Nick
08-04-06, 08:34 AM
The Federal Communications Commission ordered Time Warner Cable to reinstate
carriage of the NFL Network after the NFL filed for immediate injunction concerning
the cable company's actions. Cable systems Time Warner acquired through the
Adelphia deal will again carry the 24/7 football channel, for now.
But hours after the decision, Time Warner released a statement of its own suggesting
that it had no intention of restoring the network to around one million subscribers
who had access just a few days ago.
According to the FCC, the NFL alleged Time Warner Cable violated a section of the
law that states an operator must provide subscribers 30-day notice when carriage of
a certain channel will be terminated. The NFL Network was dropped from the cable
systems on Aug. 1, less than two weeks after the FCC finalized the
Adelphia transaction on July 21.
For these reasons, the agency said, "we order Time Warner, on a temporary basis,
to reinstate carriage of the NFL Network on all of its newly acquired systems...until
we are able to resolve the NFL's petition."
"This order was issued without offering us the opportunity to respond to the NFL
Network's allegations," said Time Warner Cable spokesman Mark Harrad. "We
believe the FCC's decision is wrong and we are considering our options."
The FCC said at this point in the proceedings it is unable to issue a final decision
on the NFL's claims but the league is "entitled to appropriate interim relief." The
order is to carry the network under the same terms it was carried before Aug. 1
and give Time Warner until Aug. 15 to file a reply.
www.SkyReport.com - used with permission
carriage of the NFL Network after the NFL filed for immediate injunction concerning
the cable company's actions. Cable systems Time Warner acquired through the
Adelphia deal will again carry the 24/7 football channel, for now.
But hours after the decision, Time Warner released a statement of its own suggesting
that it had no intention of restoring the network to around one million subscribers
who had access just a few days ago.
According to the FCC, the NFL alleged Time Warner Cable violated a section of the
law that states an operator must provide subscribers 30-day notice when carriage of
a certain channel will be terminated. The NFL Network was dropped from the cable
systems on Aug. 1, less than two weeks after the FCC finalized the
Adelphia transaction on July 21.
For these reasons, the agency said, "we order Time Warner, on a temporary basis,
to reinstate carriage of the NFL Network on all of its newly acquired systems...until
we are able to resolve the NFL's petition."
"This order was issued without offering us the opportunity to respond to the NFL
Network's allegations," said Time Warner Cable spokesman Mark Harrad. "We
believe the FCC's decision is wrong and we are considering our options."
The FCC said at this point in the proceedings it is unable to issue a final decision
on the NFL's claims but the league is "entitled to appropriate interim relief." The
order is to carry the network under the same terms it was carried before Aug. 1
and give Time Warner until Aug. 15 to file a reply.
www.SkyReport.com - used with permission