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

In the Matter of                )
                                )
                                )  CUID No.  NJ0519 (Downe Township)
Lenfest Atlantic Inc.           )
South Jersey Cablevision        )
                                )
Order Denying Jurisdiction      )
                                 

                             ORDER

   Adopted:  April 7, 1998              Released:  April 9, 1998  

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

     1.   In this Order we dismiss complaints against the rates 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 rates that are outside the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications
Commission ("Commission").  

     2.   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.  Section 76.953 of the Commission's
rules in effect at the time the complaint was filed provides that complaints regarding a rate change for CPST
or associated equipment must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the date the complainant
receives a bill from the cable operator that reflects the rate change.  The Commission received two complaints
regarding a rate change by the Operator.  In its response to the complaints filed on December 5, 1994, Operator
indicates that its CPST rate in the community referenced above did not change between September 1, 1993 and
February 10, 1995.  We received another complaint from a complainant which contends that they received a
bill on February 1, 1995 which contained a notice of a proposed February 15, 1995 rate change.  The
complainant filed the complaint with the Commission on February 7, 1995, prior to receiving a bill from the
Operator that reflects the rate change.  Upon review, we find that the complaints were untimely filed and,
consequently, do not trigger the Commission's jurisdiction. 

     3.   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 complaints
against the CPST rates charged by Operator in the community referenced above ARE DISMISSED.

     4.   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



                         Elizabeth W. Beaty
                         Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
                         Cable Services Bureau