*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 45610.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 136 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of: Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v. GE Media, Inc., Licensee of WFXB ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER Adopted: January 26, 2005 Released: January 27, 2005 By the Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau: 1. On January 18, 2005, Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (“ HTC”) filed an Emergency Complaint pursuant to Section 325 of the Communications Act and Sections 76.64 and 76.65 of the Commission’s rules alleging that GE Media, Inc. (“ GE Media”), licensee of television broadcast station WFXB (Myrtle Beach, SC), violated the prohibition on exclusive retransmission consent agreements as well as the statutory obligation to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent of WFXB’s digital television (“ DTV”) signal. 1 HTC alleged that GE Media has entered into a prohibited exclusive retransmission consent agreement with a competing cable system for carriage of WFXB’s DTV signal. On January 24, 2005, HTC notified the Commission that it had reached agreement with GE Media on the matters raised in HTC’s Complaint and requested withdrawal of the Complaint. 2 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Emergency Complaint filed by Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is dismissed. 3. This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority under Section 0.283 of the Commission’s rules. 3 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau 1 47 U. S. C. § 325; 47 C. F. R. §§ 76. 64- 65. 2 See 47 C. F. R. § 76. 7( a) (4)( iii). 3 47 C. F. R. § 0.283. 1