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

                                )
In the Matter of                )
                                )
InterMedia Partners Southeast   )  CUID No.  TN0643 (Goodlettsville)
                                )
Complaint Regarding             )
Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)


                             ORDER

     Adopted:  September 19, 1997       Released:  September 24, 1997  

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

     1.   In this Order we consider a complaint concerning the rates of the above-captioned operator
("Operator") for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community referenced above. 
Operator's response includes benchmark justifications filed on FCC Form 393.  This Order addresses the
reasonableness of Operator's rates for the period September 1, 1993, through May 14, 1994, as justified on
Operator's FCC Form 393.

     2.   Under the Communications Act, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission")
is authorized to review the CPST rates of cable systems not subject to effective competition to ensure that
rates charged are not unreasonable.  The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
("1992 Cable Act"), and our rules in effect at the time the complaint was filed, required the Commission
to review CPST rates upon the filing of a valid complaint by a subscriber.  The filing of a valid complaint
triggers an obligation on behalf of the cable operator to file a justification of its CPST rates.  If the
Commission finds the rate to be unreasonable, it shall determine the correct rate and any refund liability.

     3.   The Commission's original rate regulations took effect on September 1, 1993.  The
Commission subsequently revised its rate regulations effective May 15, 1994.  Cable operators with valid
CPST complaints filed against them prior to May 15, 1994 must demonstrate that  their CPST rates were in
compliance with the Commission's initial rules from the time the complaint was filed through May 14, 1994,
and that their rates were in compliance with the revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.  Cable operators
attempting to justify their rates for the period prior to May 15, 1994 using a benchmark showing must
complete and file FCC Form 393.  Operators must use the FCC Form 1200 series to justify their rates for
the period  beginning May 15, 1994 using a benchmark showing.  Cable operators may also justify rate
increases based on the addition and deletion  of channels, changes in certain external costs, and inflation, by
filing FCC Form 1210.  FCC  Form 1210 must be filed at least 30 days before new rates are scheduled to
go into effect where the Commission has found the cable programming service rate to be unreasonable less
than one year prior to the filing, or where there is a pending complaint against the CPST rate.  

     4.   Operator offers two cable programming services tiers, hereinafter referred to as "CPST-1"
and "CPST-2".  Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 393, we find that Operator has justified its CPST-1
rate of $14.01 and its CPST-2 rate of $1.95, effective September 1, 1993 to May 14, 1994.  

     5.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that the rate of $14.01 for its CPST-1 and the rate of $1.95 for its CPST-2, charged by
Operator in the community referenced above, from September 1, 1993 to May 14, 1994 ARE NOT
UNREASONABLE. 
     
     6.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaint referenced herein against the CPST rates charged by Operator in the
community referenced above IS DENIED TO THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN.

     7.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.922 (b) (4) (c) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R.  76.922(b)(4)(c), that Operator shall, within 30 days of the release of this order, file its
Form 1200 filings with respect to the community referenced above, for the period beginning May 15, 1994.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



                         Margaret M. Egler
                         Acting Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
                         Cable Services Bureau