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

In the Matter of                   )
                              )
Comcast Cablevision of Macomb, Inc.          )    CUID No.  MI0524 (Macomb)          
                    )
Complaint Regarding                )                             
      Cable Programming Services Tier Rates  )


                                  ORDER

     Adopted:  February 22, 1999                  Released:  March 3, 1999      

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

     1.   In this Order we consider a complaint about the rates charged by the above-referenced operator
("Operator") for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community referenced above.  We have
previously resolved complaints filed against Operator's CPST rates in effect through July 14, 1994 ("Prior
Order").  This Order addresses only the reasonableness of Operator's CPST rates in effect after July 14, 1994.

     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.  If the Commission finds a rate to be unreasonable, it shall determine the correct
rate and any refund liability.  The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ("1992
Cable Act") requires the Commission to review CPST rates upon the filing of a valid complaint by a
subscriber or local franchise authority ("LFA"). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("1996 Act") and our
rules implementing the new legislation ("Interim Rules"), require that, beginning February 8, 1996, complaints
against CPST rates be filed with the Commission by an LFA that has received more than one subscriber
complaint. 
                                                               
     3.    Operators with complete and timely 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 CPST rates were in compliance with the
revised rules from May 15, 1994 forward.  Operators attempting to justify CPST rates for the period prior to
May 15, 1994 through a benchmark showing must complete and file FCC Form 393.  To justify rates for the
period beginning May 15, 1994, operators must use the FCC Form 1200 series.  Operators are permitted to
make changes to their rates on a quarterly basis using FCC Form 1210.  Operators may justify their rates on
an annual basis using FCC Form 1240 to reflect reasonably certain and quantifiable changes in external costs,
inflation, and the number of regulated channels that are projected for the twelve months following the rate
change.   

     4.   Operator has attempted to justify its CPST rate through a benchmark justification on  FCC
Form 1200.  Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200, we find Operator's actual CPST rate of $12.94,
effective July 15, 1994, to be reasonable.

     5.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.321, that the CPST rate of $12.94, charged by Operator in the franchise area referenced above,
effective July 15, 1994, IS REASONABLE.

     6.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.32l of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.
Section 0.321, that the complaint referenced herein against the CPST rate charged by Operator in the
community set forth above, IS DENIED.


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



                              Patrick A. Boateng, Acting Chief
                              Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
                              Cable Services Bureau