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

In the Matter of:               )
                                )
TCI CABLEVISION OF TWIN CITIES, INC)    CUID WA0147
d/b/a/ TCI CABLEVISION OF WASHINGTON)   File Nos. CSB-A-0239     
                                )         CSB-A-0343
Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate)           CSB-A-0456
Orders Setting Basic Service and Equipment)
Rates Issued by the City of Chehalis, Washington)


                             ORDER

   Adopted:  March 29, 1999             Released:  April 1, 1999

By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau:

     1.   TCI Cablevision of Twin Cities, Inc. d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. ("TCI-WA"
or the "Company") filed with the Commission on July 26, 1995, July 24, 1996, and September 10, 1997
appeals of three local rate orders ("the Orders").  The three rate orders on appeal are Ordinance No. 571-B
adopted on June 26, 1995, Ordinance No. 593-B adopted on June 24, 1996, and Ordinance No. 621-B adopted
on August 11, 1997 respectively by the City of Chehalis, Washington ("the City").  TCI-WA also filed
Requests for Emergency Stay of each of the local rate orders.  The rate orders established new regulated rates
for basic cable service and associated equipment.  Specifically the City's rate orders required TCI-WA to
implement certain rate reductions and to issue refunds to subscribers.

     2.   In a Joint Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate Orders filed on February 17, 1999, TCI-
WA and the City together ask that the three appeals filed on July 26, 1995, July 24, 1996, and September 10,
1997, as well as the related Request for Emergency Stays filed in connection with each appeal, and all
subsequently filed pleadings related to these proceeding be withdrawn and dismissed without benefit of
substantive Commission review.

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Withdraw Appeals of  Local Rate
Orders filed by TCI Cablevision of Twin Cities, d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. and the City of
Chehalis, Washington IS GRANTED and the appeals and emergency stay requests filed by TCI-WA ARE
DISMISSED.

     4.   This action is taken by the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable
Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commissions rules.  47 C.F.R. 
0.321.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                         Deborah E. Klein
                         Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division
                         Cable Services Bureau