TCI COMMUNICATIONS INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-03-07
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                             UNITED STATES           
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549      
                                                     

                          SCHEDULE 13G/A


             Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        (Amendment No. 1)*


                     TCI Communications, Inc.
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                         (Name of Issuer)

         Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock, Series A
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                  (Title of Class of Securities)

                             872287206
         ------------------------------------------------
                          (CUSIP Number)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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CUSIP No.       872287206              13G         Page    2    of   6   Pages
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1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON


              Salomon Inc
              22-1660266
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                            (a) [   ]
                                                            (b) [ X ]
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3       SEC USE ONLY



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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


              Delaware

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                 5      SOLE VOTING POWER

  NUMBER OF                  ---

   SHARES        -------------------------------------------------------------
                 6      SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
                             747,300
  OWNED BY       -------------------------------------------------------------
                 7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
                             ---
 REPORTING
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON        8      SHARED  DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH 
                             747,300
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               747,300

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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
       CERTAIN SHARES*  [   ]



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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             16.2%

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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             HC, CO

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                  *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!







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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

           TCI Communications, Inc. ("TCIC")

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           5619 DTC Parkway
           Englewood, CO 80111

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

           Salomon Inc

Item 2(b). Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence:

           Seven World Trade Center
           New York, New York   10048

Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:

           Delaware

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

           Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock, Series A
           (the "Series A Preferred Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

           872287206

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
           13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

           (a) [  ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of 
                    the Act;

           (b) [  ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

           (c) [  ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) 
                    of the Act;

           (d) [  ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of 
                    the Investment Company Act;

           (e) [  ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 
                    of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

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           (f) [  ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
                    subject to the provisions of the Employee
                    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
                    Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

           (g) [X]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 
                    ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

           (h) [  ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4.    Ownership.

           (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned as of February 28, 1997:  
                747,300 shares.

           (b)  Percent of Class:  16.2%

           (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  --

               (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  
                     747,300

              (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                     disposition of:  --

               (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                     disposition of:  747,300

                As of February 28, 1997, Salomon Brothers Inc
           ("SBI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Brothers
           Holding Company Inc ("SBHC"), which is in turn a
           wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc, held directly
           747,300 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock,
           representing 16.2% of the 4,600,000 shares of the
           Series A Preferred Stock reported to have been issued
           during the first quarter of 1996 in TCIC's Quarterly
           Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
           1996.
          
Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           If this statement is being filed to report the fact
           that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
           ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
           percent of the class of securities, check the
           following [ ].
          
Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
           Person.

           Not applicable.


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Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
           Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent 
           Holding Company.

           Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on Schedule 13G
           pursuant to Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G) and Rule
           13d-1(b)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
           as amended. See Exhibit 1.

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.

           By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
           knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
           were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
           were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
           the effect of changing or influencing the control of
           the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
           connection with or as a participant in any transaction
           having such purpose or effect.

Signature.

           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 7, 1997

                               SALOMON INC



                               By  /s/ Arnold S. Olshin
                                 --------------------------
                                 Name:  Arnold S. Olshin
                                 Title:  Secretary

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                                                           EXHIBIT 1

           Salomon Brothers Inc ("SBI"), a broker-dealer
registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is a Delaware corporation that
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Brothers Holding Company
Inc ("SBHC"), which in turn is a Delaware corporation that is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc. The principal places of
business of SBI and SBHC are located at Seven World Trade Center,
New York, New York 10048. Salomon Inc is filing this amendment to
its Statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
and Rule 13d-1(b)(2) under the 1934 Act, as amended, as a "parent
holding company" of SBI in order to report (x) the direct
beneficial ownership by SBI of the Cumulative Exchangeable
Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), of
TCI Communications, Inc. ("TCIC") and (y) the indirect beneficial
ownership by SBHC and Salomon Inc of the Series A Preferred Stock
of TCIC directly beneficially owned by SBI.



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