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FCC RIN: 3060-AI94 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Exclusive Service Contracts for Provision of Video Services in Multiple Dwelling Units and Other Real Estate Developments (MB Docket No. 07-51) 
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to review the use of exclusive contracts for the provision of video services to multiple dwelling units (MDUs) or other real estate developments. Potential competitors seeking to enter the multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) marketplace have alleged that the use of exclusive contracts for the provision of video services to MDUs or other real estate developments serves as a barrier to entry. Accordingly, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking solicited comment on whether the use of exclusive contracts in the MDU video provider market unreasonably impedes the achievement of the interrelated Federal goals of enhanced multichannel video competition and accelerated broadband deployment and, if so, how the Commission should act to address that problem. The Report & Order finds that contractual agreements granting exclusivity to cable operators harm competition and broadband deployment. The Order prohibits the enforcement of exclusivity clauses and the execution of new ones by cable operators. The accompanying Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks comment on exclusive clauses by providers of DBS and other MVPDs. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151    47 USC 154(i)    47 USC 157    47 USC 303(r)    47 USC 543    47 USC 548(b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/18/2007  72 FR 19448   
R&O  01/07/2008  73 FR 1080   
FNPRM  01/07/2008  73 FR 1195   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Holly Saurer
Deputy Chief, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7283
Fax:202 418-1069
Email: holly.saurer@fcc.gov