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

In the Matter of:                    )
                                     )
TIME WARNER CABLE                    )                 CUID Nos.    NC0314
                                     )                 NC0417
Petition for Special Relief to Revoke)
the Certification of the Town of     )
Wake Forest and Wake County,         )
North Carolina to Regulate Basic     )
Cable Services Rates                 )


                                  ORDER

        Adopted:  July 7, 1997                     Released:  July 9, 1997

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

  1.    In the captioned proceeding, Time Warner Cable ("Time Warner") has filed a Petition for
Special Relief asserting that it faces local exchange carrier ("LEC") effective competition in the Town of
Wake Forest and Wake County, North Carolina from Carolina Telephone and Telegraph's ("CT&T")
grandfathered video dialtone system.  CT&T is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprint Corporation
("Sprint").  The Commission gave public notice seeking comment on Time Warner's petition.  Sprint filed
comments to which Time Warner filed a reply.  Pursuant to a request by Commission Staff, Time Warner
filed an update on the status of CT&T's video dialtone operations.  Thereafter, CT&T notified the
Commission that CT&T planned to cease video dialtone operations in Wake Forest and Wake County on
May 4, 1997.

  2.    By order dated April 9, 1997, the Commission granted CT&T's request for an extension
of time and notification of termination of its video dialtone trial.  The Commission held that CT&T must
terminate its video dialtone trial by May 4, 1997, and that CT&T must notify the Commission that it had
concluded its video dialtone activities.  By letter dated May 23, 1997, Sprint, on behalf of CT&T,
notified the Commission of the discontinuance of its video dialtone service in Wake Forest and Wake
County.

  3.    In light of the cessation of CT&T's video dialtone trial in Wake Forest and Wake County,
Time Warner's effective competition petition, which is premised upon the existence of CT&T's video
dialtone service, is now moot and is hereby dismissed.

  4.    Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that the Petition for Special Relief filed by Time Warner
Cable relating to the Town of Wake Forest and Wake County, North Carolina IS DISMISSED.   

  5.    This action is taken by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to the authority
delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules.

        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



        Meredith J. Jones
        Chief, Cable Services Bureau