10 FCC Red NO. 19 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 95-1741
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
St. Joseph's Cablevision CUID No. MO0046
(City of St. Joseph)
Order Denying Jurisdiction
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 
Adopted: August 8,1995; Released: September 8, 1995
By the Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Di 
vision, Cable Services Bureau:
1. In this Order we dismiss a complaint against the price 
that the above-captioned operator ("Operator") was charg 
ing for its cable programming service ("CPS") tier in the 
community designated above on the ground that the com 
plaint concerns a rate that is outside the jurisdiction and 
authority of this Commission. The Commission regulates 
rates for CPS only, and then only upon the filing of a valid 
complaint. 1 Our review reveals that the complaint filed 
against Operator, while asserting that it challenges a CPS 
rate, challenges only a rate for basic service, not for CPS. 
In particular, the record shows that Operator offered only 
a basic tier of service, and not a CPS tier, in this commu 
nity. The complaint therefore does not trigger the Commis 
sion's jurisdiction.
2. 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. § 543(a)(2)(A) and (B), that the 
complaint filed prior to May 15, 1994 against the cable 
programming service price charged by Operator in the 
community referenced in the caption IS DISMISSED.
3. 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
JoAnn Lucanik
Chief, Financial Analysis and Compliance Division
Cable Services Bureau
1 See Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition 
Act, Pub. L. No. 102-385, 106 Stat. 1460, Section 623, 47 U.S.C. § 
543 (1992).
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