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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 (Date of earliest event reported):  April 6, 1998
                                                           -------------



                             JONES INTERCABLE, INC.
                             ----------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Colorado                    1-9953                     84-0613514
     --------                    ------                     ----------
(State of Organization)    (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer
                                                            Identification No.)


                                 P.O. Box 3309
                9697 E. Mineral Avenue, Englewood, CO 80155-3309
                ------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive office and Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 792-3111
                                                          --------------
                                        
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Item 5.  Other Events.
         ------------ 

         Pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-
40149) allowing it to offer up to $500,000,000 of senior debt securities, senior
subordinated debt securities, subordinated debt securities and Class A Common
Stock, Jones Intercable, Inc. (the "Company") issued and sold $200,000,000 of
its 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Notes") on April 6, 1998. Interest on the
Notes is payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year,
commencing October 15, 1998. The Notes will mature on April 15, 2008. The Notes
will not be redeemable prior to maturity.

         The Notes were sold to Salomon Brothers Inc, Lehman Brothers Inc.,
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC and NatWest Capital Markets Limited (the
"Underwriters"). The Underwriters purchased the Notes from the Company at
98.173% of their principal amount. The Company anticipates that the
approximately $196,246,000 (after payment of estimated expenses) net proceeds
from the offering of the Notes will be used to reduce the amounts outstanding
under the revolving credit facilities of the Company's subsidiaries.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
         ---------------------------------

         (a)   Not applicable.

         (b)   Not applicable.

         (c)   Exhibits.

               1.1  Terms Agreement dated March 31, 1998, between the Company
                    and Salomon Brothers Inc, Lehman Brothers Inc., NationsBanc
                    Montgomery Securities LLC and NatWest Capital Markets
                    Limited.

               4.1  Third Supplemental Indenture dated March 31, 1998 with
                    respect to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
                    Company's 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2008, between the Company
                    and U.S. Trust Company of California, N.A.

               5    Opinion of Elizabeth M. Steele as to the legality of the
                    issuance of the Notes.

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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.

                                        JONES INTERCABLE, INC.



Dated: April 6, 1998                    By:/s/ Elizabeth M. Steele
                                           -----------------------
                                           Elizabeth M. Steele
                                           Vice President

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 1.1

                             TERMS AGREEMENT
                             ---------------



                                                                  March 31, 1998



Jones Intercable, Inc.
9697 East Mineral Avenue
Englewood, CO  80112

Attn:  Mr. Kevin Coyle

Dear Sirs:

          We (the "Underwriters") understand that Jones Intercable, Inc., a
Colorado corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell $200,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its senior debt securities (the "Underwritten
Securities"). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or
incorporated by reference herein, the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, the principal amounts of such
Underwritten Securities set forth opposite their names in such list at 98.173%
of the principal amount thereof (plus accrued interest, if any, on the
Underwritten Securities from April 6, 1998 to Closing Date). The Closing Date
shall be April 6, 1998, at 10 a.m. at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett,
425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.

          The Underwritten Securities shall have the terms set forth in the
Prospectus dated January 13, 1998, and the Prospectus Supplement dated March 31,
1998, including the following:

          Title:  7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008
          Maturity: April 15, 2008
          Interest Rate: 7 5/8%
          Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15
          Redemption Provisions: Not redeemable by the Company prior to
          maturity
          Public Offering Price: Variable price reoffer

          All the provisions contained in the document entitled "Jones
Intercable, Inc. -- Debt Securities -- Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions"
and dated March 15, 1995 (the "Basic Provisions"), a copy of which you have
previously received, are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety and
shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if
the Basic Provisions had been set forth in full herein, except that Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett shall serve as counsel for the Underwriters and Cole Raywid &
Braverman shall serve as special counsel to the Company, in each case in
substitution for the
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firm so designated in the Basic Provisions, and except as provided for below.
Terms defined in the Basic Provisions are used herein as therein defined.
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          Please accept this offer by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in
the space set forth below and returning the signed copy to us, or by sending us
a written acceptance in the following form:

          "We hereby accept your offer, set forth in the Terms Agreement, dated
March 31, 1998, to purchase the Underwritten Securities on the terms set forth
therein."

                              Very truly yours,

                              SALOMON BROTHERS INC
                              LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
                              NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC
                              NATWEST CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED

                              By Salomon Brothers Inc


                              By:/s/ Chris Clipper
                                 __________________________________
                                 Name:  Chris Clipper
                                 Title: Associate



Accepted:

JONES INTERCABLE, INC.


By:/s/ Kevin P. Coyle      
   __________________________
   Kevin P. Coyle
   Group Vice President/Finance
 
 
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                                   SCHEDULE I
                                   ----------
 
                                         Principal Amount
                                         of Securities to
        Underwriters                        Be Purchased
        ------------                     ----------------

Salomon Brothers Inc                         $110,000,000
Lehman Brothers Inc.                           40,000,000
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC          40,000,000
NatWest Capital Markets Limited                10,000,000
                                             ------------
                                Total        $200,000,000
                                             ============
 

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

________________________________________________________________________________

                             JONES INTERCABLE, INC.

                                      and

                U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., Trustee

                   ------------------------------------------

                          Third Supplemental Indenture

                           Dated as of April 6, 1998

                   ------------------------------------------

                          7-5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008

________________________________________________________________________________
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          THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 6, 1998 (the "Third
Supplemental Indenture"), to the Indenture, dated as of March 23, 1995 (the
"Indenture"), between JONES INTERCABLE, INC., a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "Company"), having its
principal office at 9697 E. Mineral Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112, and U.S.
TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., a national banking association organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the United States of America (the
"Trustee").

                            RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

          WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of
the Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of one or more
series of its senior debt securities (the "Securities") to be issued in one or
more series as in the Indenture provided;

          WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Trustee to join it
in the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture in order to
establish and provide for the issuance by the Company of a series of Securities
designated as its 7-5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008 in the aggregate principal amount
of $200,000,000, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "7-
5/8% Senior Notes"), on the terms set forth herein.

          WHEREAS, Section 11.01 of the Indenture provides that a supplemental
indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee without the consent
of any holder of any Securities for such purpose provided certain conditions are
met;

          WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Indenture for the execution
and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture have been complied with; and

          WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Third Supplemental
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and the Trustee, in accordance with
its terms, and a valid amendment of, and supplement to, the Indenture have been
done;

          NOW THEREFORE:

          In consideration of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of
the 7-5/8% Senior Notes by the holders thereof the Company mutually covenants
and agrees with the Trustee, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all
holders of the 7-5/8% Senior Notes, that the Indenture is supplemented and
amended, to the extent and for the purposes expressed herein, as follows:

PARAGRAPH A. SCOPE OF THIS THIRD
             SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
             ----------------------

          The changes, modifications and supplements to the Indenture effected
by this Third Supplemental Indenture in Paragraphs B and C hereof shall only be
applicable with respect to, and govern the terms of, the 7-5/8% Senior Notes
issued by the Company, which 
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shall be limited in aggregate principal amount to $200,000,000, except as
provided in Section 2.01(2) of the Indenture, and shall not apply to any other
Securities which may be issued under the Indenture unless a supplemental
indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such
changes, modifications and supplements.

PARAGRAPH B. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
             ---------------------

          B1.ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS  - Each of the following definitions, which
             -----------------------                                           
constitute part of this Third Supplemental Indenture, shall be inserted in
proper alphabetical order in Article 1:

          Affiliate:  The term "Affiliate" of any specified Person shall mean
          ---------                                                          
     any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
     under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the
     purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative
     meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), when
     used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
     indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
     or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
     securities or by agreement or otherwise.

          Annualized Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow:  The term "Annualized Pro
          ----------------------------------------                           
     Forma Operating Cash Flow" shall mean Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow for the
     latest fiscal quarter ended prior to the date as of which the Annualized
     Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow is being determined multiplied by four.

          Asset Sale:  The term "Asset Sale" shall mean the sale, transfer or
          ----------                                                         
     other disposition (other than to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in
     any single transaction or series of related transactions of (a) any Capital
     Stock of any Subsidiary, (b) all or substantially all of the assets of the
     Company or any Subsidiary or (c) all or substantially all of the assets of
     a division, line of business, cable television system, or comparable
     business segment of the Company or any Subsidiary.

          Capitalized Lease Obligation:  The term "Capitalized Lease Obligation"
          ----------------------------                                          
     shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether
     real, personal, or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity
     with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the
     balance sheet of that Person.

          Cash Flow Available for Interest Expense:  The term "Cash Flow
          ----------------------------------------                      
     Available for Interest Expense" shall mean, for any Person, for any period,
     (A) the sum of the amount for such period of (i) Net Income, (ii) Interest
     Expense, (iii) provisions for taxes based on income (excluding taxes
     related to gains and losses excluded from the definition of Net Income),
     (iv) depreciation expense, (v) amortization expense, and (vi) any other
     non-cash items reducing the Net Income of such Person for such period,
     minus (B) all non-cash items increasing Net Income of such Person, all as
     -----                                                                    
     determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that
     if, during such period, such Person shall have made any Asset Sale, Cash
     Flow Available for Interest 
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     Expense of such Person for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal
     to the Cash Flow Available for Interest Expense (if positive) directly
     attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale for the
     period or increased by an amount equal to the Cash Flow Available for
     Interest Expense (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such
     period.

          Currency Agreement:  The term "Currency Agreement" shall mean any
          ------------------                                               
     foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar
     agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in
     currency values.

          Debt:  The term "Debt" of any Person shall mean (without duplication)
          ----                                                                 
     any indebtedness, contingent or otherwise, in respect of borrowed money
     (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of
     such Person or only to a portion thereof), or evidenced by bonds, notes,
     debentures or similar instruments or representing the balance deferred and
     unpaid of the purchase price of any property (except any such balance that
     constitutes a trade payable or an accrued liability arising in the ordinary
     course of business that is not overdue by more than 120 days or that is
     being contested in good faith), if and to the extent any of the foregoing
     indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the
     Company in accordance with GAAP.

          7-5/8% Senior Notes:  The term "7-5/8% Senior Notes" shall mean the
          -------------------                                                
     Company's 7-5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008 originally issued in the aggregate
     principal amount of $200,000,000 pursuant to this Third Supplemental
     Indenture.

          GAAP:  The term "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting
          ----                                                           
     principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
     Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
     and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
     Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved
     by a significant segment of the accounting profession as in effect on the
     date hereof.

          incurrence:  The term "incurrence" shall have the meaning assigned to
          ----------                                                           
     such term in Section 5.09 hereof.

          Indebtedness:  The term "Indebtedness" of any Person shall mean the
          ------------                                                       
     Debt of such Person and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise
     included, any Capitalized Lease Obligation, the maximum fixed repurchase
     price of any Redeemable Stock, the aggregate liquidation preference of the
     issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock of any Subsidiary,
     indebtedness secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or
     held by such Person are subject (whether or not the obligations secured
     thereby shall have been assumed), guarantees of items that would constitute
     Indebtedness under this definition (whether or not such items would appear
     upon the balance sheet of such Person), letters of credit and letter of
     credit reimbursement obligations (whether or not such items would appear on
     such balance sheet), and obligations in respect of Currency Agreements and
     Interest Swap 
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     Obligations, and any renewal, extension, refunding or amendment of any of
     the foregoing. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the maximum fixed
     repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such
     Redeemable Stock as if such Redeemable Stock were repurchased on any date
     on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this
     Indenture, and if such price is based upon or measured by the fair market
     value of such Redeemable Stock (or any equity security for which it may be
     exchanged or converted), such fair market value shall be determined in good
     faith by the Board of Directors. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person
     at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all
     unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of
     any such contingent obligations at such date.

          Interest Expense:  The term "Interest Expense" of any Person shall
          ----------------                                                  
     mean, for any period, the aggregate amount of (i) interest in respect of
     Indebtedness of such Person (excluding interest attributable to cable
     television systems held for resale and including amortization of original
     issue discount on any such Indebtedness and the interest portion of any
     deferred payment obligation, calculated in accordance with the effective
     interest method of accounting, all commissions, discounts and other fees
     and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance
     financing and the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations and
     Currency Agreements), and (ii) all but the principal component of rentals
     in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, paid, accrued or scheduled to
     be paid or accrued by such Person during such period.

          Interest Swap Obligations:  The term "Interest Swap Obligations" shall
          -------------------------                                             
     mean the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any
     other Person whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to
     receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a
     floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in
     exchange for periodic payments made by such Person calculated by applying a
     fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.

          Lien:  The term "Lien" shall mean any lien, security interest, charge
          ----                                                                 
     or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title
     retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to
     give any security interest).

          Maturity Date:  The term "Maturity Date" shall mean the earlier to
          -------------                                                     
     occur of April 15, 2008 and the date upon which the 7-5/8% Senior Notes
     shall be declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of Section 7.01

          Net Income:  The term "Net Income" of any Person shall mean the net
          ----------                                                         
     income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP,
     excluding, however, (i) any gain or loss realized upon an Asset Sale
     (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback
     transactions) of such Person not in the 
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     ordinary course of business, (ii) the amount of any non-recurring
     distribution from any Affiliated Partnership and (iii) extraordinary gains
     and losses.

          Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow:  The term "Pro Forma Operating Cash
          -----------------------------                                     
     Flow" shall mean, for any period, (A) the sum of the amount for such period
     of (i) Net Income, (ii) Interest Expense, (iii) provisions for taxes based
     on income (excluding taxes related to gains and losses excluded from the
     definition of Net Income), (iv) depreciation expense, (v) amortization
     expense, (vi) any other non-cash items reducing the Net Income of such
     Person for such period, minus (B) all non-cash items increasing Net Income
     of such Person for such period; all as determined on a consolidated basis
     for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP after giving
     effect to the following: (i) if, during such period, the Company or any
     Subsidiary shall have any cable television systems held for resale, to the
     extent not otherwise included, Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow of the Company
     for such period shall be increased by an amount equal to the Pro Forma
     Operating Cash Flow (if positive) of such cable television system held for
     resale for such period or decreased by an amount equal to the Pro Forma
     Operating Cash Flow (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such
     period; (ii) if, during such period, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
     shall have made any Asset Sale, Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow of the
     Company for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Pro
     Forma Operating Cash Flow (if positive) directly attributable to the assets
     which are the subject of such Asset Sale for the period or decreased by an
     amount equal to Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow (if negative) directly
     attributable thereto for such period; and (iii) if, during such period,
     Indebtedness is incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for or
     in connection with the acquisition of any Person or business which
     immediately after acquisition is a Subsidiary or whose assets are held
     directly by the Company or a Subsidiary, Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow
     shall be computed so as to give pro forma effect to the acquisition of such
     Person or business as if such acquisition had occurred as of the first day
     of such period.

          Redeemable Stock:  The term "Redeemable Stock" shall mean any Capital
          ----------------                                                     
     Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is
     convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any
     event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
     obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof,
     in whole or in part, on or prior to the Maturity Date.

          Restricted Payment:  The term "Restricted Payment" shall mean, with
          ------------------                                                 
     respect to any Person, (i) the declaration or payment of any dividend on,
     or the making of any distribution to the holders (as such) of, any shares
     of its Capital Stock (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable in
     Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company or (B) dividends
     or distributions from a Subsidiary to any wholly-owned Subsidiary or to the
     Company); or (ii) the direct or indirect purchase, redemption or other
     acquisition or retirement value of any Capital Stock of such Person; or
     (iii) any direct or Indirect payment to redeem, repurchase, defease or
     otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity,
     scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking 
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     fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company that (a) is subordinate in
     right of payment to the 7-5/8% Senior Notes and (b) has a scheduled
     maturity subsequent to the Maturity Date of the 7-5/8% Senior Notes.

          B2. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS  - Each of the following provisions, which
              --------------------                                          
constitute part of this Third Supplemental Indenture, is numbered to conform
with the format of the Indenture:

SECTION 4.09. Optional Redemption.
              ------------------- 

          The Notes will not be redeemable by the Company prior to April 15,
2008.

SECTION 5.06. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
              --------------------------------- 

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, make
any Restricted Payment if at the time of making such Restricted Payment:

          (i) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or
shall occur as a consequence thereof, or

          (ii) if upon giving effect to such payment the aggregate amount
expended for all such Restricted Payments subsequent to February 29, 1992 shall
exceed the sum of (a) the excess of (x) the aggregate of Cash Flow Available for
Interest Expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis,
accrued during all fiscal quarters ended subsequent to February 29, 1992 over
(y) the product of (1) 1.2 and (2) the aggregate of Interest Expense of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, accrued during all fiscal
quarters ended subsequent to February 29, 1992, (b) the net proceeds received by
the Company from the issuance or sale, after February 29, 1992, of Capital Stock
of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock) and of any convertible securities
which have been converted into Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) and
(c) $15,000,000.

          The foregoing provisions will not prohibit (i) the payment of any
dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration when the payment would
have complied with the dividend restriction set forth above on the date of
declaration; (ii) the retirement of any shares of the Company's Capital Stock in
exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale
(other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, other shares of the Company's
Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock); and (iii) the redemption,
repurchase or retirement of any Indebtedness which is subordinated to the 7-5/8%
Senior Notes with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, (a) any Indebtedness of
the Company which (x) is subordinate in right of payment to the 7-5/8% Senior
Notes and (y) has a scheduled final maturity subsequent to the Maturity Date of
the 7-5/8% Senior Notes, or (b) any shares of the Company's Capital Stock other
than Redeemable Stock. Payments pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence
shall be included, and payments pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii) of such
sentence shall be excluded in calculating the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 5.06; provided in the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii)(b) that the net proceeds from the sale of Capital
Stock so applied to retire, repurchase or 
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redeem Capital Stock or subordinated Indebtedness are excluded in calculating
amounts under clause (ii)(b) of the first paragraph of this Section 5.06.

SECTION 5.07. Limitation On Transactions with Affiliates.
              ------------------------------------------ 

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, engage
in any single transaction or series of related transactions having a value in
excess of $10,000,000 with an Affiliate of the Company (other than a
Subsidiary), or any director, officer or employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary, except for (i) any payment for goods or services purchased in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) temporary loans or advances to any Affiliated
Partnership on a basis consistent with past practice, (iii) allocation of
corporate overhead to Affiliates of the Company and to the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a basis which is fair and reasonable, and (iv) the making of any
payment pursuant to any agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate entered into
prior to the date of this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such
provision shall not prohibit any such transaction the terms of which, taken as a
whole, are determined by the Board of Directors of the Company to be fair and in
the best interests of the Company or any Subsidiary.

SECTION 5.09. Limitation on Additional Indebtedness.
              ------------------------------------- 

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, or become liable for,
contingently or otherwise (collectively, an "incurrence"), any Indebtedness
(other than the 7-5/8% Senior Notes) unless, after giving effect to such
incurrence on a pro forma basis, Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not be more than nine times
Annualized Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow for the latest fiscal quarter preceding
such incurrence for which financial statements are available. Notwithstanding
the above, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall be prohibited from
incurring (i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with Currency Agreements or
Interest Swap Obligations, (ii) Indebtedness outstanding on the date of this
Indenture, (iii) letters of credit and letter of credit reimbursement
obligations that support performance obligations not to exceed $15,000,000 in
the aggregate outstanding at any time and (iv) Indebtedness resulting from the
extension, refunding or renewal of any Indebtedness existing prior to such
extension, renewal or refunding which does not result in an increase in the
principal amount of such existing Indebtedness then outstanding or, in the case
of existing Indebtedness which matures subsequent to the Maturity Date, does not
result in the maturity of such Indebtedness prior to the Maturity Date of the 7-
5/8% Senior Notes or, if the existing indebtedness is subordinated in right of
payment to the 7-5/8% Senior Notes, the Indebtedness resulting from such
extension, renewal or refunding is also subordinated in right of payment to the
7-5/8% Senior Notes.

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.
              ----------------- 

          Section 7.01 of the Indenture is amended by deleting subclause (f) in
its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
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          (f)  default in the payment at final maturity of principal, or
premium, if any, aggregating $5,000,000 or more with respect to any Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness,
which default shall not be cured or waived, or which acceleration shall not be
rescinded or annulled; for purposes of this Section 7.01(f), "final maturity"
shall mean, in the case of Indebtedness which is payable in installments, the
date on which the last installment of such Indebtedness is due or the date on
which such Indebtedness is due as a result of the acceleration thereof; and

          (g)  any final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in
excess of $5,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary and
shall not be discharged for any period of 60 consecutive days during which a
stay of enforcement shall not be in effect.

SECTION 12.01. Company may Consolidate, etc. Only on Certain Terms.
               --------------------------------------------------- 

          Section 12.01 is amended by (i) deleting the word "and" at the end of
subclause b, (ii) deleting the period at the end of subclause c and substituting
in lieu thereof a semicolon followed by the word "and" and (iii) adding the
following subclause at the end thereof, to read in its entirety as follows:

          (d) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma
basis, the consolidated Indebtedness of the Person formed by or surviving any
such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease
or conveyance or disposition shall be made, shall not be more than nine times
Annualized Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow for the latest fiscal quarter preceding
such transaction for which financial statements are available.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first
above written.

                              JONES INTERCABLE, INC.


                              By:/s/ Elizabeth M. Steele  
                                 ___________________________
                                 Name:  Elizabeth M. Steele
                                 Title: Vice President


                              U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.


                              By:/s/ Sandee Parks  
                                 _______________________________
                                 Name:  Sandee Parks
                                 Title: Vice President
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                             [Form of Face of Note]

No.                                                                    $

                             JONES INTERCABLE, INC.

                          7-5/8% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2008


          Jones Intercable, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Colorado (together with any successor corporation
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, the "Company"), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to               , or registered assigns, the principal
sum of               Dollars, on April 15, 2008.

          Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing on
October 15, 1998.

          Record Dates:  April 1 and October 1.

          This Note is continued on the reverse hereof and the additional
provisions there set forth shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set
forth at this place.

          This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication hereto shall have been signed by the
Trustee under the Indenture.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Jones Intercable, Inc. has caused this Note to be
signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers and a facsimile
of its corporate seal to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon.


 

Dated:                                  JONES INTERCABLE, INC.
 
[Corporate Seal]
                                        By:  ___________________________
Attest:
 
__________________________
Secretary                               ________________________________
                                        Chairman of the Board
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                                      A-2
 
               [FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]


          This is one of the 7-5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008 referred to in the
Indenture dated as of March 23, 1995, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of April 6, 1998, between Jones Intercable, Inc. and U.S.
Trust Company of California, N.A., as Trustee.

                                              U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,
                                              N.A.


                                              By:  ________________________
                                                   Authorized Signatory

Authentication Date:
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                                      A-3
 
                           [Form of Reverse of Note]

                             JONES INTERCABLE, INC.
                          7-5/8% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2008


          1.  Interest and Principal Payments.  JONES INTERCABLE, INC.
              -------------------------------                         
(together with any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to, the "Company") promises to pay interest on the principal amount of
this 7-5/8% Senior Note Due 2008 (this "Note") at a rate equal to 7-5/8% per
annum. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each April 15
and October 15 (an "Interest Payment Date") of each year commencing October 15,
1998 to the holder of record of this Note at the close of business on the
preceding April 1 and October 1, respectively. Interest on this Note will accrue
from the most recent date as to which interest has been paid or, if no interest
has been paid, from April 6, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

          The Company will pay the principal amount of this Note on April 15,
2008. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate of 7-5/8%
per annum and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent
lawful, at the same rate.

          2.  Method of Payment.  The Company will pay the interest on
              -----------------                                       
this Note provided for in paragraph 1 above (except defaulted interest) to the
person who is the registered holder of this Note (also referred to as the
"Noteholder") at the close of business on the April 1 or October 1, as the case
may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date. The holder must surrender this
Note to the Office of the Trustee in Los Angeles, California, to collect
principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the
United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts. The Company may pay such principal and interest by its check
payable in such money by mailing an interest check to the holder's registered
address. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening
period.

          3.  Office or Agency of Company.  The principal office of the
              ---------------------------                              
Trustee in Los Angeles, California, shall be the office or agency of the Company
where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer, where notices and
demands with respect to the Notes and the Indenture may be served and where the
Notes may be presented for payment, unless the Company shall maintain some other
office or agency for such purpose and shall give the Trustee written notice
thereof. In case the Company shall fail to maintain such other office or agency,
presentations may be made and notices and demands may be served at the principal
office of the Trustee.

          4.  Indenture.  The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture
              ---------                                                  
dated as of March 23, 1995, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of April 6, 1998 (as supplemented, the "Indenture"), between the
Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ?? 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of
the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are
referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. The Notes
are general 
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                                      A-4
 
obligations of the Company limited to $200,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount, except for Notes issued in substitution for exchanged, destroyed, lost
or stolen Notes. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this
Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

          5.  Optional Redemption.
              ------------------- 

          The Notes will not be redeemable by the Company prior to April 15,
2008.

          The Notes are not subject to any mandatory sinking fund or
mandatory redemption.

          6.  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.  Subject to certain
              ---------------------------------------                     
conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company may, by the deposit of funds
with the Trustee, discharge its obligations under the Indenture with respect to
the Notes.

          7.  Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.  The Notes are in
              ---------------------------------                   
registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be
exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The officer or agent of the Company
referred to in Section 3 hereof may require a holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and
fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

          8.  Persons Deemed Owners.  The Company, the Trustee and any
              ---------------------                                   
agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note
is registered upon the books maintained at the office or agency of the Company
for the registration of Notes as the owner for all purposes.

          9.  Amendments and Waivers.  The Company and the trustee, with
              ----------------------                                    
the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, may execute supplemental indentures
(which shall comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, as then in effect) for the purpose of adding, changing or eliminating
any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or
modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Notes; provided,
however, that no such supplemental indenture may (i) extend the stated maturity
of the Notes, reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon,
reduce the principal amount thereof or impair the right to institute suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after the stated maturity thereof (or,
in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date), without the consent
of each holder of the Notes, (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Notes, the
consent of the holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture,
without the consent of each holder of the Notes then outstanding, or (iii)
modify any of the provisions concerning modification of the Indenture except to
increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each holder of the
Notes.

          10. Events of Default and Remedies.  Events of Default under the
              ------------------------------                              
Indenture include the following: a default in payment of principal of, or
premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity; a default in payment of interest on
the Notes, and continuance of such default for 
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                                      A-5
 
a period of 30 days; a failure by the Company for 60 days after notice in the
manner prescribed in the Indenture to perform any other of the covenants or
agreements in the Indenture; certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; default in the
payment at the final maturity of principal or premium, if any, aggregating
$5,000,000 or more with respect to other Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness which default shall not
be cured or waived, or which acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled; or
a rendering of a final judgment in excess of $5,000,000 against the Company or
any Subsidiary that is not discharged for any period of 60 consecutive days
during which a stay of enforcement shall not be in effect. Subject to certain
limitations in the Indenture, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding may declare the principal amount of the Notes to be
due and payable immediately. The Indenture provides that such declaration in
certain events may be annulled by the holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Noteholders may not enforce the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may
require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the
Notes. Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Noteholders notice of any
continuing default (except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any,
or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The
Company must furnish annual compliance certificates to the Trustee. The above
description of Events of Default and remedies is qualified by reference and is
subject in its entirety to the more complete description thereof contained in
the Indenture.

          11. Trustee Dealings with Company.  The Trustee under the
              -----------------------------                        
Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may engage or be interested
in any financial or other transactions with the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate, and may buy, own, hold and sell any Notes or other securities of the
Company or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, make loans to and maintain any and
all other general banking and business relations with the Company or its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

          12. No Recourse Against Others.  No recourse shall be had for
              --------------------------                               
the payment of the principal of or the interest on this Note, or for any claim
based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the
Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator,
shareholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of
the Company or of any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or
penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as
part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.

          13. Authentication.  This Note shall not be valid until
              --------------                                     
authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

          14. Unclaimed Money.  If money for the payment of principal of
              ---------------                                           
or interest on the Notes remains unclaimed for two years after the date upon
which such payment shall have become due, the Trustee or any paying agent will
pay the money back to the Company at its 
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                                      A-6
 
request. After such payment, holders entitled to any portion of such money must
look solely to the Company for payment thereof.

          15. Definitions and Abbreviations.  All terms used in this Note
              -----------------------------                              
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Noteholder
or an assignee such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).

          The Company will furnish to any Noteholder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Jones
Intercable, Inc., 9697 E. Mineral Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112.
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                                      A-7
 
                                ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:  (I) or (We) assign and transfer
this Note to

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

________________________________________________________________________________

agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.

Date:  ____________          Your Signature:  __________________________________
                                              (Sign exactly as your name appears
                                              on the other side of this Note.)


Signature Guarantee:  ____________________________

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                          [LOGO OF JONES INTERCABLE]
                                                                       EXHIBIT 5

                              April 6, 1998

Jones Intercable, Inc.
9697 East Mineral Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80112

     Re:  Jones Intercable, Inc.
          7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008

Gentlemen:

     I have acted as counsel for Jones Intercable, Inc., a Colorado corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale by the
Company of $200,000,000 principal amount of its 7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008
(the "Notes"), pursuant to the Terms Agreement dated March 31, 1998 (the "Terms
Agreement"), between the Company and Salomon Brothers Inc., Lehman Brothers
Inc., NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC and NatWest Capital Markets Limited.

     I am of the opinion that the Notes have been duly and validly issued by the
Company.

     I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 6, 1998.  I also consent to the reference to me under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus Supplement, dated March 31, 1998, to the
Prospectus dated January 13, 1998 filed in the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (No. 333-40149).

                              Very truly yours,

                              /s/ Elizabeth Steele
                              --------------------
                              Elizabeth M. Steele
                              General Counsel



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