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In its 1993 Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("Rate  S- x\Order"),> yO#-ԍ8 FCC Rcd 5631 (1993).> the Commission adopted new rules for leased access addressing maximum reasonable rates,  xreasonable terms and conditions of use, minority and educational programming, and procedures for  SM- x[resolution of disputes.iMB {O/'-ԍSee 47 C.F.R. 76.970, 76.971, 76.975 and 76.977 (1995).i The Commission recently modified some of its leased access rules in the Second"M,))II "  S- xReport and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration of the First Report and Order ("Second Order").a\ {Oh- x-ԍFCC 9727 (released February 4, 1997), 62 Fed. Reg. 11364 (1997).  See also Order on Reconsideration of  xthe First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in MM Docket No. 92266 and CS Docket  {O-No. 9660, 11 FCC Rcd 16933 (1996).a   S- xIn the Second Order, the Commission, among other things, confirmed that its regulations regarding  S- xreasonable terms and conditions of use for commercial leased access= yO@-ԍ47 C.F.R.  76.971= do not deny cable operators the right  S- xto require reasonable liability insurance coverage for leased access programming.K| {O -ԍSee Second Order at  112.K The Commission also  xamended its alternative dispute resolution procedures to require that a cable operator's maximum permitted  xrate be determined by an independent accountant prior to the submission to the Commission of a petition  S-for relief alleging that the cable operator's leased access rate is unreasonable.v {O -ԍId, at  103107 and at Appendix D, Revised Rules, Section 76.975(b).v  S- DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ă  St- ` x3.` ` New Bedford contends that MediaOne is unfairly demanding carriage of broadcasters  xliability insurance and errors and omissions insurance with a minimum policy dollar limit of $1,000,000  x per occurrence, as a condition for obtaining a requested leased access channel. New Bedford states a  xbelief that MediaOne is not similarly requiring such insurance coverage from other leased access programmers on its cable system.  S - ` x4.` ` A cable operator's right to require reasonable liability insurance coverage for leased access  S\- xprogramming was initially indicated in Anthony Giannotti v. Cablevision Systems Corporation.C \ yO-ԍ11 FCC Rcd 10441 (CSB 1996)C In that  xcase, we noted that the programmer had not shown that the cost of insurance coverage is either prohibitive  S- x1or imposes an unreasonable cost of doing business as an independent program producer. The  S- xCommission's Second Order confirmed that the regulations concerning reasonable terms and conditions  xof use for commercial leased access do not deny cable operators the right to require reasonable liability  x\insurance coverage for leased access programming. Noting that the costs and expenses attributable to  xdefending a prosecution for carriage of an allegedly obscene program may be covered by such insurance,  xthe Commission preeviously stated, "this is a reasonable term or condition relating to use of leased access  xchannel capacity in light of the removal by Congress in amended [S]ection 638 of cable operator immunity  S- xfor carriage of obscene programming." 0  {O!-ԍSee First Report and Order in MM Docket No. 92258, 8 FCC Rcd 998, 1007(1993), n.44.Ĉ Specific conditions or limits regarding the amount of coverage  S- xyor the type of insurance policy that operators may require were not adopted in the Second Order, on the  xjgrounds that "a specific restriction might not be appropriate for all situations." Instead, the Commission  xjstated that insurance requirements must be reasonable in relation to the objective of the requirement. The  xCommission further stated that determinations of a "reasonable" insurance requirement will be based on  x<the operator's practices with respect to insurance requirements imposed on nonleased access programmers,  xthe likelihood that the leased access programming will pose a liability risk for the operator, previous"  ,>(>(IIz"  xinstances of litigation arising from the leased access programming, and any other relevant factors. The  S-burden of proof in establishing reasonableness was placed on cable operators.  {O@-ԍSee Second Order at  112, and at Appendix D, Revised Rules, Section 76.971(d).  S- ` x5.` ` The only statment offered by MediaOne in justification of its insurance requirement was  x.that, "MediaOne's policy is to require broadcasters liability insurance and errors and omission insurance  S8- xfrom leased access programmers at the minimum policy limit of one million ($1,000,000)." 8Z {O2-ԍSee petition, Exhibit #5, MediaOne letter to Reverend Lavigne, dated August 20, 1997. No further  xjustification for the kinds of coverage or for the policy's dollar limits was provided to New Bedford or  x.to the Commission in MediaOne's response to the petition. On this record we conclude that MediaOne  x.failed to satisfy its burden of establishing the reasonableness of the insurance requirements demanded of  xthe New Bedford as a condition for the provision of leased access service. Accordingly, we will require  xMediaOne to make leased access available to New Bedford without any insurance requirement, unless a  xreasonable justification of the required coverage and policy dollar limits has been provided to New  x=Bedford. Such justification shall address the operator's practices with respect to insurance requirements  x.imposed on nonleased access programmers, the likelihood that the leased access programming will pose  xa risk of liability for the operator, previous instances of litigation arising from the leased access programming, and any other relevant factors. x  SX- ` x6.` ` New Bedford also states that MediaOne quoted a leased access rate of $49 per hour for  xthe leased access service requested. New Bedford contends that the quoted rate exceeds a $23.61 per hour  x^rate which it calculated using information available to it. MediaOne stated in response that an  xunsuccessful attempt was made to obtain the cooperation of New Bedford in selecting an independent  xaccountant for the purpose of determining its maximum leased access rate, as required by the new dispute  S- xresolution procedures adopted in the Second Order,  {O-ԍSee Second Order,  103107 and at Appendix D, Revised Rules, Section 76.975(b)(1) & (2). and requested that New Bedford's petition for relief  xbe dismissed for failure to obtain such determination. The dispute resolution procedures adopted in the  SB- x@Second Report require that a cable operator's maximum leased access rate be determined by an  xindependent accountant prior to the filing with the Commission of a petition for relief alleging that a cable  xMoperator's leased access rate is unreasonable. In the event that the parties cannot agree on a mutually  xyacceptable accountant, the rules require that the parties each select an independent accountant, who must  S- x/then select a third independent accountant to perform the review.\~ {O- xԍSee Second Report  103104. Each of these steps is subject to specific time limitations, and the accountant's  {O- xireport must signed, dated, certified by the accountant, and maintained in the cable operator's public file. Id., at  106, and at Appendix D, Revised Rules, Section 76.975(b). The record does not show that a  xzdetermination of MediaOne's maximum leased access rate by an independent accountant was received  xprior to the filing of New Bedford's petition as required by the new dispute resolution procedures. The  x record shows instead that New Bedford declined to accept the independent accountant suggested by  xLMediaOne and then filed the petition with the Commission without selecting an independent accountant  xand without following the further dispute resolution procedures required by our rules. Accordingly, New  xLBedford's complaint about the reasonableness of MediaOne's quoted leased access rate will be dismissed  S-for failure to comply with the Commission's new dispute resolution procedures. "d,>(>(II"Ԍ S- 1ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S- ` 3x7.` ` For the foregoing reasons, the petition for relief of Church of New Bedford in File No.  S- xCSR 5091L (a) IS GRANTED IN PART and MediaOne IS ORDERED pursuant to 47 C.F.R.   S`- xL76.975(f) to make leased access available to Church of New Bedford without any insurance requirement,  xunless a reasonable justification of the required coverage and policy dollar limits of such insurance has  S-been provided to Church of New Bedford, and (b) IS DISMISSED in all other respects.   @x8. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.321. X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: