Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554
               
In the Matter of                        )
                                )
TCA Cable TV, Inc.                      )  CUID No. AR0239 (Bald Knob)
                                )       
Order Denying Jurisdiction                   )                                  
                                 

                             ORDER
       Adopted:  June 29, 1999          Released:  July 1, 1999  

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

     1.   In this Order we dismiss a complaint  against the rate that the above-captioned operator
("Operator") was charging for its cable programming services tier ("CPST") in the community set forth
above because the complaint concerns a rate that is outside the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications
Commission ("Commission").   Under the Communications Act, the Commission regulates the CPST rates
of cable systems not subject to effective competition upon the filing of a valid complaint.  Our review reveals
that the complaint filed against the Operator, while asserting that it challenges a CPST rate, challenges only
a rate for the basic service tier, and not a CPST rate.  Consequently, the complaint does not trigger the
Commission's jurisdiction.

     2.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 623(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Section 543(a)(2)(A) and (B), that the complaint
against the CPST rate charged by Operator in the community referenced above IS DISMISSED. 

     3.   This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321.


                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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