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$/300.534 Carriage of local commercial television signals/$
$/76.61 Disputes concerning carriage/$

                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION             DA 95-88
                          Washington, D.C.  20554


In re:          )
                )
Complaint of Island Broadcasting,        )   CSR-4134-M
Inc. against Guam Cable TV           )
                )
Request for Carriage)

                       MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Adopted:  January 20, 1995               Released:  January 20, 1995

By the Chief, Cable Services Bureau:

1.  On October 12, 1993, Island Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of station KTGM,
Tamuning, Guam ("Island"), filed a must-carry complaint with the Commission against
Guam Cable TV ("Guam Cable") pursuant to  614 of the Cable Television Consumer
Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ("Cable Act of 1992"), 47 CFR  76.56, and 47
CFR  76.7.  In its complaint, Island states that Guam Cable operates a cable television
system on the island of Guam, a U.S. territory.  Island also states that KTGM is located in
the same ADI as Guam Cable.  Island states that it is entitled to must-carry status on Guam
Cable pursuant to  614 of the Cable Act of 1992 and 47 CFR  76.56.  Island requests that
the Commission order Guam Cable to carry its signal on channel 14 of its system, and that
Guam Cable provide dual carriage of KTGM on channels 9 and 14 until such time as Guam
Cable removes all traps inhibiting reception of channel 14.  No opposition to this complaint
has been filed.

2.  The Commission has clearly delineated the responsibilities of cable operators
providing carriage of must-carry signals.  In the Order, the Commission determined that
"...all local commercial television stations carried in fulfillment of the must-carry
requirements must be provided to every subscriber and must be viewable on all television
sets that are connected to the cable system by a cable operator or for which the cable
operator provides a connection" (emphasis added).

3.  Island's complaint establishes that it is entitled to carriage on channel 14 of Guam
Cable's system.  We do not believe it is necessary to mandate dual carriage of KTGM on
channels 9 and 14.  However, the Commission takes this opportunity to remind Guam Cable
of its responsibility under our must-carry rules to provide every subscriber with a viewable
signal.  Should this require dual carriage of KTGM on channels 9 and 14, we would expect
Guam Cable to do so until such time as it removes all traps inhibiting reception of channel
14.  The complaint filed October 12, 1993 by Island IS GRANTED in accordance with 
614(d)(3)(47 U.S.C. 534) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Guam
Cable IS ORDERED to provide carriage of Station KTGM, Tamuning, Guam on channel 14
of its cable system forty-five (45) days from the release date of this Order.  This action is
taken by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to 47 CFR  0.321.


                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                William H. Johnson
                Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau