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

In the Matter of                   )
                              )
King Videocable Company            )    CUID No. CA0933 (Valley Springs)   
                         )
Complaints Regarding                    )                             
      Cable Programming Services Tier Rates  )


                                  ORDER

     Adopted:  May 18, 1999                           Released:  May 20, 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 May 14, 1994 ("Prior
Order").  In our Prior Order, we stated that our findings "do not in any way prejudge the reasonableness of
the price for CPS service after May 14, 1994."  This Order addresses only the reasonableness of Operator's
CPST rates in effect after May 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").                                        
     3.    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.   Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200, we find Operator's actual CPST rate of $6.46,
effective May 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 $6.46, charged by Operator in the franchise area referenced above,
effective May 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 rates charged by Operator in the
community referenced above, IS DENIED                                .


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 



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