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Volume VI Number 1 January 13, 1965 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS BEFORE FCC ON COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION REGULATIONS We have been studying the mass of comments and reply comments filed in the Carter Mountain (CATV) rule-making proceeding. Naturally, the major thrust of the pleadings has been concerned with economic impact (or lack of it) upon commercial television operations. There have been a number of other significant areas covered by the pleadings, however, which may be of more direct interest to NAEB members. Here's a quick run-through of some of them: 1. UHF: A recurrent theme has been the adverse impact of CATV upon the development of UHF. Since the major development of ETV stations lies in UHF, any activities which tend to frustrate that development are properly our concern. National Community Television Association advances statistics which show rather convincingly that as of the moment CATV has not hurt UHF development. Thus, of 92 UHF commercial stations on the air, 22 have CATV service in the same community. In five of these communities, the UHF station went on the air prior to CATV, and in 14 instances, the CATV service existed before the station went on the air. Of 107 UHF stations which have gone off the air, only 10 had CATV competition. These figures as to present impact are questioned by some parties, notably Springfield Television Broadcasting Corporation, which filed detailed complaints concerning the adverse effect on its stations in western Massachusetts. However, the gravamen of the charges by anti-CATV forces is the potential effects on UHF in view of the rapid and continuing growth of CATV. Where multiple signals can be brought to most communities, investment in the hazards of UHF is discouraged. Nor do such parties find solace in the claim of NCTA that CATV is a boon to UHF since it provides a ready-built audience without the need for converters. The important asset of UHF Licensee wants is his own home audience receiving service directly through his own receiver. 2. Table of Allocations. A second major theme of the pleadings has been the impact of CATV upon the Commission's television allocations principles. The arguments follow patterns somewhat similar to those advanced in the MPATI rule-making proceeding. Typical of the contentions made is this excerpt from a pleading filed by Station WAAY-TV, Huntsville, Alabama: