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Respectfi.rlly submitted,
DIRECTVO LLC AT&T SERVTCES,INC.
By:
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Sean A. Lev Cathy Carpino Kevin J. Miller Christopher M. Heimann Matthew M. Duffy Gary L. Phillips KnLlocc, HRNsnN, Tooo, David L. Lawson Frcel & Fnpo¡2cr, P.L.L.C. AT&T SrRvrces,INc. 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 ll20 20th Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 326-7900 (202) 4s7-3046
Counsel for DIRECTV, LLC and AT&T Services, Inc.
June 18,2019 VERIF'ICATION
I, Christopher M. Heimann, do hereby declare and state under penaþ of perjury as follows:
I I am Assistant Vice President - Senior Legal Counsel, for AT&T Services, Inc. My business address is 1120 20th Street, N.W., Suite 1000,'Washington, D.C. 20036.
2. I have read the foregoing Complaint. To the best of my personal knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements made in this Complaint (other than those of which official notice can be taken) are well grounded in fact and warranted by existing law or a good-faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. This Complaint is not interposed for any improper purpose.
M.
June 18,2019 DECLARATION OF LINDA BURAKOFF
I, Linda Burakoff, am over the age of 18. I am a resident of the state of California. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein, and, if called as a witness, could competently testify thereto.
1. I am Vice President, Content & Programming for AT&T Mobility & Entertainment
Group. In that role, I routinely oversee retransmission negotiations between various
AT&T entities, including AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC (collectively,
“AT&T”), and broadcast stations. In particular, I have been personally involved on
behalf of AT&T in the negotiations that are the subject of the foregoing Verified
Complaint.
2. I have reviewed the Verified Complaint. Based on my personal knowledge, each
statement in the Verified Complaint followed by a reference to this declaration is true and
correct. Moreover, based on information made known to me pursuant to my duties, the
remainder of the Statement of Facts is true and correct, as well.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on June 18,2019, in California.
Linda Burakoff DECLARATION OF HONGFENG DAI
I, Hongfeng Dai, am over the age of 18. I am a resident of the state of California. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein, and, if called as a witness, could competently testify thereto.
1. I am Director, Content & Programming for AT&T Inc. In that role, I routinely
participate in retransmission negotiations between various AT&T entities, including
AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC (collectively, “AT&T”), and broadcast
stations. In particular, I have been personally involved on behalf of AT&T in the
negotiations that are the subject of the foregoing Verified Complaint.
2. I have reviewed the Verified Complaint. Based on my personal knowledge, each
statement in the Verified Complaint followed by a reference to this declaration is true and
correct, with respect to the following three Station Groups with which I was personally
involved: Howard Stirk, Second Generation, and Waitt. Moreover, based on
information made known to me pursuant to my duties, the remainder of the Statement of
Facts is true and correct, as well.
These capitalized terms have the same meaning as in the Verified Complaint. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on June 18,2019, in California.
Hongfeng Dai DECLARATION OF DALLIA KIM
I, Dallia Kim, am over the age of 18. I am a resident of the state of California. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein, and, if called as a witness, could competently testify thereto.
1. I am Assistant Vice President, Content & Programming for AT&T Inc. In that role, I
routinely participate in retransmission negotiations between various AT&T entities,
including AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC (collectively, “AT&T”), and
broadcast stations. In particular, I have been personally involved on behalf of AT&T in
the negotiations that are the subject of the foregoing Verified Complaint.
2. I have reviewed the Verified Complaint. Based on my personal knowledge, each
statement in the Verified Complaint followed by a reference to this declaration is true and
correct. Moreover, based on information made known to me pursuant to my duties, the
remainder of the Statement of Facts is true and correct, as well.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on June 18,2019, in California.
Dallia Kim DECLARATION OF MICHAEL PACE
I, Michael Pace, am over the age of 18. I am a resident of the state of California. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein, and, if called as a witness, could competently testify thereto.
1. I am Director, Content & Programming for AT&T Inc. In that role, I routinely
participate in retransmission negotiations between various AT&T entities, including
AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC (collectively, “AT&T”), and broadcast
stations. In particular, I have been personally involved on behalf of AT&T in the
negotiations that are the subject of the foregoing Verified Complaint.
2. I have reviewed the Verified Complaint. Based on my personal knowledge, each
statement in the Verified Complaint followed by a reference to this declaration is true and
correct with respect to the following three Station Groups with which I was personally
involved: Mercury, MPS, and Nashville. Moreover, based on information made known
to me pursuant to my duties, the remainder of the Statement of Facts is true and correct,
as well.
These capitalized terms have the same meaning as in the Verified Complaint. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on June 18,2019, in California. A.z CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that, on June 18, 2019,I caused a copy of two versions of the foregoing
(1) redacted Version as filed with the Commission, and (2) a Complaint - the fully Public version redacted to remove certain information for which AT&T has requested Commission approval to limit disclosure to the Station Groups' attorneys not participating in negotiations with AT&T (and marked "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Not for Public Inspection") - to be served upon the following entities:
Deerfield Media, Inc. Deerfield Media (Port Arthur) Licensee, LLC Deerfield Media (Cincinnati) Licensee, LLC Deerfield Media (Mobile) Licensee, LLC Deerfield Media (Rochester) Licensee, LLC Deerfield Media (San Antonio) Licensee,LLc GoCom Media of lllinois, LLC Howard Stirk Holdings, LLC HSH Flint (WEYÐ Licensee, LLC HSH Myrtle Beach (W\MMB) Licensee, LLC KMTR Television, LLC Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc. MPS Media of Tennessee Licensee, LLC MPS Media of Gainesville Licensee, LLC MPS Media of Tallahassee Licensee, LLC MPS Media of Scranton Licensee,LLC Nashville License Holdings, LLC Second Generation of lowa, LTD Waitt Broadcasting, Inc. via overnight delivery and via electronic mail (as designated) on those on the attached list, andlor upon the named defendants by hand delivery to their registered agents for service of process.
M. Duffy SERVICE LIST
Deerfield/Manhan Group Nashville License Holdings, LLC 1261 Dublin Road 11400 West Olympic Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43215 Suite 590 Attn: Danielle Turner Los Angeles, California 90064 ([email protected]) Nashville License Holdings, LLC Deerfield Entities Second Generation of Iowa, LTD GoCom Media of Illinois, LLC 3029 Prospect Avenue 400 Main Street, Suite 200F Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Hilton Head, South Carolina 29926 Attn: Tom Embrescia Attn: Ric Gorman KFXA TV GoCom Media of Illinois, LLC 3029 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Howard Stirk Holdings, LLC Attn: Autumn Giddens 201 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Suite C-1 Second Generation of Iowa, LTD Washington, D.C. 20002 Attn: Armstrong Williams Waitt Broadcasting, Inc. 1125 South 103rd Street Howard Stirk Holdings Entities Suite 425 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 KMTR Television, LLC Attn: John S. Schuele 3825 International Court Springfield, Oregon 97477-1086 Waitt Broadcasting, Inc. Attn: Larry Roberts Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP KMTR Television, LLC 1200 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc. Attn: Joseph A. Cohen 115 East Travis, Suite 533 ([email protected]) San Antonio, Texas 78205 On Behalf of All Entities Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc. 4040 Broadway, Suite 308 San Antonio, Texas 78209
Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc.
MPS Media 1181 Highway 315 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702 Attn: Eugene Brown
MPS Media Entities