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TCIP filed an  xOpposition, to which R y F replied. Between November 10, 1998 and March 26, 1999, R y F filed several motions for extension of time in which to respond to TCIP's Opposition.  S((M BACKGROUND ă  S( ` 2.` ` Pursuant to Section 614 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the  S( xTelevision Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ("1992 Cable Act"),St yO8"(ԍPub. L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460 (1992).S and implementing  S( xrules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and  Sb( x.Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues Report and Order ("Must Carry Order"),Ibxt yOz%(ԍ8 FCC Rcd 2965, 29762977 (1993).I  S<( xVcommercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems  xlocated within the station's market. In areas outside the contiguous 48 states, such as Puerto Rico, station  S ( xmarkets are defined using Nielsen's 19911992 DMA Market and Demographic Rank Report, and Puerto" ,**88"  S( x Rico is considered a single market.J {Oh(ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  76.55(e).J Therefore, for the purposes of this proceeding, the Puerto Rico communities served by TCIP are considered to be in WZDE's market.  S( ` 3.` ` Under the Commission's must carry rules, cable operators have the burden of showing that  S`( xa commercial station that is located in the same television market is not entitled to carriage.V`Z {OZ(ԍSee Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990.V One method  S8( xof doing so is for a cable operator to establish that a subject television station's signal, which would  xotherwise be entitled to carriage, does not provide a good quality signal to a cable system's principal  S( xfheadend.C yOt (ԍ47 C.F.R.  76.55(c)(3).C Should a station fail to provide the requisite overtheair signal quality to a cable systems's  S( x principal headend, it still may obtain carriage rights because ;under our rules a television station may  xRprovide a cable operator with specialized equipment, at the station's expense, to improve the station's  Sp(signal to an acceptable quality at a cable system's principal headend.Rp| {O(ԍMust Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991.R  S (Wj ALLEGATION OF THE PARTIES ă  S ( ` V4.` ` R y F is currently operating WZDE under program test authority pending issuance of a  S ( xlicense. According to R y F, by letter dated June 3, 1998, it requested carriage of WZDE on the TCIP  S ( xcable system at issue.7  yO.(ԍComplaint at 2.7 R y F asserts that since no response to that request from the cable operator was  xreceived, the instant complaint was timely filed pursuant to Section 76.7(c)(4)(iii) of the Commission's  S0( xrules.G 0 yOn(ԍ47 C.F.R.  76.7(c)(4)(iii).G R y F further asserts that WZDE and the communities served by the cable system are both located  xjwithin the San Juan, Puerto Rico DMA and that WZDE is a "local" station under Section 76.55(e) of the rules. Accordingly, R y F requests that the Commission issue an order requiring TCIP to carry WZDE.  S( ` n5.` ` TCIP opposes the instant complaint asserting that WZDE does not provide a good quality  xsignal to the Vega Baja headend. In support, TCIP provided the results of five readings of a signal  S@( x2strength study conducted between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on September 10, 1998.> @.  yO (ԍOpposition, Exhibit 1.> TCIP contends that  x.the study shows that WZDE is not entitled to carriage because of its failure to deliver an adequate signal to the Vega Baja cable system headend, and requests dismissal of WZDE's complaint.  S( ` 6.` ` R y F asserts in reply that the study TCIP submitted was conducted while WZDE was  xoff of the air and, therefore, does not provide any basis for denial of station carriage. R y F points out  xthat WZDE operated only between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily when TCIP conducted the study on  x(September 10, 1998. R y F further states that, although TCIP has not met its burden to show that WZDE  xfails to provide an adequate signal to the cable system in question, it will provide special equipment for  S( xdelivery of a good quality signal to the cable systems should that prove to be necessary. R y F requests" ,p(p(88"  xthat an order requiring TCIP to cooperate with it in establishing WZDE's signal strength at the Vega Baja  S(cable system headend and mandating carriage of WZDE consistent with precedent.  {O@( xԍCiting SAH Acquisition Corporation II, 13 FCC Rcd 16334 (CSB 1998), and Channel 44 of Tulsa, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 7136 (CSB 1998).  S( DISCUSSION ă  S8( ` 87.` ` We find that the representations made by R y F demonstrate that WZDE is a local full  xpower commercial station qualified for carriage on TCIP's system serving Vega Baja, Dorado, Monati  xand Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Both WZDE and TCIP are located in the Puerto Rico television market.  xjMoreover, as noted above, under the Commission's must carry rules, cable operators have the burden of  S( xshowing that a commercial station that is located in the same television market is not entitled to carriage.R " {OZ (ԍMust Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990.R  x~One method of doing so is for a cable operator to establish that a subject television station's signal, which  xDwould otherwise be entitled to carriage, does not provide a good quality signal to a cable system's  S ( x8principal headend.C  yOt(ԍ47 C.F.R.  76.55(c)(3).C However, a cable operator's burden of showing the inadequacy of a station's signal  x is not satisfied by studies conducted while a station is not broadcasting. Such studies do not provide  xinformation that will assist broadcasters "in determining whether they wish to pay for appropriate signal  ximprovements" nor do they represent full cooperation by cable operators in supplying broadcasters with  x~relevant data, as contemplated by the Commission in connection with the resolution of disputes regarding  SX( x>the adequacy of signal levels delivered to cable system headends.RXD {O<(ԍMust Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991.R In the instant case, R y F's letter  x requesting mandatory carriage provided TCIP with information, including a telephone number, that  xenabled the cable operator to contact the station and confirm whether the station would be broadcasting  x~at the time the study was undertaken. In any event, R y F has made a commitment to acquire and install  x8any and all necessary improvements and equipment needed to provide TCIP's Vega Baja headend with  S(a good quality signal.3" yO( xԍUnder the Commission's rules, a station's failure to provide the requisite overtheair signal quality to a cable  xsystem's principal headend will not foreclose its carriage if the station provides a cable operator with specialized  xequipment, at the station's expense, which will improve the station's signal to an acceptable quality at a cable  {O^(system's principal headend. Must Carry Order at 2991. See also U.S.C.  534(h)(1)(B)(iii).3 Accordingly, we grant R y F's Complaint. "h ,p(p(88"  S( &9 0 ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S( ` <8.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED , pursuant to Section 614 of the Communications Act of  x1934, as amended (47 U.S.C.  534), that the complaint filed by R y F Broadcasting, Inc. in File No. CSR  S`( xn5303M IS GRANTED , and TCI Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage  xof television station WZDE within sixty (60) days after R y F Broadcasting, Inc. installs the necessary  xequipment for WZDE to deliver a good quality signal to the principal headend serving Vega Baja, Dorado, Monati and Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.  S( ` 9.` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.321 of the  Sp(Commission's rules.=p yO (ԍ47 C.F.R.  0.321.= ` `  ,hhhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  ,hhhDeborah E. Klein, Chief ` `  ,hhhConsumer Protection and Competition Division ` `  ,hhhCable Services Bureau