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Sh' e 4. ` ` WBDCTV indicates that, subsequently, negotiations did occur between it and TeleMedia  xin which TeleMedia expressed a willingness to carry the station if it delivers a good quality signal to the  xZsystem's headend. WBDCTV understands from the negotiations, however, that TeleMedia currently  xreceives the other four Washington, D.C. signals it carries via an overtheair Telecommunications, Inc.  S ' x("TCI") facility at Capon Mountain, Maryland.KX $ yO$' x ԍPetition at 2. WBDCTV indicates that the signals received at Capon Mountain are then sent to TCI's Iron  xD Mountain, Maryland facility, using microwave facilities, and then sent to the TeleMedia headend for the Barton system, again using microwave facilities.K While it has offered to pay any additional outofpocket  Si ' xexpenses associated with TeleMedia's receipt of its signal,i $ yO'ԍIncluding the costs of a UHF antenna, microwave facilities, and modulation and demodulation equipment. WBDCTV argues that TeleMedia's reliance  xon TCI's facilities for receipt of its signal makes it impossible to finalize an agreement regarding carriage  xuntil TCI commences receiving WBDCTV's signal at its Iron Mountain headend and delivering it to its  xown Cumberland cable system. WBDCTV states that a separate must carry complaint seeking carriage on TCI's Cumberland system (CSR5341M) was filed at the same time as the instant complaint.  S7' e =5. ` ` WBDCTV maintains that it is entitled to carriage on TeleMedia's cable system because  xa) it is a local commercial television station located in the same market as Barton, Maryland; b) it has  x&committed to paying all the costs necessary to ensure delivery of a good quality signal at the system's  xgprincipal headend; c) TeleMedia has not fulfilled its must carry requirement to provide onethird of its  xchannel space to local stations; d) no distant signal copyright liability would be triggered by WBDCTV's  x_carriage; and e) no station currently carried by TeleMedia substantially duplicates WBDCTV's  xprogramming. WBDCTV concludes that the Commission should therefore order TeleMedia to commence carriage of its signal.  Sl' e d6. ` ` In opposition, TeleMedia argues that WBDCTV's complaint is premature and fails both  x3procedurally and substantively. TeleMedia states that it has not failed to fulfill its mandatory carriage  xobligations because WBDCTV fails to transmit any detectable signal to the cable system's principal  S' xheadend.$ yO #'ԍOpposition at Exhibit A. This was confirmed by signal strength tests performed by TeleMedia. Moreover, TeleMedia maintains that not only has WBDCTV never provided anything in  xZwriting to TeleMedia that it will be responsible for the costs of delivering a good quality signal, but its  xvague, undocumented plan to provide its signal via a third party is apparently contingent upon the  xkresolution of another must carry complaint. TeleMedia asserts that without a firm offer to pay associated  x3costs and the ability to provide the signal to the headend, WBDCTV's statements in the complaint are  xhollow and do not satisfy the requirements of the Commission's rules. TeleMedia points out that while"( ,l(l(,,"  xWBDCTV has purportedly filed the instant complaint to preserve its mandatory carriage rights, a review  xof the must carry rules shows that WBDCTV has no mandatory carriage rights to preserve until it satisfies  xall eligibility requirements. TeleMedia argues that WBDCTV's complaint merely represents another  xkinstance of a broadcaster attempting to manipulate the must carry procedures to take advantage of a small  xcable company, an abuse which only increases the administrative burdens and costs of compliance. As a result, TeleMedia states that the Commission should dismiss WBDCTV's complaint.  S' e 7. ` ` In reply, WBDCTV states that it believes that TeleMedia did not fully understand the  xtcontingent nature of the instant complaint or WBDCTV's need to file the complaint in order to protect  xits carriage rights. WBDCTV states that it does not contest the fact that currently it does not provide a  xsignal of minimum signal strength to Barton's principal headend. However, it maintains that while  xIdelivery of its signal to the Barton headend would be easier and quicker using TCI's Iron Mountain  xfacilities, it stands ready to deliver its signal at its own cost to TeleMedia by other means should its  x}complaint filed against TCI be denied. In view of this commitment, WBDCTV concludes that it is entitled to carriage.  S ' IV. DISCUSSION  Sj' e 8. ` ` According to Section 76.55(e) of the Commission's rules, commercial television broadcast  S7' xDstations, such as WBDCTV, are entitled to carriage on cable systems located in the same ADI.?7$ yO'ԍ47 C.F.R. 76.55(e).? WBDC xTV is located in the Washington, D.C. ADI, which is also where the cable system served by TeleMedia  xis located. TeleMedia has argued that WBDCTV's complaint was premature because it does not  xcurrently provide a signal of good quality to the cable system's principal headend. WBDCTV maintains  xthat its complaint was filed to protect its must carry rights on TeleMedia's system and that it intends to  S8' xVprovide the necessary equipment, at its own cost, to ensure delivery of a good quality signal.@ X8X$ yO0' xQ ԍWe make no judgments herein as to the means employed by WBDCTV in delivering a good quality signal to  x the Barton cable system and our action herein is not contingent on any action we may take regarding WBDCTV's complaint against TCI (CSR5341M).@ The  x3Commission has stated that amplifiers and other equipment may be employed to deliver a good quality  S' xsignal to a cable system headend. The Commission, in the Must Carry Clarification Order, after re x&emphasizing that it was the television station's obligation to bear the costs associated with delivering a good quality signal to the system's principal headend, stated: ` ` This may include improved antennas, increased tower height, microwave relay ` ` equipment, amplification equipment and tests that may be needed to determine  S'` ` whether the station's signal complies with the signal strength requirements. . . .D x$ yO 'ԍ8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4243 (1993).D  xWBDCTV, by committing to provide specialized equipment, satisfies its obligation to bear the costs  xZassociated with delivering a good signal to TeleMedia's headend. Consequently, we order TeleMedia  xgto carry WBDCTV's signal in the event that WBDCTV provides a good quality signal at TeleMedia's principal headend. "  ,l(l(,, "Ԍ S' V. ORDERING CLAUSES  S' e 9. ` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the petition filed December 16, 1998, by Jasas  Sg' xCorporation IS GRANTED pursuant to Section 614(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as  S4' x^amended (47 U.S.C. 534). TeleMedia Company IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WBDCTV  xon its Barton, Maryland cable system sixty (60) days from the date that WBDCTV provides a good  xquality signal at TeleMedia's principal headend. WBDCTV shall notify TeleMedia in writing of its  xcarriage and channel position elections (76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of providing a good quality signal.  S' e  10. ` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's  S'rules.< $ yO7 'ԍ47 C.F.R. 0.321.< ` `  hhCqFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hhCqDeborah Klein, Chief ` `  hhCqConsumer Protection and Competition Division ` `  hhCqCable Services Bureau   S'