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                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20554
                                                                         
In the Matter of       )
      )
Comcast Cablevision of Middletown, Inc. )     CUID Nos.  CT0044 (Middletown)
      )            CT0045 (Middlefield)
      )            CT0046 (Cromwell)
      )            CT0047 (East Hampton)
      )            CT0048 (Portland)
      )
Benchmark Filing to Support  )
Cable Programming Services Rate         )


                                   ORDER

 Adopted:  August 6, 1996    Released:  August 21, 1996 

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

 1.   In this order we consider complaints about the rates the above-captioned operator
("Operator") was charging for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the communities
referenced above.  Operator has chosen to attempt to justify its rates through benchmark
showings filed on FCC Form 1200 and multiple FCC Form 1210s, the last one filed for the
period ending in the fourth quarter of 1994.  This Order addresses the reasonableness of
Operator's rates only after May 14, 1994.  We have already issued a separate order addressing
the reasonableness of the rate prior to that date.

 2.  Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, the
Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") is authorized to review  CPST rates of
a cable system not subject to effective competition to ensure that rates charged are not
unreasonable.  If the Commission finds rates to be unreasonable, it shall determine correct rates
and any refund liability.

 
 3.   Pursuant to the Cable Television and Consumer Protection and Competition Act of
1992, Operator filed FCC Forms 1200 and 1210s.  Operator asserts that its monthly CPST rates
are justified because the rates are equal to or lower than the maximum permitted charge.   Upon
review of Operator's FCC Form 1200 series filings in accordance with the terms of the Comcast
Resolution, we agree.  We found no apparent errors in Operator's calculation of its maximum
permitted CPST rates.  Therefore, Operator's FCC Form 1200 series CPST rates for the period
under review are justified.  

 4.  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 CPST rates charged by
Operator in the franchise areas referenced in the caption during the period following May 14,
1994 ARE DENIED.       

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



      Elizabeth W. Beaty
      Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
      Cable Services Bureau