Federal Communications Commission DA 18-136
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Amendment to the Commission’s Rules 
Concerning Effective Competition
Implementation of Section 111 of the
STELA Reauthorization Act 
Petition for Reconsideration
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MB Docket No. 15-53
ORDER
Adopted:  February 12, 2018 Released:  February 12, 2018
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. In this Order, we dismiss the petition for reconsideration in the above-captioned 
proceeding filed jointly on January 19, 2016 by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers 
and Advisors (NATOA), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), and Northern Dakota County 
Cable Communications Commission (NDC4).
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  The Petition sought reconsideration of the Media 
Bureau’s Effective Competition Public Notice
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 implementing the Commission’s 2015 Effective 
Competition Order.
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  The stated purpose of the Petition was to provide a means by which the Bureau 
could vacate the Effective Competition Public Notice “in the event that the D.C. Circuit sets aside the 
Effective Competition Order.”
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2. On July 7, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied 
the petition for review of the Effective Competition Order and upheld the Commission’s action.
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  On 
February 2, 2018, NATOA, NAB, and NDC4 requested to withdraw the Petition based upon a belief that 
it is moot.
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  We agree that because the Effective Competition Order was upheld, the Petition is now moot.  
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 NATOA et al., Petition for Reconsideration (filed Jan. 19, 2016) (Petition).
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 Findings of Competing Provider Effective Competition Following December 8, 2015 Filing Deadline for Existing 
Franchise Authority Recertification, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 14293 (MB 2015) (Effective Competition Public 
Notice).
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 Amendment to the Commission’s Rules Concerning Effective Competition; Implementation of Section 111 of the 
STELA Reauthorization Act, Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 6574 (2015) (Effective Competition Order).
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 Petition at 2.
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 National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission 
& United States, 862 F.3d 18 (D.C. Cir. July 7, 2017). 
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 NATOA et al., Request to Withdraw Petition for Reconsideration (filed Feb. 2, 2018).
Federal Communications Commission DA 18-136
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3. Accordingly, the Request to Withdraw Petition for Reconsideration filed by NATOA, 
NAB, and NDC4 IS GRANTED and the petition for reconsideration of the Effective Competition Public 
Notice in the above-captioned proceeding IS DISMISSED. 
4. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission’s 
rules.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Michelle M. Carey
Chief, Media Bureau
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 47 CFR § 0.283.