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

In the Matter of:               )
                                )
FALCON CABLE SYSTEMS            )
                                )
Motion to Dismiss Appeal of the Local )
Rate Order Issued by the City of )
Yoncalla, Oregon                )
                                )


                             ORDER

     Adopted:  February 28, 1997        Released:  March 4, 1997

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

     1.   On December 20, 1996, Falcon Cable Systems ("Falcon") filed with the  Commission
a petition for review of a rate order adopted on November 20, 1996, by the City of Yoncalla, Oregon
(the "City").  The City filed its response to the petition for review on January 17, 1997.  The rate
order established Falcon's rates for basic cable service, equipment, installations and hourly service
charges, as authorized by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
("1992 Cable Act").  
     
     2.   On January 27, 1997, Falcon filed with the Commission a motion to dismiss its
earlier-filed appeal.  No opposition to the motion has been filed.     

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT Falcon's motion to dismiss its appeal of the
rate order issued by Yoncalla, Oregon 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 0.204 and 0.321 of the
Commission's rules.  47 C.F.R.  0.204 and 0.321 (1993).

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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