Federal Communications Commission DA 20-215 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Hearst Properties Inc. v. Florida Cable Inc. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CSR-8914-C MB Docket No. 15-215 ORDER OF DISMISSAL Adopted: March 2, 2020 Released: March 2, 2020 By the Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau: 1. On August 27, 2015, Hearst Properties Inc., a subsidiary of Hearst Television Inc. (collectively, Hearst), licensee of television stations WESH(TV), Daytona Beach, Florida, WKCF(TV), Clermont, Florida, and WMOR-TV, Lakeland, Florida, by its attorneys, filed an Enforcement Complaint Concerning Retransmission Without Authorization against Florida Cable Inc. (Florida Cable). The Complaint alleged that Florida Cable engaged in continuing and willful violation of section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Communications Act), 47 U.S.C. § 325(b)(1)(A), and section 76.64 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 76.64(a). 2. On February 19, 2020, Hearst requested that the complaint be dismissed due to the passage of time and other circumstances. In a follow-up exchange between Commission staff and Hearst on February 26, 2020, Hearst indicated that the complaint should be dismissed with prejudice. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the request to withdraw the Enforcement Complaint Concerning Retransmission Without Authorization in the above-referenced proceeding IS GRANTED. 4. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint in the above-referenced proceeding IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and that the above-referenced proceeding is TERMINATED. 5. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission’s rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division