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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report:  July 2, 1996
                Date of Earliest Event Reported:  June 28, 1996



                           TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                               State of Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


        0-20421                                                  84-1260157
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(Commission File Number)                                      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


     5619 DTC Parkway
     Englewood, Colorado                                              80111
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (303) 267-5500


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Item 5.   Other Events.
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      In January of 1995, two securities class action complaints        
      ("Actions") were filed against Interactive Network, Inc. ("Interactive")
      and certain of its then current and former officers and directors
      (collectively, the "Interactive Defendants") in the United States
      District Court for the Northern District of California which sought
      unspecified damages for alleged violations of the disclosure requirements
      of the federal securities laws.  These Actions were filed on behalf of a
      class of shareholders that purchased the stock of Interactive during the
      period August 15, 1994 through November 22, 1994. Pursuant to an order of
      the Court, the Actions were consolidated, and in April 1995, a
      Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint captioned In re Interactive
      Network, Inc. Securities Litigation ("Consolidated Case") was filed in
      the same court which again sought damages against the Interactive
      Defendants for violations of the disclosure requirements of the federal
      securities laws, which violations allegedly occurred during the period
      May 2, 1994 through March 31, 1995.  On June 28, 1996, a Third Amended
      Consolidated Class Action Complaint was filed in the Consolidated Case
      against the Interactive Defendants which also added Tele-Communications,
      Inc., TCI Communications, Inc., TCI Development Corporation and Gary
      Howard as defendant parties (collectively, the "TCI Defendants").  The
      Third Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint seeks damages against
      the Interactive Defendants for violation of disclosure requirements of
      the federal securities laws and seeks similar unspecified damages against
      the TCI Defendants predicated upon the allegation that they were
      "controlling persons" of Interactive at the time that the alleged wrongs
      took place.  Tele-Communications, Inc. believes the claims asserted
      against it and the other TCI Defendants are without merit and intends to
      defend such claims vigorously. 



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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




Date:  July 2, 1996



                                     TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                                     (Registrant)



                                     By:/s/ Stephen M. Brett
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                                       Stephen M. Brett
                                         Executive Vice President