Federal Communications Commission DA 96-1588
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of : )
Continental Cablevision, Inc. ) 
Amended Social Contract )
ORDER
Adopted: September 20, 1996 Released: September 20, 1996
By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:
By this Order, we grant a motion ("Motion") filed by the City of Los Angeles, California 
("City") for an extension of time from September 20, 1996 to November 1, 1996 in which the 
City may consider whether to opt out of the refunds set forth for Sundland/Tujunga (CUID No. 
CA0219) and Sylmar, California (CUID No. CA0188) in Exhibit 2 to the Amendment to the 
Continental Social Contract. 1 The City is the franchising authority for the cable television 
systems in those franchise areas.
The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") approved the Amendment to 
the Continental Social Contract ("Amendment") hi an Order released August 23, 1996. Among 
other things, the Amendment resolves all CPST cases and those BST cases where a la carte 
packages were at issue, which were pending against the additional cable systems Continental 
Cablevision, Inc ("Continental") acquired after the original Social Contract was approved by the 
Commission on August 1, 1996.2 In resolving those cases, Continental agreed to pay cash 
refunds totalling approximately $1.67 million to the subscribers hi the franchise areas shown in 
Exhibits 2 and 3 of the Amendment. The Amendment provides that a local franchising authority 
may elect to opt out of the refunds established under the Amendment by providing notice 10 the 
Commission and Continental no later than 30 days following the effective date of the 
Amendment. That 30-day period expires on September 20, 1996.
'In the Matter of Continental Cablevision, Inc., Amended Social Contract, FCC 96-358 (released Augusi 25 
1996).
2Social Contract for Continental Cablevision, 10 FCC Red 12561 (1995).
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The City requests additional time to November 1, 1996 to resolve issues associated with 
the Amendment for the communities identified above and to review related documents 
Continental has submitted recently to the City in support of its rate filings.3 The City believes 
that the extension is in the public interest since it will permit the City a full opportunity to 
determine whether it will be in the best interests of subscribers in the named communities to 
exercise its right to opt out of the refunds provided in the Amendment. Continental does not 
oppose the Motion and has consented to the City's request for the extension of time.4
For the reasons stated in the Motion, we find good cause to grant the requested extension 
of time.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Extension of Time IS GRANTED 
to allow the City until November 1, 1996 to exercise its right to opt out of the refunds provided 
in the Amendment.
This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.321 of the 
Commission's rules and the delegation authorized by the Commission in the Order approving the 
Amendment.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Meredith J. Jones
Chief, Cable Services Bureau
'Motion for Extension of Time, 2.
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