Federal Communications Commission DA 18-410
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals:  
Amendments to Part 76 of the Commission’s Rules
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) CS Docket No. 98-120
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
   Adopted:  April 23, 2018                    Released:  April 23, 2018
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. On February 23, 2005, the Commission released a Second Report and Order and First 
Order on Reconsideration in the above-captioned docket.
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  On April 21, 2005, Paxson Communications 
Corporation (now known as ION Media Networks, Inc.) (ION) filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the 
Second Report and Order.
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2. Due to the passage of time, ION has agreed to withdraw its petition.  Therefore, we are 
dismissing the petition without prejudice.    
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the ION Petition for Reconsideration filed in this 
docket IS DISMISSED without prejudice.
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    
1
 Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals:  Amendments to Part 76 of the Commission’s Rules, Second 
Report and Order and First Order on Reconsideration, 20 FCC Rcd 4516 (2005) (affirming the Commission’s prior 
tentative decision not to impose a dual carriage requirement during the transition when television stations still 
broadcast analog signals, and affirming the Commission’s prior determination that only one programming stream is 
considered primary and entitled to mandatory carriage) (Second Report and Order). 
2
 Petition for Reconsideration of Paxson Communications Corporation, CS Docket No. 98-120 (filed Apr. 21, 2005).
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 47 CFR § 0.283.