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 News  media  infonT1~  tion  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  an-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 

 MEDIA  BUREAU  A  ON  October  3,  2002 

 PEMBROKE  ADVANCED  COMMUNICAllONS,  C.  FILES  NOTICE  OF  INTENT 
 Pursuant  to  47  C.  F.  R.    76.1503(  b)(  1),  Pembroke  Adv  ced  Communications,  Inc.  ("  Pembroke") 
 filed  a  Notice  of  Intent  to  Establish  an  Open  Video  System  in  the  City  of  Pembroke,  Georgia  and  Bryan 
 County,  Georgia.  Attached  to  this  Public  Notice  is  a  copy  of  ti11e  Notice  of  Intent  filed  by  Pembroke. 
 Pembroke's  application  is  available  via  the  Internet:  h  ://  .fcc.  ov/  mb/  ovs/  csovscer.  html. 

 Media  Contact:  Michelle  Russo  at  (202)  418-  7200. 
 Media  Bureau  Contact:  Sonia  Greenaway-  Mickle  or  Steve  G  er  at  (202)  418-  7200. 

 TrY:  (202)  418-  7172. 

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 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  Washington,  DC  0554  SEP  6  -  2002 

 In  the  Matter  of  )  FCC  -  MA'LROOM 
 )  Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc.  )  File  No. 

 )  Notice  of  Intent  to  Establish  ) 
 An  Open  Video  System  .) 

 NOTICE  OF  INTENT  TO  ESTABLISH  AN  OPEN  VIDEO  SYSTEM 
 Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc.  ~Pembroke),  pursuant  to  Section  I 
 76.1503(  b)(  1)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  hereby  s1bmits  its  Notice  of  Intent  to  establish 
 an  Open  Video  System  (OVS).  As  required  by  sec  on  76.1503(  b)(  1),  Pembroke 
 respectfully  submits  the  following  information:  ! 
 1.  OVS  Operator.  The  name,  address  and  elephone  number  of  the  OVS 
 Operator  is  Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  c.,  185  East  Bacon  Street, 
 Pembroke,  Georgia,  31321.  The  contact  person  is  es  Reeves,  Operations  Manager. 
 James  Reeves  can  be  reached  by  mail  at  the  above  treet  address,  by  telephone  at  (912) 
 653-  4389,  and  by  facsimile  at  (912)  653-  2929.  I 
 2.  Projected  Service  Area.  Pembroke's  pr  ~ected  additional  OVS  service  area 
 encompasses  the  City  of  Pembroke,  Georgia  and  B  an  County,  Georgia.  Pembroke 
 currently  does  not  provide  OVS  service.  Pembrok  is  likely  to  request  additional 
 certification  from  the  Federal  Communications  Co  ission  during  the  next  several  years 
 to  expand  its  OVS  service  area. 

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 3.  Projected  Channel  Canaciu.  Pembrok  is  providing  OVS  service  over 
 telephone  lines  via  the  Minerva  platform.  This  is  e  entially  a  switched  digital  service, 
 wherein  the  programming  services  are  situated  in  a  erver  and  each  customer  can  select 
 up  to  three  programming  services  at  any  given  mo  ent.  Pembroke  anticipates  that  it  will 
 have  available  as  many  as  80  channel  input  ports.! 
 4.  Carriage  Annlications  and  InQuiries.  otential  video  programming 
 providers  interested  in  carriage  on  Pembroke's  open  video  system  may  obtain  additional 
 information  about  the  system  by  completing  the  att  hed  OVS  Information  Request  Form 
 (Attachment  1)  and  mailing  it  to  James  Reeves  at  P  broke  Advanced  Communications, 
 Inc.,  185  East  Bacon  Street,  Pembroke,  Georgia  31  21.  If  a  potential  video  program 
 provider  has  questions  concerning  the  completion  0  this  form,  James  Reeves  can  be 
 reached  by  telephone  at  (912)  653-  4389. 
 Pursuant  to  Section  76.  1503(  b)(  2)  of  the  Co  ission's  Rules,  Pembroke  will 
 provide  a  potential  video  programming  provider  wi  additional  information  regarding 
 the  OVS  system  within  five  (5)  business  days  after  embroke's  receipt  by  mail  of  a 
 completed  OVS  Information  Request  Form.  The  p  ential  video  programming  provider 
 will  be  furnished  at  that  time  with  additional  inform  tion  regarding  carriage  on 
 Pembroke's  OVS  system.  This  information  will  inc  ude  application  forms  that  must  be 
 completed,  technical  information,  equipment  requir  ents,  rate  estimates,  application 
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 fees  and  reservation  deposits,  and  qualification  requ  ements. 

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 5.  Initial  Enrollment  Period.  The  initial  ollment  period  for  video  I 

 programming  providers  seeking  carriage  on  Pembf  e's  OVS  system  will  commence  on 
 the  date  the  FCC  issues  a  Public  Notice  of  the  filing  of  this  Notice  of  Intent  and  end 
 ninety  days  thereafter. 
 6.  Allocation  of  Cavacin.  Pembroke  does  not  expect  to  experience  any  capacity 
 constraints  on  its  OVS  system.  If  the  aggregate  cap  city  needs  of  (a)  local  commercial 
 and  non-  commercial  television  stations  carried  pUTS  ant  to  Section  76.1506  of  the 
 Commission's  Rules,  (b)  public,  educational  and  go  ernmental  (PEG)  access  channels 
 furnished  pursuant  to  Section  76.1505  of  the  Comm  ssion's  Rules,  (c)  Pembroke  and  its 
 affiliates,  and  (d)  unaffiliated  video  programming  p  oviders  exceed  the  actual  capacity  of 
 Pembroke's  OVS  system,  then  Pembroke  and  its  a  liates  will  not  select  the  video 
 programming  services  for  carriage  on  more  than  on  -third  of  the  activated  channel 
 capacity  of  the  OVS  system.  If  aggregate  capacity  *eeds  exceed  actual  OVS  system  : 
 capacity,  unaffiliated  video  programming  providers  lwill  be  offered  portions  of  the 
 residual  capacity  (after  local  television  stations,  PE~  access  channels  and  Pembroke's 
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 one-  third  share  are  accommodated)  on  the  followin$  basis:  each  unaffiliated  video 

 programming  provider  will  be  offered  an  equal  pro  ortionate  amount  of  its  requested 
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 7.  Notification  Requirements.  Pembroke  as  complied  with  all  relevant 
 notification  requirements  under  Section  76.1506  of  e  Commission's  open  video  system 
 regulations  concerning  must-  carry  and  retransmissi  n  consent.  A  list  of  all  local 
 commercial  and  non-  commercial  television  stations  served  is  included  as  Attachment  2. 
 Also  included  is  a  Certificate  of  Service  showing  th  t  the  present  Notice  of  Intent  has  i 
 been  served  on  all  local  cable  franchising  authoriti  entitled  to  establish  requirements 
 concerning  the  designation  of  channels  for  public,  ucational  and  governmental  use. 

 Respectfully  s  bmitted,  PEMBRO  ADVANCED  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 
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 Operations  M4nager  Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 
 185  East  Bacop  Street  Pembroke,  G  ~'  rgia  31321 

 Phone:(  912)  53-  4389 
 Fax:  (912)  65  -2929 

 Dated:  September  5,  2002 

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 Attachment  1 
 PEMBROKE  ADVANCED  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.  OPEN  VIDEO  SYSTEM  INFORMA1ION  REQUEST  FORM 
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 SECTION  I:  Identification  of  Potential  Video  Programming  Provider 

 Name  of  Entity:  I 
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 Name  of  Contact  Person: 
 Telephone  No.: 
 Facsimile  No.: 
 SECTION  II:  Carriage  Information 
 Total  amount  of  capacity  requested:  I  c  els 
 SECTION  III:  Certification  and  Non-  Disclosure  Statement 
 The  undersigned  video  programming  provider  (VPP)  represents  that  it  has  the  right  under  the  Copyright  Laws  to  select  and  contract  for  carriage  of  specific  video  programming  on  the  Pembroke  open  video 
 system,  and  that  it  has  no  formal  or  informal  affiliation  (as  defined  by  Section  76.  1500(  g)  of  the  FCC  Rules)  or  agreement  with  any  other  VPP  requesting  capacity  or  with  any  cable  operator  providing  cable 
 television  services  within  Pembroke's  open  video  system  servite  area,  and  that  the  capacity  requested  will  be  used  only  for  the  commercial  operation  of  a  video  program  distribution  service.  The  VPP  and  its 
 affiliates,  employees  and  agents  agree  not  to  disclose  to  any  other  party  the  information  provided  by  Pembroke  in  response  to  this  request,  except  for  information  tIilat  was  previously  in  the  public  domain  and 
 except  as  provided  in  Section  76.1513(  j)  of  the  FCC  Rules,  and  that  they  will  not  use  the  information  for 
 any  purpose  whatsoever  other  than  making  an  informed  decision  as  too  whether  to  enroll  in  Pembroke's  open  video  system  and  the  subsequent  activation  of  such  enrolj1ment,  if  any. 

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 Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 
 185  East  Bacon  Street 
 Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 

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 CER  TIFI  CA  TI  ON 
 I,  James  Reeves,  hereby  certify  that  on  or  before  thif  5th  day  of  September,  2002,  I  caused  must-  carry-  retransmission  consent  election  otification  by  US  mail  to  all 
 commercial  and  noncommercial  television  stations  perating  within  Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc.  open  video  system  service  ar  a,  as  indicated  by  the  attached 
 service  list. 

 J  es  ~eeves 
 Operations  Manager  Pembrcj>  ke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 

 1  185  E  t  Bacon  Street 

 Pembr  ke,  Georgia  31321 

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 Letter  to  Local  TV  Station 
 Dear  (TV  Station  Manager): 
 Please  allow  this  letter  to  serve  as  notice  that  PembrQke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc.  (Pembroke)  will  be  operating  an  open  video  system  in  the  Pembroke  service  area.  The 

 new  system  is  scheduled  to  begin  operations  this  yealr.  It  is  our  intention  to  carry  your 
 station. 

 ~  Federal  Communications  Commission  regulations  (  76.1506)  require  that  we  provide  this 
 notice  and  that  you,  in  turn,  notify  us  of  your  station  s  request  for  carriage  and  channel 
 position.  All  video  programming  providers  on  pem1'rOke,  s  open  video  system  will  be 
 notified  of  your  decision. 

 We  ask  that  you  notify  us  in  writing  within  thirty  (3  )  days  of  this  letter  of  your  election 
 of  must  carry  status  or  of  your  intent  to  enter  into  a  transmission  consent  agreement. 
 Please  make  all  notifications  to: 

 James  Reeves 
 Operations  Manager  Pembroke  Advanced  Comm  .cations,  Inc. 

 185  East  Bacon  Street  Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 

 Sincerely, 
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 Operations  Manager  i  i  :I 
 Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 

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 Attachment  2 
 NAMES  AND  ADDRESSE  OF  LOCAL  COMMERCIAL  AND  NON-  COMMERCIAL  TELEVISION  STATIONS  SERVED 

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 WV  AN  Public  Broadcasting  Station!  86  Vandiver  Street 

 Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 
 WSAV-  TVNBC  3  1430  East  Victory  Drive 
 Savannah,  Georgia  31404 
 WJCL  -  TV  ABC  22 
 10001  Abercom  Street  Savannah,  Georgia  31406 

 WTGS  -  FOX  28 
 10001  Abercom  Street  Savannah,  Georgia  31406 

 WTOC-  CBS  P.  O.  Box  8086 
 Savannah,  Georgia  31412 
 WGSA  -  UPN  TV  34 
 East  Jekyll  Road  Baxley,  Georgia  31513 

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 Local  Government  Letter 

 Dear  City  Administrator: 
 Please  allow  this  letter  to  serve  as  notice  that  Pembr  ke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 
 has  filed  with  the  FCC  for  an  Open  Video  System  C  rtification.  It  is  our  intent  to  directly 
 compete  with  the  local  incumbent  video  provider. 

 Pursuant  to  FCC  regulations  (  76.1506)  we  also  inte,  d  to  make  available  to  the  City  the 
 use  of  capacity  of  public,  educational,  and  governmebtal  programming,  should  the  City 
 desire. 

 Please  provide  written  notice  30  days  in  advance  of  e  City's  intended  use  of  the  public, 
 educational  and  governmental  channel  capacity.  PIe  e  make  all  notifications  to: 

 :  James  Reeves  i 

 Operations  Manager  I 

 Pembroke  Advanced  Comm  ations,  Inc. 
 185  East  Bacon  Street  Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 

 Sincerely,  I  [..  If 
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 James  Reeves  ii  , 

 Operations  Manager  Pembroke  Advanced  Communications,  Inc. 

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 OF  SERVICE 
 I,  James  Reeves,  an  employee  with  Pembro~  e  Advanced  Communications,  Inc., 
 hereby  certify  that  I  mailed  on  this  Sth  day  of  sept  !  ber,  2002,  the  foregoing  NOTICE  OF  INTENT  TO  ESTABLISH  AN  OPEN  VIDEO  YSTEM  by  first  class  U.  S.  mail, 

 postage  prepaid,  to  the  following  city  and  town  cler  s  of  the  local  cable  franchising  authorities  within  Pembroke  Advanced  Communic  ions,  Inc.  's  certified  open  video 

 system  area: 

 Betty  Hill,  City  Clerk  City  of  Pembroke 
 P.  O.  Box  130  160  North  Main  Street 
 Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 
 Donna  Waters,  Clerk 
 Bryan  County  P.  O.  Box  430 

 116  Lanier  Street  Pembroke,  Georgia  31321 

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