FCC Frees Comcast, TWC From Local Regulation in Some Minnesota, Ohio Communities
The FCC OK'ed contested requests for Comcast and Time Warner Cable to get out of rate regulation in some communities in Minnesota and Ohio, in orders Thursday. The Ohio communities of Yellow Springs and Piqua are subject to effective cable…
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competition, so TWC is exempt from cable rate regulation there, said an order. It rejected opposition by Yellow Springs, which said if TWC had used the nine-digit ZIP codes, it would have found that DBS subscribership there didn't meet the 15 percent threshold. Since the FCC doesn't require cable operators to use the nine-digit ZIP code, the village's case is based on "general, theoretical assumptions," the bureau said. It separately backed Comcast's petition for a declaration that Fridley, Minnesota, is subject to effective cable competition and exempt from cable rate regulation there. Comcast's petition previously had also included Bloomington, and the bureau OK'd the cable operator's request to withdraw it from the petition.