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Report No. CS 96-2          CABLE SERVICES ACTION       January 11, 1996
                                                        DA 96-11

           Cable Services Bureau Announces Extension of Time to 
                File Comments in Four Separate Proceedings 

By Public Notice released earlier today (DA 96-2), the Commission stated that any documents that
were due to be filed with the Commission while it was closed will be due no later than 5:30 pm on
Tuesday, January 16, 1996.  The Cable Services Bureau has received a Motion for Extension of
Time filed by Continental Cablevision, Inc., and Tele-Communications, Inc. requesting an extension
until February 12, 1996 in order to file comments, and until March 12, 1996 to file reply
comments, in response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Implementation of Sections of the Cable
Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 -- Rate Regulation, Uniform Rate-
Setting Methodology, FCC 95-472 (released November 29, 1995).  These cable operators request
additional time to gather data from their cable systems which they believe is necessary to respond to
the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  We believe this demonstrates good cause to
grant the cable operators' motion, and therefore, comments will now be due February 12, 1996, and
reply comments will now be due March 12, 1996.

Further, in order to give interested parties sufficient time to obtain and respond to comments that
may have been or may be filed in proceedings regarding cable services, the Cable Services Bureau
will extend the period for filing reply comments in certain pending proceedings.  The following are
the affected proceedings, and the date on which reply comments are now due.  

Order Requesting Comments, Waiver of the Commission's Rules Regulating Rates for Cable
Services (As applied to cable systems operating in Dover Township, Ocean County, New Jersey),
FCC 95-455 (released November 16, 1995)
     Reply Comments due February 7, 1996

Public Notice, Request for Waiver of Requirements Concerning the Treatment of Costs Incurred
Before the Effective Date of an Initial Annual Rate Adjustment, DA 95-2462 (December 13, 1995).
     Reply Comments due January 30, 1996

Public Notice, Petition for Special Relief filed by MediaOne, Inc., (CSR-4630-R), December 8,
1995.
     Reply Comments due February 7, 1996


Media contact: Morgan Broman (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau Contact:  Meryl S. Icove at
(202) 416-0800.  
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