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Report No. CS 95-15        CABLE SERVICES ACTION         September 15, 1995


         COMMISSION ACCEPTS FOR COMMENT A PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF 
         CABLE RATE COMPLAINTS INVOLVING COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 
                                     
     The Commission has accepted for comment a proposed resolution of cable rate
complaints involving Cox Communications, Inc., including Cox's recently acquired Times
Mirror Cable Television, Inc. systems ("Cox"), that will, if finally adopted by the
Commission, resolve over 400 pending cable television rate complaints filed since September
of 1993 against Cox, provide $7.1 million plus interest in refunds for one million Cox
subscribers and result in the removal of additional outlet charges from all Cox systems,
regulated and unregulated.  Comments from complainants on the proposed resolution are due
by October 17, 1995 and reply comments are due by November 1, 1995.
     
     Key elements of the proposed resolution include:

         $7.1 million plus interest in subscriber refunds in the form of
          credits on subscribers bills.

         Cox agrees to eliminate all charges for additional outlets in
          regulated and unregulated franchise areas.  This will affect 171
          franchise service areas.

         Cox may move a maximum of any four regulated services to a
          single migrated product tier in each of its franchise areas in
          which it did not offer an a la carte package.

         A finding that Cox's cable programming service tier rates as of
          June 30, 1995 are not unreasonable.

         This action does not constitute an admission by Cox of any
          violation, or failure to conform to, any law, rule, or policy.


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     Commenting on the proposed resolution of the Cox rate complaints, Cable Services
Bureau Chief Meredith J. Jones said, "This is a solid proposal.  The removal of additional
outlet charges, over seven million dollars in direct refunds, as well as agreement as to
allowable rates going forward are great benefits to Cox's subscribers."

     Action by the Commission, September 14, 1995, by Order (FCC-95-396).  Chairman
Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett, Ness and Chong.

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     News Media contact: Morgan Broman (202) 416-0852; Cable Services Bureau
contact:  Janet Sievert (202) 416-0842.