FCC said Time Warner was subject to effective competition in Lima...

FCC said Time Warner was subject to effective competition in Lima, O., and more than 30 surrounding franchise areas, rejecting opposition from Watch TV Co. (WTC) which provides competing multichannel video service, and cities of Piqua, Sidney and St. Marys. Granting TW petition, Commission said company had provided evidence that: (1) Competitive service was provided by LEC or its affiliate. WTC hasn’t disputed that it’s wholly owned subsidiary of Benton Ridge Telephone Co. (2) WTC provides comparable programming. Commission said neither Communications Act nor its rules mandated station-specific comparability to extent argued by cities, and agency was satisfied WTC’s channel lineup met its programming comparability criterion. TW had asked Commission to dismiss its requests relating to Piqua and Sidney saying it was unable to confirm whether WTC’s service was being actively marketed in those communities.