Federal Communications Commission DA 09-241 Before the Federal

Federal Communications Commission DA 09-241

Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of ) ) Bend Cable Communications d/b/a ) File Number EB-08-SE-1067 Bend Broadband ) ) Bright House Networks, LLC ) File Number EB-08-SE-1068 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100009 ) FRN 0018103622 ) Cablevision Systems Corp. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1069 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100024 ) FRN 0009725276 ) Charter Communications, Inc. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1070 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100013 ) FRN 0017179383 ) Comcast Corporation ) File Number EB-08-SE-1071 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100015 ) FRN 0015401581 ) Cox Communications ) File Number EB-08-SE-1072 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100007 ) FRN 0016034050 ) GCI, Inc. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1073 ) Harron Communications ) File Number EB-08-SE-1074 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100012 ) FRN 0016642761 ) Midcontinent Communications, Inc. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1075 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100011 ) FRN 0009713678 ) RCN Corporation ) File Number EB-08-SE-1076 ) Suddenlink Communications, Inc. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1077 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100014 ) FRN 0018147504 ) Time Warner Cable, Inc. ) File Number EB-08-SE-1078 ) NAL/Acct No. 200932100010 ) FRN 0016618670 ) Verizon ) File Number EB-08-SE-1079 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-241

ORDER

Adopted: February 13, 2009 Released: February 13, 2009

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

1. In this Order, we modify, on our own motion, the Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL/Orders)1 and Letters of Inquiry issued in the above-captioned cases.2

2. We modify those portions of the NAL/Orders that provide the above-captioned parties thirty (30) days, from the release of the NAL/Order, in which to either pay the full amount of the proposed forfeiture or file a written statement seeking reduction or cancellation of the proposed forfeiture. We hereby extend the date by which such action must be taken to March 20, 2009.

1 Bright House Networks, LLC, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-79 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Cablevision Corp., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-119 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Charter Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-81 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Comcast Corporation, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-83 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Cox Communications, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09- 80 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Harron Communications, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-82 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Midcontinent Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-95 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Suddenlink Communications, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-84 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009); Time Warner Cable, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, DA 09-85 (Enf. Bur. rel. Jan. 19, 2009).

2 Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Paul B. Hudson, Counsel Bend Cable Communications, LLC (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Micah M. Caldwell, Counsel for Bright House Networks, LLC (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Howard Symons, Counsel for Cablevision Systems Corp. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Megan M. Delany, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Charter Communications, Inc. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Mary McManus, Comcast Corporation (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Gary S. Lutzker, Counsel for Cox Communications, Inc. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Brian M. Lowinger, Director of Federal Regulatory Affairs, GCI, Inc. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Ryan F. Pearson, Vice President and General Counsel, Harron Entertainment Co. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to J.G. Harrington, Counsel for Midcontinent Communications, Inc., Dow Lohnes PLLC (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Jean L. Kiddoo, Counsel for RCN Corp. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Michael J. Zarrilli, Vice President, Government Relations and Senior Counsel, Suddenlink Communications, Inc. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Matthew A. Brill, Counsel for Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Oct. 30, 2008); Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to Kathleen M. Grillo, Verizon Communications (Oct. 30, 2008) (collectively, Letters of Inquiry).

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3. We set aside those portions of the NAL/Orders that direct each of the above-captioned parties to respond, within ten (10) days, to our October 30, 2008 Letters of Inquiry.3 This action is without prejudice to the right of the Bureau to re-issue such orders after further evaluation and, additionally, to limit, modify, or expand its request for information relative to these investigations.

4. We modify the portions of the Letters of Inquiry that require each party to supplement, on a quarterly basis, the information provided in the parties’ responses to the Letters of Inquiry, and temporarily suspend, until further notice, such obligations.

5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 0.111, 0.311, 1.102 and 1.113 of the Commission’s Rules,4 the Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order and the Letters of Inquiry issued in the above captioned proceedings ARE MODIFIED as set forth in Paragraphs 1 - 4 above.

6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by First Class and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to each counsel of record in the above captioned proceedings.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Kris Anne Monteith Chief, Enforcement Bureau

3 This Order modifies an extension granted January 23, 2009 that permitted the parties until February 18, 2009 to respond. 4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.102, 1.113.