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56645FederalRegister/Vol.72,No.192/Thursday,October4,2007/RulesandRegulationsFEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION47CFRPart76[MBDocketNo.07–29;FCC07–169]ImplementationoftheCableTelevisionConsumerProtectionandCompetitionActof1992andDevelopmentofCompetitionandDiversityinVideoProgrammingDistribution:Section628(c)(5)oftheCommunicationsAct—SunsetofExclusiveContractProhibitionAGENCY:FederalCommunicationsCommission.ACTION:Finalrule.SUMMARY:Inthisdocument,theCommissionretainsforfiveyearstheprohibitiononexclusivecontractsforsatellitecableprogrammingandsatellitebroadcastprogrammingbetweenverticallyintegratedprogrammingvendorsandcableoperatorsandmodifiestheproceduresforresolvingprogramaccessdisputes.DATES:EffectiveOctober4,2007,exceptfortheamendmentsto§76.1003(e)(1)and(j)whichcontaininformationcollectionrequirementsthatarenoteffectiveuntilapprovedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudget.TheCommissionwillpublishadocumentintheFederalRegisterannouncingtheeffectivedateforthosesections.FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:Foradditionalinformationonthisproceeding,contactStevenBroeckaert,[e-mail];DavidKonczal,[e-mail];orKatieCostello,[e-mail];oftheMediaBureau,PolicyDivision,(202)418–2120.SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:ThisisasummaryoftheCommission’sReportandOrder(‘‘Order’’),FCC07–169,adoptedonSeptember11,2007,andreleasedonOctober1,2007.ThefulltextofthisdocumentisavailableforpublicinspectionandcopyingduringregularbusinesshoursintheFCCReferenceCenter,FederalCommunicationsCommission,44512thStreet,SW.,CY–A257,Washington,DC20554.ThisdocumentwillalsobeavailableviaECFS().(DocumentswillbeavailableelectronicallyinASCII,Word97,and/orAdobeAcrobat.)ThecompletetextmaybepurchasedfromtheCommission’scopycontractor,44512thStreet,SW.,RoomCY–B402,Washington,DC20554.Torequestthisdocumentinaccessibleformats(computerdiskettes,largeprint,audiorecording,andBraille),[e-mail]’sConsumerandGovernmentalAffairsBureauat(202)418–0530(voice),(202)418–0432(TTY).InadditiontofilingcommentswiththeOfficeoftheSecretary,acopyofanycommentsontheproposedinformationcollectionrequirementscontainedhereinshouldbesubmittedtoCathyWilliams,FederalCommunicationsCommission,44512thSt.,SW.,Room1–C823,Washington,DC20554,[e-mail]1995AnalysisThisdocumentcontainsmodifiedinformationcollectionrequirements.TheCommissionwillsendtherequirementsforOMBreviewatalaterdate.TheCommission,aspartofitscontinuingefforttoreducepaperworkburdens,willinvitethegeneralpublictocommentontheinformationcollectionrequirementsasrequiredbythePaperworkReductionActof1995,PublicLaw104–13.Inaddition,pursuanttotheSmallBusinessPaperworkReliefActof2002,PublicLaw107–198,see44U.S.C.3506(c)(4),wesoughtspecificcommentonhowwemight‘‘furtherreducetheinformationcollectionburdenforsmallbusinessconcernswithfewerthan25employees.’’WehaveassessedtheeffectsoftheinformationcollectionrequirementsresultingfromthemodificationstotheCommission’sproceduresforresolvingprogramaccessdisputesadoptedherein,andfindthatthoserequirementswillbenefitcompanieswithfewerthan25employeesbyfacilitatingtheresolutionofprogramaccesscomplaintsandthattheserequirementswillnotburdenthosecompanies.SummaryoftheReportandOrderI.IntroductionandExecutiveSummary1.Inareasservedbyacableoperator,Section628(c)(2)(D)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended(‘‘CommunicationsAct’’)generallyprohibitsexclusivecontractsforsatellitecableprogrammingorsatellitebroadcastprogrammingbetweenverticallyintegratedprogrammingvendorsandcableoperators(the‘‘exclusivecontractprohibition’’).See47U.S.C.548(c)(2)(D).InthisOrder,wefindthattheexclusivecontractprohibitioncontinuestobenecessarytopreserveandprotectcompetitionanddiversityinthedistributionofvideoprogramming,andaccordingly,retainitagainforfiveyears,untilOctober5,2012.IntheOrder,wedeclinetonarrowthescopeoftheexclusivecontractprohibitionbasedonthepopularityoftheprogrammingnetwork,basedonthecompetitivecircumstancesinindividualgeographicareasservedbyacableoperator,orbyprecludingcertaincompetitivemultichannelvideoprogrammingdistributors(‘‘MVPDs’’)frombenefitingfromtheprohibition.Wealsodeclinetoexpandtheexclusivecontractprohibitiontoapplytonon-cable-affiliatedprogramming,andweagainconcludethatterrestriallydeliveredprogrammingisbeyondthescopeoftheexclusivecontractprohibitioninSection628(c)(2)(D).2.Further,wemodifyourproceduresforresolvingprogramaccessdisputesby(i)codifyingtherequirementsthatarespondentinaprogramaccesscomplaintproceedingthatexpresslyreliesuponadocumentinassertingadefenseincludethedocumentaspartofitsanswer;(ii)findingthatinthecontextofacomplaintproceeding,itwouldbeunreasonableforarespondentnottoproduceallthedocumentseitherrequestedbythecomplainantororderedbytheCommission,providedthatsuchdocumentsareinitscontrolandrelevanttothedispute;(iii)codifyingtheCommission’sauthoritytoissuedefaultordersgrantingacomplaintiftherespondentfailstocomplywithdiscoveryrequests;and(iv)allowingpartiestoaprogramaccesscomplaint