FCC should order Minn. microwave carrier to continue service in o...
FCC should order Minn. microwave carrier to continue service in order to relay TV programming to TV stations in state, Minn. Bcstrs. Assn. (MBA) said in complaint. Corban Communications asked FCC for permission to discontinue microwave relay services to…
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200 customers, effective Oct. 19. It said it had been unable to negotiate acceptable new tower lease agreements with owner Pinnacle Towers, and other alternatives were “uneconomical.” It said it would provide relay service to at least some of communities via leased fiber or competing microwave networks. It said it had been working with customers for 2 months on meeting their needs. MBA said 7 TV stations in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Hardin and Missoula would be most affected by shutdown. Without relays, MBA said TV stations “would be shut down and could not provide vital services including Emergency Alert Systems warnings.” Relay services are “indispensable and irreplaceable,” MBA said.