Federal Communications Commission DA 08-889
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Mediacom Communications Corporation
Bresnan Communications, LLC 
Implementation of Section 304 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Commercial Availability of 
Navigation Devices
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CSR-7758-Z
CSR-7117-Z
CS Docket No. 97-80
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Adopted:  April 16, 2008 Released:  April 16, 2008
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION
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 
seek waiver for systems that they commit to transition to all-digital by February 17, 2009.2 Pursuant to 
the All-Digital Order precedent,3 we grant the requests for waiver of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the 
Commission’s rules.  As a condition of waiver, Bresnan Communications, LLC and Mediacom 
Communications Corporation must: (1) file with the Media Bureau sworn declarations within 10 days of 
the release of this order in which they commit to transition systems to all-digital on or before February 17, 
2009;4 (2) notify all of their analog customers in those systems of their plans to transition to all-digital 
systems within 60 days of the release of this order, and again six months before completing their 
transitions, and each time submit sworn declarations to the Commission confirming that such notice has 
  
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 Bresnan Communications, LLC’s First Amended Request for Waiver at 1-2 (filed Dec. 14, 2007); Mediacom 
Communications Corporation Waiver Request at 1; Letter from Seth Davidson, Counsel for Mediacom 
Communications Corporation to Steven A. Broeckaert, Senior Deputy Division Chief, Policy Division, Media 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (filed March 14, 2008) (identifying the systems that Mediacom 
Communications Corporation intends to transition to all-digital).
3 See Consolidated Requests For Waiver Of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the Commission’s Rules, 22 FCC Rcd 11780, 
11802-04, ¶¶ 58-62 (2007) (“All-DigitalOrder”).  
4 In the case of Bresnan Communications, LLC, it must commit to transition its Gillette, Wyoming system, and in 
the case of Mediacom Communications Corporation, it must commit to transition the systems that serve the 
communities identified in the Appendix to this Order.
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been provided; (3) within 60 days of the release of this order, ensure that they have in their inventory or 
have placed orders for enough set-top boxes to ensure that each of their customers can continue to view 
video programming on their television sets after the transition and submit sworn declarations to the 
Commission confirming that this is the case, and (4) within 10 days of the release of this order, publicly 
commit to this plan by sworn declarations.  As we explained in the BendBroadband Order, such 
declarations will “demonstrate [a] commitment to move to an all-digital network.”5
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 limited, conditional waiver of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.1204(a)(1), IS GRANTED to Bresnan Communications, LLC for its 
system in Gillette, Wyoming, and to Mediacom Communications Corporation for the communities listed 
in the Appendix, 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
  
5 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, 216, ¶ 21 (2007) (“BendBroadband Order”).
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APPENDIX
Cable Communities for which Mediacom Communications Corporation 
is Granted Waiver 
(Identified by CUID No.)
CA0559 – Ridgecrest, CA
CA0952 – China Lake Naval, CA
CA1030 – Trona, CA
CA1363 – Kern (NE), CA
CA0590 – Kern (NE), CA
CA1030 – Trona,
CA0109 – Sun City, CA
CA0620 – Pauma Valley, CA
CA1298 – Valley Center, CA
CA1547 – San Pasqual, CA
CA1548 – Rincón Reservation, CA
KY0317 – Cadiz, KY
KY0908 – Trigg, KY
KY0071 – Princeton, KY
KY0884 – Caldwell, KY
KY0827 – Fredonia, KY
KY0828 – Salem, KY
KY0889 – Crittenden, KY
KY0708 – Hardin, KY
KY0837 – Calloway, KY
KY0861 – Dexter, KY
KY0858 – Marshall, KY
KY0707 – Marshall, KY
MS0133 – Bay St. Louis, MS
MS0134 – Hancock, MS
MS0135 – Waveland, MS
AZ0077 – Ajo, AZ
AZ0010 – Nogales, AZ
AZ0037 – Rio Rico, AZ
AZ0052 – Santa Cruz, AZ