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January 1, 2010 Jen Howard, (202) 418-0506
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FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI STATEMENT ON FOX/TIME WARNER 
AND SINCLAIR/MEDIACOM RETRANSMISSION CONSENT NEGOTIATIONS
"Fox and Time Warner have granted a New Year's resolution of millions of viewers, and I 
congratulate them.  
"Now it is the turn of Sinclair and Mediacom to respect the wishes of their audience, and resolve 
their differences before the expiration of their extended agreement on January 8th.  The 
governing statute contemplates that retransmission terms should be and will be resolved by 
agreement between private companies, and broadcast and cable companies must accept shared 
responsibility for any failure to reach a timely deal.
"I commend the FCC's Media Bureau for its yeoman, pragmatic, and consumer-focused work in 
encouraging yesterday's extension of the Sinclair/Mediacom retransmission agreement as well as 
today's Fox/Time Warner agreement." 
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