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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554
                                     
Classic Sports Network, Inc.         )           
                                     )           CS Docket No. 97-171
v.                                   )           
                                     )           CSR 4975-P
Cablevision Systems Corporation      )
                                     )
Joint Stipulation of Dismissal       )
                                     
                                  ORDER

        Adopted:  December 23, 1997                Released:  December 24, 1997    

By the Acting Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

  1.    Classic Sports Network, Inc. ("Classic Sports") filed a Complaint against Cablevision
Systems Corporation ("Cablevision"), alleging that Cablevision demanded a financial interest in Classic
Sports or a carriage exclusivity agreement or both in return for carriage of Classic Sports' programming
on its systems in violation of 47 U.S.C.  536 and the Commission's corollary regulations, 47 C.F.R.
 76.1300-1302.

  2.    Classic Sports and Cablevision, through their respective attorneys, have filed a request
for dismissal of this matter, fashioned as a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal, in which they agree and
stipulate that this matter be dismissed with prejudice.

  3.    The Commission encourages resolution of Program Carriage disputes through negotiations
between the parties in an effort to avoid time-consuming, complex adjudication.  This policy favoring
private settlement and alternative dispute resolution conserves Commission resources and thereby serves
the public interest.

  4.     Therefore, we find that the public interest is served by terminating this proceeding
pursuant to the parties' Joint Stipulation of Dismissal.

  5.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Complaint filed by Classic Sports Network, Inc.
against Cablevision Systems Corporation IS HEREBY DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.  This action
is taken by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the
Commission's rules.     

  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

  William H. Johnson
  Acting Chief, Cable Services Bureau