting to justify their prices for the period prior to May 15, 1994 through a benchmark
showing must complete and file FCC Form 393.  Generally, to justify their prices for the
period beginning May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing, operators must use the FCC
Form 1200 series.

       4.  Operator asserts that its monthly CPS prices are justified by its benchmark filings
because these prices are less than the maximum permitted charges.  Upon review, we have
found no apparent errors that would result in Operator's actual CPS prices exceeding its
maximum permitted CPS prices.

       5.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaints referenced herein against the cable
programming service prices charged by Operator in the communities referenced above ARE
DENIED TO THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN.

              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



    JoAnn Lucanik
    Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
    Cable Services Bureau