Federal Communications Commission DA 07-15
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Applications for Consent to the Assignment 
and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses
Adelphia Communications Corporation,
(and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession),
Assignors,
to
Time Warner Cable Inc. (subsidiaries),
Assignees;
Adelphia Communications Corporation,
(and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession),
Assignors and Transferors,
to
Comcast Corporation (subsidiaries),
Assignees and Transferees;
Comcast Corporation, Transferor,
to
Time Warner Inc., Transferee;
Time Warner Inc., Transferor,
to
Comcast Corporation, Transferee
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MB Docket No. 05-192
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME
Adopted:  January 4, 2007 Released: January 5, 2007
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. On July 13, 2006, the Commission approved with conditions the sale of substantially all 
of the cable systems and assets of Adelphia Communications Corporation (“Adelphia”) to Time Warner 
Inc. (“Time Warner”)1 and Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), the exchange of certain cable systems and 
assets between affiliates or subsidiaries of Time Warner and Comcast, and the redemption of Comcast’s 
interests in Time Warner Cable Inc. and Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.2 One of the 
  
1 As used throughout this Order, the term “Time Warner” will refer generally to both Time Warner Inc. and its 
subsidiary, Time Warner Cable Inc. 
2 Applications for Consent to the Assignment and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses Adelphia Communications 
Corporation, (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors, to Time Warner Cable Inc. (subsidiaries), 
Assignees; Adelphia Communications Corporation, (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors and 
Transferors, to Comcast Corporation (subsidiaries), Assignees and Transferees; Comcast Corporation, Transferor, 
to Time Warner Inc., Transferee; Time Warner Inc., Transferor, to Comcast Corporation, Transferee, Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, 21 FCC Rcd 8203 (July 21, 2006).
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Commission’s conditions was the requirement that, within 60 days after consummation of the 
transactions, Time Warner and Comcast each provide to the Commission an affidavit signed by a 
competent officer of the company certifying that the requirements of section 76.501(d) and (e) of the 
Commission’s rules (the “cable/SMATV cross-ownership rule”) had been satisfied.3 Because the 
transactions were consummated on July 31, 2006, the original deadline for certifying compliance with the 
cable/SMATV cross-ownership rule was September 29, 2006.4  
2. The Media Bureau extended this deadline until December 31, 2006 for 16 of Time 
Warner’s newly acquired SMATV systems in the Los Angeles area and for one SMATV system in the 
Columbus, Ohio area.5 Time Warner was required by January 2, 2007 to provide an affidavit signed by a 
competent officer of the company certifying such compliance.6 In addition, the Media Bureau granted 
Time Warner an extension until April 2, 2007 to bring another 20 of its newly acquired SMATV systems 
into compliance, and it required Time Warner to provide a status update of these systems by January 2,
2007.7   
3. By letter dated January 3, 2007, Time Warner provides affidavits certifying compliance 
for 12 of the Los Angeles area systems subject to the December 31, 2006 deadline and for the Columbus, 
Ohio system.8 It also provides the required status update for the 20 systems permitted to come into 
compliance by April 2, 2007, and it submits an affidavit certifying that interconnection has been 
completed for four of those 20 systems.9  Time Warner, however, requests an extension until April 2, 
2007 to comply with the certification requirement with respect to four of the SMATV systems in the Los 
Angeles area that were subject to the December 31, 2006 deadline.10  Time Warner explains that it is still 
in negotiations with the property owner of two of the systems with respect to the construction plans for 
  
3 Section 76.501 prohibits cable operators from offering satellite master antenna television (“SMATV”) service 
separate and apart from any franchised cable service in any portion of a franchise area served by the cable operator 
or its affiliates, unless the service is offered in accordance with the terms of a cable franchise agreement.  47 C.F.R. 
§ 76.501(d), (e).  
4 Letter from Arthur H. Harding, Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P., Counsel for Time Warner, to Marlene H. Dortch, 
Secretary, FCC (Aug. 1, 2006) at 1.
5 Applications for Consent to the Assignment and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses Adelphia Communications 
Corporation, (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors, to Time Warner Cable Inc. (subsidiaries), 
Assignees; Adelphia Communications Corporation, (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors and 
Transferors, to Comcast Corporation (subsidiaries), Assignees and Transferees; Comcast Corporation, Transferor, 
to Time Warner Inc., Transferee; Time Warner Inc., Transferor, to Comcast Corporation, Transferee, Order 
Granting Request for Extension of Time, 21 FCC Rcd 10843, 10845 ¶ 4 (MB Sept. 29, 2006) (“Order Granting 
Initial Extension Request”).  Time Warner acquired 92 SMATV systems from Adelphia, 44 of which fall outside 
Time Warner’s franchise areas and thus are not subject to the cable/SMATV cross-ownership rule.  Of the 
remaining 48 systems subject to the rule, Time Warner brought ten into compliance by the September 29, 2006 
deadline.  Letter from Arthur H. Harding, Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P., Counsel for Time Warner, to Marlene H. 
Dortch, Secretary, FCC (Jan. 3, 2007) (“Further Extension Request”) at 1.  
6 Order Granting Initial Extension Request, 21 FCC Rcd at 10845 ¶ 4.
7 Id. at 10845 ¶ 5.  The Media Bureau also provided Time Warner an extension until April 2, 2007 to divest its 
newly acquired SMATV system in Kern County, California to Bright House Networks, LLC.  Id. at 10844 ¶ 3. 
8 Further Extension Request, Decl. of Jose Leon and Decl. of Randy Hall.  The Commission was closed on January 
2, 2007 in observance of the national funeral service for former President Gerald Ford.  Therefore, Time Warner’s 
filing on January 3, 2007 was timely.  
9 Id. at 3-4, Decl. of Jose Leon.
10 Id. at 2-3.
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integration.  It also states that its interconnection progress was delayed for the other two SMATV systems 
in order to avoid disruption of service during the holidays.  
4. We grant Time Warner’s request and will extend the certification deadline for these four 
SMATV systems to April 2, 2007. By that date, Time Warner must provide an affidavit signed by a 
competent officer of the company certifying compliance with the cable/SMATV cross-ownership rule for 
these four systems.  We find that granting Time Warner this extension of time serves the public interest 
and will not unduly harm diversity or competition in the relevant markets.  Time Warner notes that it may 
be able to complete interconnection earlier than April 2, 2007, and we encourage Time Warner to bring 
these systems into compliance as soon as possible.
5. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by section 0.283 of the Commission’s 
rules.11    
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Donna C. Gregg
Chief, Media Bureau
  
11 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.