Federal Communications Commission DA 08-1627
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Co, Inc. d/b/a 
Waitsfield Cable
Tri-County Communications, Inc.
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CSR-7831-Z
CSR-7904-Z
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Adopted:  July 9, 2008 Released:  July 9, 2008
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. The above-captioned multichannel video programming distributors (“Petitioners”) have 
filed with the Chief of the Media Bureau requests for waiver (the “Waiver Requests”) of the ban on 
integrated set-top boxes set forth in Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules.1 The Petitioners 
have indicated that they will transition to all-digital systems by February 17, 2009.2 Pursuant to the 
BendBroadband Order precedent,3 we grant the Waiver Requests subject to the following conditions: (1) 
the operator must file with the Media Bureau a sworn declaration within 10 days of the release of this 
order in which it commits to move to an all-digital network on or before February 17, 2009; (2) the 
operator must notify all of its analog customers of its plans to transition to all-digital systems within 30 
days of the release of this order, and again three months before completing its transition, and each time 
submit sworn declarations to the Commission confirming that such notice has been provided; (3) within 
60 days of the release of this order, the operator must ensure that it has in its inventory or has placed 
orders for enough set-top boxes to ensure that each of its customers can continue to view its video 
programming on their television sets after the transition and submit a sworn declaration to the 
Commission confirming that this is the case, and (4) the operator must publicly commit to this plan by 
sworn declaration.  As we explained in the BendBroadband Order, such a declaration will “demonstrate 
[a] commitment to move to an all-digital network.”4
2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 76.7 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.3, 76.7, a conditional waiver of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.1204(a)(1), IS GRANTED to Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Co, Inc 
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 76.1204(a)(1).  The separation of the security element from the host device required by this rule is 
referred to as the “integration ban.”
2  See Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Co, Inc Petition for Waiver, CSR-7831-Z, at 1 (filed March 26, 2008); Tri-
County Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver, CSR-7904-Z, at 1 (filed May 7, 2008).
3 See Bend Cable Communications, LLC d/b/a BendBroadband Request for Waiver of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the 
Commission’s Rules, 22 FCC Rcd 209 (2007) (“BendBroadband Order”).
4 See BendBroadband Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 216, ¶ 21.
Federal Communications Commission DA 08-1627
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and Tri-County Communications, Inc. for the Motorola DCT-700 and DCT-2214, conditioned as set forth 
in this Order.
3. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Monica Shah Desai
Chief, Media Bureau