EXHIBIT 99.1



                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                               September 30, 1998

 Contact: TCI Media Relations, Katina Vlahadamis or LaRae Marsik (303) 267-5273
          Falcon Investor Relations, Dan Do (626) 844-1754

                      TCIC AND FALCON FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP
                     SERVING MORE THAN ONE MILLION CUSTOMERS

     ENGLEWOOD,  CO - TCI  Communications,  Inc. ("TCIC"),  the cable television
system arm of Tele-Communications,  Inc. ("TCI"), and Falcon Holding Group, L.P.
("Falcon")  today  announced  that they have  completed  the  formation of a new
partnership, Falcon Communications,  L.P. (the "Partnership").  The agreement to
form the Partnership was originally signed in December of 1997.

     TCIC contributed  certain cable television systems in Alabama,  California,
Missouri, Oregon and Washington serving approximately 295,000 subscribers. These
systems  have  been  combined  with the  approximately  710,000  subscribers  in
Falcon's cable systems.  The Partnership  will be managed by Falcon,  and Falcon
will have a 54 percent interest and TCIC a 46 percent interest.

     "This  partnership  represents a critical  milestone in Falcon's  corporate
development and we are very excited with the  inauguration  of our  relationship
with TCI,"  said Marc B.  Nathanson,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of
Falcon.  "Falcon  is now  well  positioned  to  embark  on an  exciting  path of
expansion through enhanced market concentration,  technology  advancements,  and
continued quality service to our diverse customer base."

     "We are  pleased  to  have  successfully  completed  our  partnership  with
Falcon," said Leo J. Hindery,  Jr.,  President of TCI.  "This  partnership  will
distribute video, data and  telecommunications  products more efficiently to our
cable customers in these markets."

     Tele-Communications, Inc. is traded through the TCI Group, the TCI Ventures
Group and the Liberty Media Group common  stocks.  The Series A and Series B TCI
Group common  stocks are traded on the National  Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock
Market under the symbols of TCOMA and TCOMB, respectively.

     Falcon Communications, L.P. serves more than 1,000,000 customers throughout
26 states and 800  communities,  principally in Alabama,  California,  Missouri,
Oregon and Washington.