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

In the Matter of                   )    CUID Nos. GA0169 (Cobb County)
                              )              GA0236 (Cobb County)
Media One                     )              GA0386 (Douglas County)
                              )
Petitions for Reconsideration           )                   

                     ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION
                                 
     Adopted:   September 1, 1999                 Released:  September 7, 1999   
By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

     1. In this Order we consider two petitions for reconsideration of a rate order concerning the January
1, 1998 rate increase of the above-referenced operator ("Operator") for its cable programming services tier
("CPST") in the communities referenced above.  On September 24, 1998, we issued a rate order concerning
Operator's January 1, 1998 CPST rate increase ("Prior Order").  On October 26, 1998 the local franchise
authorities ("LFAs") filed petitions for reconsideration of our Prior Order ("Petitions").  Operator filed
oppositions to the Petitions on November 5, 1998.  This Order addresses the LFAs' Petitions and any
opposition.

     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 Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("1996 Act") and our rules implementing
the legislation ("Interim Rules"), require that a complaint against the CPST rate be filed with the Commission
by an LFA that has received more than one subscriber complaint.  

     3. The filing of a complete and timely complaint triggers an obligation upon the cable operator to
file a justification of its CPST rates.  The Operator has the burden of demonstrating that the CPST rates
complained about are reasonable. If the Commission finds a rate to be unreasonable, it shall determine the
correct rate and any refund liability. 

     4. 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.  Any incurred cost that is not projected may be accrued with
interest and added to rates at a later time.   

     5. In the Petitions, the LFAs request that we treat the Operator as unregulated and correct Operator's
FCC Form 1240 filings to include on Line A1 (Current Maximum Permitted Rate) the actual CPST rate
charged by Operator prior to the rate increase, in accordance with the FCC Form 1240 Instructions.  A closer
reading of our Prior Order will show that we did treat Operator as unregulated and that Operator included on
Line A1 the actual CPST rate charged by Operator prior to the rate increase.  In addition, the LFA for
Douglas County requested that we review the actual rate implemented on January 1, 1998.  A portion of
Douglas County is served by the Cobb County system and has the same channel line-up and rates as Cobb
County.  That is why that portion, represented by CUID No. GA0386 was included with Cobb County in our
Prior Order.  The rates suggested by the LFA in its Petition are applicable in the larger portion of Douglas
County, represented by CUID No. GA0121, and not in GA0386.  For these reasons, we will deny the LFAs'
Petitions.

     6. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 1.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.
1.106, that the local franchise authorities' Petitions for Reconsideration ARE DENIED.

     7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.
0.321, that In the Matter of MediaOne, DA 98-1932, 13 FCC Rcd 19719 (1998) IS AFFIRMED.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 


                              William H. Johnson
                              Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau