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


In the Matter of:               )       
                                )  CUID No. MO0545           
TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc.)     File No. CSB-A-0331       
                                )                  
Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate)
Orders Setting Basic Service and Equipment)
Rates Issued by the City of St. Louis, MO)                  


                             ORDER

   Adopted:  September 2, 1999          Released:  September 7, 1999

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

     1.   On August 30, 1999, TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc. ("TCI-SL") and the City of St. Louis,
Missouri ("City") jointly moved to terminate Commission review of a local rate order in the above captioned
proceeding without benefit of substantive Commission review.  TCI-SL had filed an appeal on July 8, 1996
from a local rate order adopted by the City on June 7, 1996.  The Cable Services Bureau ("Bureau") released
a Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 97-2099 (September 29, 1997), denying TCI-SL's appeal and TCI-
SL filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Bureau's order on August 30, 1999.  TCI-SL also filed a request
for stay on December 2, 1997.  TCI-SL and the City withdraw all such appeals, stay requests, and the petition
for reconsideration, as well as all subsequent filings related to this proceeding.

     2.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Withdraw Appeals of  Local Rate
Orders filed by TCI Cablevision of St. Louis, Inc. and the City of St. Louis, MO IS GRANTED and the
appeal, petition for reconsideration and emergency stay request filed by TCI-SL ARE DISMISSED.

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

                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                           Deborah E. Klein
                           Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division
                           Cable Services Bureau