Federal Communications Commission 
Before the 
Federal Commuuicatious Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
In the Matter of: 
TCI CABLEVISION OF EAST 
COUNTY 
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Motion to Dismiss Appeal of Order ) 
Setting Basic Service and Equipment ) 
Rates by the County of Contra Costa, ) 
California ) 
ORDER 
Adopted: July 29, 1996 Released: August 6, 1996 
DA 96-1208 
By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cabl~ Services Bureau: 
ˇ 1. On March 28, 1996, TCI Cablevision of East County, California ("TCI-EC"), the 
operator of a cable television system serving the County of Contra Costa,-California ("County"), 
filed with the Commission an appeal of a local rate order adopted by the County on February 27, 
1996. The rate order established TCI-EC's rates for basic cable service, equipment, installations 
and hourly service charges pursuant to theˇ Cable Television Consumer Protection and 
Competition Act of 1992.1 
2. On April 12, 1996, TCI-EC filed with the Commission a motion to dismiss its 
earlier-filed appealˇ. No opposition to the motion to dismiss has been filed by the Counfy. 
Therefore, TCI-EC's motion to dismiss its appeal is granted. ˇ 
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED TBA T TCI-EC's motion to dismiss its appeal of 
the rate order issued by the County of Contra Costa, California IS GRANTED and the appeal 
IS DISMISSED. 
'Pub. L. No. 102-385, .106 Stat. 1460 (1992). 
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4. This action is taken by the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, 
Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by section 0.321 of the Commission's 
rules .. 47 C.F.R. § 0.321 (1993). 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Gary Laden 
Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division 
Cable Services Bnreau 
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