Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1022
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
Armstrong Utilities, Inc.,
Respondent.
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File No. CSR-8480-P
ORDER
Adopted:  June 8, 2011 Released:  June 8, 2011
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. By this Order, we extend for an additional 60 days, on our own motion, the deadline for 
Commission action on the Petition for De Novo Review (“Petition”)1 filed by DIRECTV Sports Net 
Pittsburgh, LLC (“DSNP”) on April 13, 2011, in the above-captioned matter pertaining to the fair market 
value of DSNP’s regional sports network programming.  DSNP filed its Petition seeking review of an 
adverse ruling in an arbitration proceeding2 conducted pursuant to a condition in the Liberty Media 
Order.3 Under the Liberty Media Order, the Commission must act on DSNP’s Petition not more than 60 
days after it was filed (i.e., by June 10, 2011), but may extend this review period for an additional 60 days 
(i.e., by August 11, 2011).4 Given the substantial record compiled in the course of this arbitration 
proceeding and the complexity of the issues, we find that extending the review period for an additional 60 
days will enable the Commission to review more fully the arbitration decision at issue, and thus serves the 
public interest.
2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), (j), that the deadline for Commission 
action on DSNP’s Petition for De Novo Review is EXTENDED for a period of 60 days to August 11, 
2011.  
  
1 See DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC, Petition for De Novo Review, File No. CSR-8480-P (April 13, 2011).
2 See In the Matter of Arbitration between Armstrong Utilities, Inc., Claimant, and DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, 
LLC, Respondent, Case No. 55 472 E 00247 10, Decision and Award (March 14, 2011).  
3 That condition provides that when negotiations fail to produce a mutually acceptable set of price, terms, and 
conditions for carriage of a non-broadcast regional sports network owned, managed, or controlled by Liberty Media, 
an MVPD may choose to submit the dispute to commercial arbitration.  See Applications for Consent to the 
Assignment and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses, News Corporation. and The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Transferors, 
to Liberty Media Corporation., Transferee, Memorandum Opinion and Order, MB Docket No. 07-18, 23 FCC Rcd 
3265, 3346 (2008), Appendix B, § IV.A, Commercial Arbitration Remedy (“Liberty Media Order”).
4 Id. at 3348, § C.1 (“The Commission shall issue its findings and conclusions not more than 60 days after receipt of 
the petition, which may be extended by the Commission for one period of 60 days.”).
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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
William T. Lake
Chief, Media Bureau