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

In the Matter of:               )
                                )
TCI CABLEVISION OF WASHINGTON, INC)     CUID WA0122
                                )  File Nos.  CSB-A-0233
Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate)            CSB-A-0353
Orders Setting Basic Service and Equipment)          CSB-A-0518
Rates Issued by the City of Issaquah, 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 Washington, Inc. ("TCI-W" or the "Company") filed with the Commission
on July 20, 1995, September 18, 1996, and March 19, 1998 appeals of three local rate orders ("the Orders"). 
The three rate orders on appeal are Ordinance No. 2068 adopted on June 20, 1995, Ordinance No. 2121
adopted on August 19, 1996, and Ordinance No. 2179 adopted on February 18, 1998 respectively by the City
of Issaquah, Washington ("the City").  TCI-W 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-W 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 24, 1999, TCI-
W and the City together ask that the three appeals filed on July 20, 1995, September 18, 1996, and March 19,
1998, 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subsequently filed pleadings related to these proceeding be withdrawn and dismissed without benefit of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 Washington, Inc. and the City of Issaquah, Washington IS GRANTED
and the appeals and emergency stay requests filed by TCI-W 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