Federal Communications Commission DA 10-66
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Mediacom Communications Corporation
v.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Retransmission Consent Complaint and Petition 
for an Emergency Order Granting Interim 
Carriage Rights 
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CSR-8233-C
CSR-8234-M
ORDER
Adopted:  January 13, 2010  Released:  January 13, 2010
By the Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau:
1. On October 22, 2009, Mediacom Communications Corporation (“Mediacom”) filed a 
Retransmission Consent Complaint (“Complaint”) alleging that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 
(“Sinclair”) violated its duty to negotiate retransmission consent in good faith for carriage of certain 
Sinclair owned and/or operated local broadcast television stations.  On the same date, Mediacom filed a 
Petition for an Emergency Order Granting Interim Carriage Rights (“Petition”).
2. On December 31, 2009, Mediacom and Sinclair announced an eight-day extension of 
their retransmission consent agreement.  On January 7, 2010, Mediacom and Sinclair announced the 
completion of a retransmission consent agreement.  On January 8, 2010, Mediacom filed with the 
Commission a Motion to Withdraw, which requests the withdrawal and dismissal with prejudice of the 
Complaint and Petition, with Sinclair’s consent.  In view of the foregoing, we grant Mediacom’s request.
3. Accordingly, Mediacom Communications Corporation’s Motion to Withdraw IS 
GRANTED and the Complaint and Petition ARE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
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4. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the 
Commission’s rules.1
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Steven A. Broeckaert
Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division       
 Media Bureau       
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.