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



               
In the Matter of                   )
                              )
Cox Communications, Inc.           )    CUID No.  CT0033 (Newington)
                              )                                  Order Denying Jurisdiction              )
                                 


                             ORDER

     Adopted:  May 15, 1997             Released:  May 19, 1997  

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

     1.   In this Order we dismiss a complaint against the rates 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 rates that are 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.  The complainant contends that he received a bill in October, 1995 which contained a notice
of a proposed December 28, 1995 rate change.  The complainant filed the complaint with the
Commission on November 8, 1995, prior to receiving a bill from the Operator that reflects the rate
change.  Upon review, we find that the complaint was not timely filed and, consequently, 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), the complaint
against the CPST rates charged by the 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