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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
) File Numbers EB-09-SE-012,
) EB-09-SE-013, EB-09-SE-0114,
In the Matter of ) EB-09-SE-015, EB-09-SE-016
Cablevision Systems Corp. ) NAL/Acct. Nos. 200932100034,
20093210035, 20093210036, 20093210037,
) 20093210038
) FRN 0009725276
)
)
File Numbers EB-09-SE-007,
In the Matter of ) EB-09-SE-017
Charter Communications, ) NAL/Acct. Nos. 200932100029,
Inc. 200932100039
)
FRN 0017179383
)
)
File Numbers EB-09-SE-003,
)
EB-09-SE-004, EB-09-SE-009
In the Matter of )
NAL/Acct. Nos. 200932100025,
Comcast Corporation ) 20093210026, 200932199931
) FRN 0015401581
)
)
File Numbers EB-09-SE-010,
) EB-09-SE-011
In the Matter of
) NAL/Acct. Nos. 200932100032,
Cox Communications, Inc. 200932100033
)
FRN 0016034050
)
)
File Number EB-09-SE-009
In the Matter of )
NAL/Acct. No. 200932100030
Harron Communications, LP )
FRN 0016642761
)
)
File Numbers EB-09-SE-005,
) EB-09-SE-006
In the Matter of
) NAL/Acct. Nos. 200932100027,
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 200932100028
)
FRN 0016618670
)
ORDER
Adopted: May 4, 2011 Released: May 4, 2011
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Order, which follows upon a Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture and Order ("NAL") issued in each of the above captioned
cases on January 19, 2009, we determine that no forfeiture penalties
should be imposed in these cases.
2. In each NAL, we found a cable operator apparently liable for violating
section 76.1603(b) of the Commission's rules, because complaints
submitted to the Commission indicated that the operator had not
provided adequate notice of changes in rates, programming services, or
channel positions to its subscribers. Consistent with section
503(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, each of these
companies was granted an opportunity to show, in writing, why no such
forfeiture should be imposed.
3. In response to the NAL, each cable operator sufficiently demonstrated
that it had provided the advanced notice required under our rules.
Therefore, we find that no forfeiture penalty should be imposed.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 503(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 0.111, 0.311, and
1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's rules, the proposed forfeitures issued
in the above captioned proceedings WILL NOT BE IMPOSED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by First
Class Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to each counsel
of record in the above captioned proceedings.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
P. Michele Ellison
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
Comcast Corporation, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1049 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Comcast Corporation, Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1054 (Enf. Bur.
2009); Time Warner Cable, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1059 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Time Warner Cable,
Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd
1064 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Charter Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1069 (Enf. Bur. 2009);
Harron Communications, LP, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1074 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Comcast Corporation, Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1079 (Enf. Bur.
2009); Cox Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1084 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Cox
Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1089 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Cablevision Systems Corp., Notice
of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1094 (Enf. Bur.
2009); Cablevision Systems Corp., Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1099 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Cablevision
Systems Corp., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24
FCC Rcd 1104 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Cablevision Systems Corp., Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1109 (Enf. Bur.
2009); Cablevision Systems Corp., Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1114 (Enf. Bur. 2009); Charter
Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1119 (Enf. Bur. 2009).
47 C.F.R. S: 76.1603(b).
47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(4).
Comcast Responses to Notice of Apparent Liability and Request for
Cancellation of Proposed Forfeiture (filed March 20, 2009) (EB-08-SE-003,
EB-08-SE-004, EB-08-SE-009); Time Warner Cable, Inc. Responses to Notices
of Apparent Liability and Request for Cancellation of Proposed Forfeitures
(filed March 20, 2009) (EB-08-SE-005, EB-08-SE-006); Charter Responses to
Notice of Apparent Liability (filed March 20, 2009) (EB-09-SE-007,
EB-09-SE-017); Harron Communications, L.P. Response to Notice of Apparent
Liability (filed March 20, 2009) (EB-09-SE-008); Cox Statements in
Response to Notice of Apparent Liability and Request for Cancellation of
Proposed Forfeiture (filed March 20, 2009) (EB-09-SE-010, EB-08-SE-011
(newspaper notice pertaining to CSPAN2 made available to the public 30
days prior to migration)); Cablevision Systems Corp. Response to Notice of
Apparent Liability (filed March 20, 2009) (EB-09-SE-012, EB-09-SE-013,
EB-09-SE-014, EB-09-SE-015, EB-09-SE-016).
The customer refund portions of the NAL/Order in each of the above
captioned cases were previously set aside. See Comcast Corporation, et
al., Order, 24 FCC Rcd 1559 (2009).
Federal Communications Commission DA 11-825
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Federal Communications Commission DA 11-825