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L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460 (1992). On March 11, 1993 the Commission adopted a  c -Report and Order to implement the mandatory broadcast signal carriage ("mustcarry")  c -provisions of the Cable Act. y X4"-#Xw PE37 DXP#эxReport and Order in MM Docket 92259, 8 FCC Rcd 2965 (1993). See also  X#-Clarification Order, 58 FR 32449 (June 10, 1993). 47 U.S.C.  535. Compare with Turner  X $-Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission,__S.Ct.__ (June 27, 1994) (remand of District Court opinion that mustcarry provision of 1992 Cable Act is constitutional). Pursuant to the rules adopted in the Report and Order, cable systems were required to commence carriage of local broadcast stations entitled to mustcarry"0*0*0*"  c-status beginning June 2, 1993.x Xy-#Xw PE37 DXP#эx47 C.F.R.  76.56(a) and (b).x Our mustcarry rules are also applicable to qualified low  Y-power television stations (LPTV).  Yy-#Xw PE37=9XP#эx47 C.F.R.  76.55(d);  76.56(b)(3) and (4). On December 12, 1994, Washington County Television, licensee of LPTV K66EK, Bartlesville, Oklahoma (K66EK) submitted the present complaint against DR Partners, d/b/a Donrey Cablevision (Donrey) alleging the latter's improper denial of carriage on its Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Dewey, Oklahoma cable systems. Donrey responded on January 9, 1995 by alleging that complainant does not satisfy the definition of a qualified LPTV, and that even if it did, complainant's mustcarry request is invalid based on its prior election to negotiate for retransmission consent. -DISCUSSION  Y - |B 2.xOur mustcarry rules state that if there are not enough fullpower local commercial television stations to fulfill the mustcarry obligations of a cable system, a qualified LPTV  Y -may be carried. y  Y-#Xw PE37=9XP#эx47 C.F.R.  76.56(b)(3). Cable systems with 35 or fewer channels shall carry one (1) qualified LPTV, and systems with 35 or more channels shall carry two (2). One of the criteria for being a qualified LPTV is that there be "no full power television broadcast station licensed to any community within the county or other  Y -equivalent political subdivision (of a State) served by the cable system."s   Yk-#Xw PE37=9XP#эx47 C.F.R.  76.55(d)(6).s Donrey states that there is a fullpower local commercial broadcast station (KDOR) licensed to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which is within the same county (Washington) as Donrey's Bartlesville and Dewey systems and, thus, complainant is not a qualified LPTV. In its Complaint, K66EK acknowledges that KDOR is licensed to Bartlesville, but argues that because KDOR's studio is located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 60 miles from Bartlesville, and KDOR's transmitter is located in Rogers County, Oklahoma, "KDOR's programming service to Bartlesville and Dewey is no more evident than that of the other eight full power stations located in and  Y-around Tulsa."g  Yd-#Xw PE37=9XP#эxComplaint at 3.g In addition, K66EK requests a waiver of Section 76.55(d)(6) of the Commission's rules to permit K66EK to be considered a qualified LPTV despite the fact that there is a full power television broadcast station licensed to Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Y-3.xThe criteria for a qualified LPTV, as set forth in the Commission's rules, are mandated by Section 614(h)(2) of the 1992 Cable Act. While the Commission may waive its own rules in certain circumstances, it may not waive any part of the statutory definition of a qualified LPTV. Because there is a full power television broadcast station licensed to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, K66EK does not meet the criteria for a qualified LPTV, and therefore K66EK is not entitled to carriage on Donrey's Bartlesville and Dewey systems. Given our conclusion, we need not reach the other issues raised by the parties in this matter.  |B "u0*0*0* !"  Y- |B 4.xAccordingly, the petition filed on December 12, 1994, by Washington County Television, K66EK, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, IS DENIED, in accordance with Section 614(h)(2)(F) (47 U.S.C. 534) of the Communications Act of 1934.  Y-5.xThis action is taken by the Cable Services Bureau, pursuant to authority delegated by Section O.321 of the Commission's Rules. x` `  hh  |B   |B FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hh  |B   |B William H. Johnson x` `  hh Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau