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



               
In the Matter of                )
                                )
Suburban Cable TV Co. Inc.      )
                                )  CUID No. PA1521 (Hellam Township)
                                )                                )
Order Denying Jurisdiction      )
                                 


                             ORDER

     Adopted:  May 5, 1997              Released:  May 8, 1997    

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

     1.   In this Order we dismiss a complaint against the rate that the above-captioned
operator ("Operator") was charging for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the
community set forth above because the complaint concerns a rate that is outside the jurisdiction of
the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission").  

     2.   Under the Communications Act, the Commission regulates the CPST rates of cable
systems not subject to effective competition upon the filing of a valid complaint.  Section 76.953 of
the Commission's rules in effect at the time the complaint was filed provides that complaints
regarding a rate change for CPST or associated equipment must be filed with the Commission within
45 days from the date the complainant receives a bill from the cable operator that reflects the rate
change.  Based on our review of the record, we conclude that there was no CPST rate change. 
Although the complainant contends that she first received a bill reflecting the CPST rate increase
on February 6, 1995, the bill attached to the complaint reflects no increase in the CPST rate. 
Consequently, the complaint does not trigger the Commission's jurisdiction.  
     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 623(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 543(a)(2)(A) and (B), that the
complaint against the CPST rate charged by Operator in the community referenced above IS
DISMISSED.
     
     4.   This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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