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Resident 2009

6/22/2009

The FCC outlawed cable exclusivity at apartment complexes last fall. This week the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld that decision. Has anyone tried to have cable from a REAL cable company installed in their apartment? The revenue sharing agreement between Brion Enterprises and Sabre management is now ILLEGAL. OVER BY LAW. Has anyone here been informed of this fact or are they still trying to get one by one you AT YOUR EXPENSE at forcing the incompetent Brion Enterprises on you? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the FCC s ruling that prohibited exclusivity agreements between cable companies and owners of apartment buildings and other multi-unit developments this past Tuesday. The opinion begins: Finding that exclusivity agreements between cable companies and owners of apartment buildings and other multi-unit developments have an anti-competitive effect on the cable market, the Federal Communications Commission banned such contracts. The Commission believes that these deals which involve a cable company exchanging a valuable service like wiring a building for the exclusive right to provide service to the residents may be regulated under section 628 of the Communications Act as cable company practices that significantly impair the ability of their competitors to deliver programming to consumers. The Commission thus forbade cable operators not only from entering into new exclusivity contracts, BUT ALSO FROM ENFORCING OLD ONES. Petitioners, associations representing cable operators and apartment building owners, argue that the Commission exceeded its statutory authority, arbitrarily departed from precedent, and otherwise violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Having carefully considered the parties excellent submissions, we disagree and conclude that the Commission acted well within the bounds of both section 628 and general administrative law.

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