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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554
                                 
In the Matter of                )  CUID No.  AR0035 (City of Mena)
                                )
Teleservice Corporation of America)
d/b/a TCA Cablevision of Mena   )
                                )
Complaint Regarding             )
Cable Programming Services Tier Rates)


                             ORDER

        Adopted:  June 22, 1999         Released:  June 24, 1999  

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

     1.   In this Order we consider a complaint against the above-referenced operator ("Operator") for
its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community referenced above. We have already issued a
separate order in which we found Operator's rates in effect before May 15, 1994 to be reasonable ("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 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.  The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ("1992
Cable Act"), and our rules in effect at the time the complaints were filed, required the Commission to review
CPST rates upon the filing of a valid complaint by a subscriber.  The filing of a valid complaint triggers an
obligation upon the cable operator to file a justification of its CPST rates.  If the Commission finds the rate
to be unreasonable, it shall determine the correct rate and any refund liability.  

     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 adjust their rates on an annual basis using FCC Form 1240.  Operator filed an FCC
Form 1200 to justify its CPST rate.  
 
     4.   Upon review of Operator's FCC Form 1200, we find Operator's actual CPST rate of $6.95,
effective May 15, 1994, to be reasonable.

     5.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.32l of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. Section 0.321 that the CPST rate of $6.95, charged by Operator in the community 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 rate 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