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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matte                      r of:)
                                     )
PARAGON CABLE MANHATTAN              )
                                     )
Motion to Dismiss Appeal of Order    )
Setting Basic Service and Equipment  )
Rates by the City of New York, New York)


                                  ORDER

      Adopted:  July 29, 1996                 Released:  August 7, 1996

By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau:

                               INTRODUCTION

 1.   On October 31, 1994, Paragon Cable of New York City ("Paragon") filed with the
Commission a petition to appeal a local rate order adopted on September 30, 1994, by the City
of New York (the "City").  The City filed its opposition to the appeal on November 15, 1994. 
The rate order established Paragon's rates for basic cable service, equipment, installations and
hourly service charges, as allowed by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition
Act of 1992.  
 
 2.   On July 19, 1996, Paragon filed with the Commission a motion to dismiss its
earlier-filed appeal.  No opposition to the motion has been filed.  Therefore, Paragon's motion
to dismiss its appeal is granted.   

II    Ordering Clause

 3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT Paragon's motion to dismiss its appeal of
the rate order issued by the City of New York IS GRANTED and the appeal IS DISMISSED. 


 4.   This action is taken by the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division,
Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by section 0.321 of the Commission's
rules.  47 C.F.R.  0.321 (1993).

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



      Gary Laden
      Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division 
      Cable Services Bureau