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

In the Matter of:               )
                                )
TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc.)    File Nos. CSB-A-0260
TCI Cablevision of Auburn, Inc. )         CSB-A-0345
TCI Cablevision of Tacoma, Inc. )         CSB-A-0457
                                )
Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate)    CUID Nos. Booney Lake (WA0308, WA 0552)
Orders Setting Equipment and Installation Rates)  Carbonado (WA0423)
Issued by the Rainier Communications )  Dupont (WA0403)
Commission                      )  Fircest  (WA0041)
                                )  Milton (WA0043)
                                )  Orting (WA0060)
                                )  Pierce County  (WA0062, WA0180, WA0420
                                )  Puyallup (WA0049)
                                )  Ruston  (WA0306)
                                )  Steilacoom (WA0245)
                                )  Sumner (WA0050)
                                )  University Place (WA0573)
                                )  Wilkeson (WA0383)   

     
                             ORDER

   Adopted:  September 1, 1999          Released:  September 7, 1999

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

     1.   TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc., TCI of Auburn, Inc. and TCI of Tacoma Inc.  
(collectively "TCI-W") filed with the Commission on August 16, 1996 and September 17, 1997 appeals of
local rate orders ("Orders") for the above-referenced communities.  The two orders on appeal are Resolutions
Nos. 00039, 00040, 00041, 00042 and 00043 all adopted on July 17, 1996, and  Resolution No. 00055
adopted on August 20, 1997 respectively by the Rainier Communications Commission ("RCC").  TCI-W had
also filed a Petition for Reconsideration on March 9, 1998 of Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 98-208,
released February 5, 1998 by the Cable Services Bureau ("Bureau") denying its appeal of Resolution Nos.
00034, 00035, and 00036 adopted by the RCC on July 19, 1995.  TCI-W also filed Requests for Emergency
Stay of Resolution Nos. 39-43 and 55.  The local rate orders established new regulated rates for equipment and
installation and required TCI-W to implement certain rate reductions and issue refunds to subscribers.

     2.   On July 27, 1999, TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc., TCI of Auburn, Inc. and TCI of
Tacoma Inc. and the Rainier Communications Commission jointly moved to terminate Commission review of
the local rate orders.  TCI-W and the RCC together ask that the Appeals, Petition for Reconsideration, as well
as the related Requests for Emergency Stay filed in connection with the appeals, and all subsequently filed
pleadings related to these proceedings 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., TCI  of Auburn Inc., and TCI of Tacoma, Inc and the
Rainier Communications Commission IS GRANTED and the appeals, petition for reconsideration and
requests for emergency stay filed by TCI-W ARE DISMISSED.

     4.   This action is taken 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