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

In the Matter of:               )  
                                )  
  COMCAST CABLEVISION OF        )  West Haven, CT
  NEW HAVEN, INC.               )  Hamden, CT     
                                )  New Haven, CT
Appeal of Local Rate Orders     )  
(Docket Nos. 93-12-16, 94-06-26) of )   
the State of Connecticut        )  
Department of Public            )  
Utility Control;                   )    
                                 
          
  COMCAST CABLEVISION OF        )  Groton, CT
  GROTON, INC.                  )  Ledyard, CT
                                )  Stonington, CT
Appeal of Local Rate Orders     )  Voluntown, CT  
(Docket Nos. 93-12-18, 94-06-28) of )   North Stonington, CT
the State of Connecticut               )     
Department of Public            )  
Utility Control; and            )  

  COMCAST CABLEVISION OF        )  Clinton, CT         Haddam, CT
  CLINTON, INC.                 )  Deep River, CT Durham, CT
                                )  Essex, CT      Old Saybrook, CT
Appeal of Local Rate Orders     )  Chester, CT         Westbrook, CT
(Docket Nos. 93-12-17, 94-06-27) of )   Killingworth, CT
the State of Connecticut               )     
Department of Public            )  
Utility Control                 )  

                             ORDER
      
     Adopted:  September 2, 1998        Released:  September 4, 1998  

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

     1.   On January 31, 1995, Comcast Cablevision of New Haven, Inc., Comcast Cablevision of
Groton, Inc. and Comcast Cablevision of Clinton, Inc. (collectively "the Companies") filed a Consolidated
Appeal of six rate decisions of the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control ("DPUC").  The DPUC
filed an Opposition, and the Companies filed a Reply, as well as a Supplemental Filing.  The Companies also
filed a Motion to Accept the Consolidated Appeal in which they maintain that because the six orders are
substantially identical and concern the same issues, it is in the public interest to address them on a consolidated
basis.  The Bureau concluded that the six decisions are sufficiently similar to justify the joint resolution of all
of the issues raised by the parties in a single consolidated order.   
     
     2.   In each of the six decisions the DPUC found that the Companies' basic service tier rates and
associated installation and equipment charges exceeded the Companies' costs, and ordered the Companies to
reduce their rates on or before March 1, 1996 and to refund or to credit subscribers for overcharges levied since
September 1, 1993. 
     
     3.   On June 24, 1998, the Companies and DPUC agreed to a stipulation which resolved the issues
outstanding in the pending Consolidated Appeal.  Pursuant to the stipulation, the Companies have agreed to
reduce certain basic service tier rates and to provide subscriber refunds.  Although the stipulation was itself
subject to appeal for a forty-five day period, no appeal was filed.  By letter dated August 21, 1998, the
Companies subsequently filed a Motion to Withdraw their pending Consolidated Appeal.

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Consolidated Appeal filed by Comcast Cablevision
of New Haven, Inc., Comcast Cablevision of Groton, Inc., and Comcast Cablevision of Clinton, Inc. is
DISMISSED.
          
     5.   This action is taken by the Acting Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division,
Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules.  
     
                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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