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Vitale, d/b/a FalComm Communications )  S()  S(vs.)ppXCSR5317L  S()  Sp(MediaOne of Metropolitan Detroit, Inc.)  SH ()  S (For Leased Access Channels)ppX   S (G  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER x  SX(X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:leased access requirements and directed the Commission to implement rules to govern this system of  S( xVchannel leasing.X= yO( x`ԍCable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460  {O ((1992). See Section 612(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 532(b). In In the Matter of Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and  S( x(Competition Act of 1992, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("Rate Order"),>= yO#(ԍ8 FCC Rcd 5631 (1993).>  xthe Commission adopted new rules for leased access addressing maximum reasonable rates, reasonable  x\terms and conditions of use, minority and educational programming, and procedures for resolution of  S<( xLdisputes.i<B= {O'(ԍSee 47 C.F.R. 76.970, 76.971, 76.975 and 76.977 (1995).i The Commission modified some of its leased access rules in In the Matter of Implementation"<,))IIB"  S( x<of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Second Report and Order and  S(Second Order on Reconsideration of the First Report and Order ("Second Order").|\>" {OB( x.ԍ12 FCC Rcd 5267 (1997).  See also In the Matter of Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer  {O ( x^Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Order on Reconsideration of the First Report and Order and Further Notice  yO(of Proposed Rulemaking, 11 FCC Rcd 16933 (1996).|  S( ` 3.` ` FalComm is an independent producer of video programming in the MetroDetroit area.  xFalComm states that pursuant to a Channel Lease Agreement with MediaOne a request was made for two  xthirty minute time slots on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM for presentation of  xits leased access programming starting July 13, 1998. FalComm states that MediaOne denied that request  xbecause those time slots were committed to another leased access programmer through February 1999.  xFalComm asserts that MediaOne refused to make any commitment or negotiate with respect to leased  xzaccess time slots and gave as its reason for its refusal that it was developing a policy for the allocation  x.of such time slots. FalComm states that it requested that MediaOne provide information by October 1,  x1998, regarding the status of its request for time slots in March 1999. FalComm states that MediaOne  xVhas not responded to that request. FalComm contends that MediaOne's refusal to respond constitutes a  S (failure to comply with Section 76.971 of the Commission's leased access regulations.E >" yO(ԍ47 C.F.R.  76.971 (1997).E  S ( ` 4.` ` MediaOne states in response that neither the Commission's regulations nor the provisions  xRof the Channel Lease Agreement entered into with FalComm requires that it provide to FalComm a  xVpolicy regarding the allocation of leased access time slots. MediaOne states, however, that leased access  x$time slots are allocated on its cable system on a "first comefirst served" basis. MediaOne states further  xthat because FalComm entered into the Channel Lease Agreement later than another leased access  x programmer, the other leased access programmer first requested and obtained the time slots now requested  xtby FalComm. MediaOne contends that its "first comefirst served" practice with respect to allocation of  xleased access time slots is reasonable unless or until the demand for part time leased access channels meets  Sl( x\the requirements of Section 76.971(1) for the opening of a second part time leased access channel.mzl|>" {O( x2ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  76.971(1), which provides in part that "A cable operator that is unable to provide a comparable  xtime slot to accommodate a parttime programming request shall be required to open an additional channel for part xtime use unless such operator has at least one channel designated for parttime leased access use that is programmed  x~with less than 18 hours of part time programming every day. However, regardless of the availability of partially  xprogrammed parttime leased access channels, a cable operator shall be required to open an additional channel to  xPaccommodate any request for parttime leased access for at least eight contiguous hours, for the same time period every day, for at least a year."m  xMediaOne also states that it is presently airing approximately 3.75 hours per day of part time leased access  xprogramming and argues that FalComm's demand for two thirty minute time slots per week when  xconsidered with its current 3.75 hours per day of part time service does not invoke the requirements of  xSection 76.971(1) for opening a second part time leased access channel. Finally, MediaOne urges the  xHCommission not to address this time slot allocation issue, because such action would not only disrupt  xtMediaOne's programming operations but such precedent would also make the Commission the venue for resolving all such time slot allocation matters. ", ,>(>(II"Ԍ S( ` 5.` ` FalComm's petition in File No. CSR 5317L will be denied. FalComm has not cited  xany regulation requiring that MediaOne provide it with a statement of policy regarding the allocation of  xtime slots and we also find no such requirement in MediaOne's Channel Lease Agreement entered into  S( x\with FalComm.M>" {O(ԍSee MediaOne's response, Tab 1.M MediaOne's practice of allocating time slots for leased access on a "first comefirst  xserved" basis appears to be reasonable, particularly since the record shows that the requirements of Section 76.971(1) for opening an additional part time channel have not been met.  S( ` 6.` ` FalComm's motion to dismiss MediaOne's response will also be denied. MediaOne's  S( xresponse was filed within 30 days of the public notice of the filing of FalComm's petition on  S( xNovember &a Ԡ &a 9, 1998. Z>" {O (ԍSee Public Notice, Cable Television Services,Report No. 1207, dated November 6, 1998. The Commission has acknowledged that confusion concerning filing deadlines of  xpPart 76 petitions exists, because some deadlines are triggered by the issuance of a public notice of the  xfiling of the petition or complaint and some deadlines, including the Section 76.975 petition involved here,  S ( xare triggered by the filing of the petition.D \ >" {O( x2ԍSee In the Matter of: 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review Part 76 Cable Television Service Pleading and  {Ov( xComplaint Rules, CS Docket No. 9854, (FCC 98348, Released January 8, 1999) at  20. See also 47 C.F.R.  76.975(e).D Since MediaOne's petition was filed within thirty days of the  xpublic notice of FalComm's petition and in order to have a more complete record, we accept MediaOne's  xtresponse in this particular instance. However, we remind cable operators that Section 76.975(e) requires  S ( xthat responses to petitions for relief in leased access matters be filed within 30 days of the filing of the petition.  S0(1 ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S( ` 7.` ` For the foregoing reasons, FalComm Communications' petition for relief and its motion  S(to dismiss MediaOne's response in File No. CSR 5317L ARE DENIED .   ,8. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's  S@(rules.> @>" yO(ԍ 47 C.F.R.  0.321.> X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: