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A.   a3TechnicalTechnical Document Style9Wg  2  1.   a4TechnicalTechnical Document Style8bv{ 2  a.   2k\jY,ZZ38[a1TechnicalTechnical Document StyleF!<  ?  I.   a7TechnicalTechnical Document Style(@D i) . a8TechnicalTechnical Document Style(D a) . Doc InitInitialize Document Stylez   0*0*0*  I. A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) I. 1. A. a.(1)(a) i) a)Documentg2b\e`aaPleadingHeader for Numbered Pleading PaperE!n    X X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:HL Y#-ԍ#Xj\  P6G;9XP# According to Operator, DBS service was available for reception in Anne Arundel County via DirectTV commencing in September 1994. Letter of confirmation from FCC staff to Thomas Carlock, Counsel, Jones Intercable, Inc. (March 8, 1996). > Thus, in addition to Operator and Intermedia, households in the franchise area were able to obtain comparable multichannel video CPS"y0*((;" programming from HSD program packages in October 1993, and comparable multichannel video CPS programming from two DBS vendors in September 1994. x11. The first prong of the competing provider test for effective competition requires that the franchise area be served by at least two unaffiliated MVPDs, each of which offers comparable programming to at least 50 percent of the households in the franchise area. Operator has demonstrated that it and Intermedia pass 62.3% and 49.6%, respectively, of the households in the franchise area, which does not satisfy the first prong of the test. However, in October 1993, all households in the Anne Arundel County franchise area also had available HSD service which offered comparable programming. Thus, in keeping with the  Y -holding of the District of Columbia Circuit in Time Warner, we find that the first prong of the competing provider test is satisfied by the availability of Operator's service in conjunction with HSD service within the franchise area. With regard to the second prong of the competing provider effective competition test, we note that Operator is the largest MVPD in the franchise area, thus, we look initially to Intermedia, a smaller MVPD, to determine if the 15% threshold is satisfied. We find that Operator has submitted sufficient evidence demonstrating that 33% of the households subscribe to Intermedia, which is greater than the  Y{-15% threshold required by the Cable Act. {L Y-ԍ Because Competitor alone exceeds the 15% statutory threshold, we do not find it necessary to calculate the percentage of total households in the Anne Arundel County franchise area who subscribe to the two DBS and HSD services currently available.  x12. Based upon the information provided by Operator and Competitor, we find that Operator's system in Anne Arundel County is subject to competing provider effective  Y-competition.KL Y-ԍ This finding is based solely on the representations of Operator and Competitor. Should information come to our attention that these representations were materially inaccurate, we reserve the right to take appropriate action. This Order is not to be construed as a finding that we have accepted as correct any specific entry, explanation or argument made by any party to this proceeding not specifically addressed herein.  Y-   Y-x13.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321, that the complaints against the cable programming service price  Y-charged by Operator in Anne Arundel County, Maryland CUID No. MD0211, ARE DISMISSED. x` `  Y~-x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION(#(#X x` `  hhMeredith J. Jones x` `  hhChief, Cable Services Bureau"  0*(("Ԍ