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


        In the Matter of)
     )
    Marcus Cable Partners, L.P.)    CUID No. WI0604 (City of LaCrosse)
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           )  
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     Complaint Regarding )   
 Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)


                             ORDER

    Adopted:  September 20, 1996  Released:  September 25, 1996 

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

     1.  In this Order we consider the complaint about rates the above-captioned operator
("Operator") was charging for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community
referenced above.  Operator's response includes benchmark justifications filed on FCC Form 1200
and multiple FCC Form 1210s, the latest FCC Form 1210 filed for the period ending in the first
quarter of 1995.  This Order addresses the reasonableness of Operator's rates only after May 14,
1994.  The Commission has already issued a separate order addressing the reasonableness of
Operator's rates prior to that date. 

     2.  Under the Communications Act, the Commission is authorized to review CPST rates of
cable systems 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 Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and
our rules implementing it, 47 C.F.R. Part 76, Subpart N, Operator filed its FCC Form 1200 and FCC
Form 1210s for the period from May 15, 1994 through March 31, 1995 in response to the complaint
referenced herein.  Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200 and FCC Form 1210s, although we
have made certain adjustments to Operator's FCC Form 1200 and FCC Form 1210s, we conclude
that Operator has justified its CPST rates charged during the period under review.  Therefore, we
find that Operator's CPST rates in the above referenced community 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 CPST rates charged by Marcus Cable Partners in its franchise area in the
City of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, CUID No. WI0604 ARE NOT UNREASONABLE. 

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that complaint referenced herein against CPST rates charged by Marcus Cable
Partners in its franchise area in the City of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, CUID No. WI0604 during the
period from May 15, 1994 to March 31, 1995 IS DENIED.

     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



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