10 FCC Red No. 13 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 95-1235
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Petitions for Stay of Action 
Pending Resolution of 
Applications for Review or 
Petitions for Reconsideration
Bresnan Communications
Sault Ste. Marie, MIDA 95-534
Cablevision/V Cable
Brook Park, OH et al. DA 95-487, 
DA 95-485, DA 95-484, DA 95-501. DA95-486
Comcast
Baltimore, MD DA 94-1153
Tallahassee, FL DA 94-1480
Cox Cable
Hampton Rds., VA DA 94-1288 
Ocala, FL DA 95-661 
Roanoke, VA DA 95-678 
University City, FL DA 95- 696
Harron Communications
Rockland, MA DA 95-558 
Harrison, MI et al. DA 95-546 
Marcy, NY et a/. DA 95-476 
New Hartford, NY DA 95-562 
E. Whiteland, PA DA 95-528
Kansas City Cable Partners 
d/b/a American Cablevision 
Kansas City, MO DA 95-284
King Cable
Ellensburg, WA DA 95-341
TCI Cablevision of Greater Michigan, Inc.
Vergennes, MI DA 94-1632
Muskegon, MI, et al. DA 95-271
Mackinaw, MI, et al. DA 95-316
Fremont, MI, et al. DA 95-318
Petoskey, MI, et al. DA 95-814
South Haven, MI, et al. DA 95-856
TCI Cablevision of West Michigan, Inc.
Wyoming, MI, et al. DA 95-819
TCI Cablevision of San Jose, CA
Redwood City, CA, et al. DA 95-656
TCI Cablevision of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
Archbold, OH, et al. DA 95-657
TCI Cablevision of Merced County
Merced, CA DA 95-715
TCI of Central Florida
Altamonte Sp, FL, et al. DA 95-815
TCI of South Dade
Kendall, FL DA 95-818
TCI Cablevision of California. Inc.
Redlands, CA, et al. DA 95-828
Time Warner
Champaign-Urbana. IL DA 95-290
Queens, NY DA 95-429
Times Mirror
Orange County, CA DA 94-1335
United Cable TV of East San Fernando
Los Angeles, CA DA 94-1286
ORDER
Adopted: June 5,1995; Released: June 15,1995
By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:
1. Each of the parties noted above ("Operator" or, to 
gether, "Operators") has filed with this Bureau a motion, 
petition, or request for stay of the Bureau's action in 
ordering refunds, modification of FCC Form 1200, and 
reduction in current rates, pursuant to a finding by the 
Bureau that the Operator was charging a price for cable 
services programming (CPS) that was in excess of its maxi 
mum permitted rate, for the review period of September 1, 
1993 to May 14, 1994. Attachment A shows each party, the 
citation to the relevant Bureau order, and the actual and 
maximum permitted rates for each during the period in 
question.
2. On two recent occasions, under similar circumstances, 
this Bureau has granted an emergency request for stay of 
action.1 In each case, there was no opposition to the re 
quest. In each, we found that the Operator could suffer 
irreparable harm if it were required to comply with the 
requirements of the Bureau's refund order during the pen 
dency of its petition for reconsideration or application for 
review, since it appears that expenditures made in such 
compliance could be unrecoverable. We also noted that 
any refunds and adjustments would be due from the release
1 Newhouse Broadcasting Corp., Order, DA 95-621 (Cab. Serv. 
Bur., released March 28, 1995); Paragon Cable Manhattan, Or 
der, DA 95-816 (Cab. Serv. Bur., released April 12, 1995).
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date of the refund order, regardless of any stay of effective 
ness, and would include interest amounts, so that no party
would be harmed by such a stay. Because the equities 
justify granting a stay of the order's refund and rate reduc 
tion provisions, and there is no harm to subscribers or to 
any other party from such a stay, we found we did not
need to reach the question of the likelihood of the oper 
ator's success on the merits of the issues it raises on
reconsideration or application for review.
3. We find that each of the requests before us is substan 
tially similar to the requests from Paragon Manhattan and
Newhouse Broadcasting, which we granted. Although in 
two cases here, oppositions to the requests have been filed.
we find that these oppositions are not persuasive. 2 We
accordingly grant the above-noted requests for stay of ac 
tion pending resolution of Operators' petitions for reconsi 
deration or application for review.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 
0.321 and 1.43 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§
0.321, 1.43, that the requests for stay of action pending
resolution of petitions for reconsideration or applications
for review filed by ARE GRANTED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Meredith J. Jones
Chief, Cable Services Bureau
Attachment A
Request for Refund Order date filed opposition
Stay Filed by filed by
Bresnan DA 95-534 4/19/95
Communicatio-ns3
Sault Ste.Marie, MI
Cablevision/ DA 95-485 4/14/95V Cable4
Bedford
Heights, OH
Cablevision/ DA 95-486 4/14/95
V CableBrook Park,
OH et al.
Cablevision DA 95-487IV Cable
Cleveland 
Heights, OH
Cablevision/ DA 95-484 V Cable
Euclid, OH
Cablevision/ DA 95-501
V Cable 
Willowick, OH
Comcast DA 94- 1153 Baltimore, MD
Comcast DA 94- 1480
TaUahassee, FL
Cox Cable DA 94- 1288 Hampton Rds., 
VA
Cox Cable DA 95-661
Ocala, FL
Cox Cable DA 95-678
Roanoke, VA
Cox Cable DA 95-696University
City, FL
Harron DA 95-558 Communicatio 
nsRockland. MA
Harron DA 95-546Communi 
cations
Harrison,Ml et al.
Harron DA 95-476
Communicatio ns
Marcy, NY
et al.
Harron DA 95-562
Communicatio ns
New Hartford,NY
Harron DA 95-528Communicatio 
ns
E. Whiteland,PA
4/14/95 City of
Cleveland
Heights
5/1/95
4/14/95
4/14/95
12/23/94
1/31/95
1/17/95
5/15/95
5/15/95
5/15/95
4/24/95
-
4/24/95 Richmond,
Memphis,Casco Twp.
5/1/95
4/18/95
"
4/24/95
4/19/95
2 The City of Cleveland Heights opposes Cablevision's stay request in that community, arguing on the merits that the 
Bureau's order is correct. The Cities of Richmond and Mem phis and Casco Township ("the Cities") oppose Harron's Michi 
gan request for stay, arguing that it was filed more than 30 days after the release date of the Bureau's order, and that Harron has 
failed to show that it is likely to prevail on the merits or that the economic harm of paying refunds would be irreparable. We 
note that Harron's pleading was timely filed, as the Commission
was closed on April 21, and filings due that day were accepted on April 24. As noted above, the Cities' other arguments are not 
determinative here.3 Bresnan has filed its modified FCC Form 1200, with no rate 
change, and requests a stay of our requirement that it develop and file a refund plan.
4 Bedford Heights has two CUID areas, and two relevant periods of time. Each of the Cablevision/V Cable orders is 
similarly structured.
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Kansas City DA 95-284 3/27/95
Cable Partners
American
Cablevision
Kansas City,
MO
King Cable DA 95-341 3/24/95 
Ellensburg, WA
Time Warner DA 95-290 3/27/95
Champaign-
Urbana, IL
Time Warner DA 95-429 4/6/95 
Queens, NY
Times Mirror DA 94-1335 12/29/94
Orange
County, CA
TCI Cablevision of Greater Michigan, Inc.
Vergennes, MI DA 94-1632 5/24/95
Muskegon, DA 95-271 5/24/95
MI, et al.
Mackinaw, DA 95-316 5/24/95
MI. et al.
Fremont, DA 95-318 5/24/95
MI, et al.
Petoskey, DA 95-814 5/24/95
MI, et al.
South Haven, DA 95-856 5/24/95
MI, et al.
TCI Cablevision of West Michigan, Inc. 
Wyoming, DA 95-819 5/24/95 
MI, et al.
TCI Cablevision of San Jose, CA 
Redwood City, DA 95-656 5/24/95 
CA, et al.
TCI Cablevision of Northwestern Ohio, Inc. 
Archbold, DA 95-657 5/24/95 
OH, et al.
TCI Cablevision of Merced County
Merced, CA DA 95-715 5/24/95
TCI of Central Florida
Altamonte DA 95-815 5/24/95
Sp, FL, et al.
TCI of South Dade
Kendall, FL DA 95-818 5/24/95
TCI Cablevision of California, Inc. 
Redlands, DA 95-828 5/24/95 CA, et al.
United Cable TV of East San Fernando
Los DA 94-1286 5/24/95 
Angeles, CA
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