Altice USA struck back at Starz this week, urging the FCC to dismiss Starz’s emergency petition for injunctive relief.
Altice认为请愿书是不合时宜的，没有法律，事实或政策。
“It [Starz’s FCC petition] is simply a transparent attempt by Starz to manipulate a regulatory process reserved for emergency situations to secure the carriage it failed to obtain based on the merits of its programming,” Altice wrote in its response filed with the Commission Tuesday.
自1月1日，马车谈判达到僵局之后，Starz编程就一直脱离了Altice的电缆系统。本月早些时候，斯塔茨要求FCC干预将其编程恢复在纽约地区的Altice系统上，并提交了宣告性裁决的请愿书，随后是上周提起的紧急请愿书。
Altice asserts the petition was untimely because although it sought emergency relief, Starz waited nearly three weeks before seeking FCC intervention.
“This fact alone shows that there is no ‘emergency;’ it [Starz] would have acted promptly if it in fact had suffered irreparable harm, but it did not,” Altice wrote.
Altice also disputes Starz’s claim that the MSO knowingly ignored the FCC rule requiring operators to give customers 30-days’ notice of major programming changes, saying the accusation is false.
Altice写道：“ FCC要求有线运营商在更改范围内，至少在更改之前30天内，有线电视操作员在电缆操作员的控制范围内至少在更改之前进行了更改。”“在这种情况下，除非有很多报价，直到2017年12月31日，Altice还是不知道将达成运输协议。”
Altice argues that it’s not the FCC’s place to get involved, as the failed carriage negations with Starz were not due to any violation of Commission rules, but because Starz was seeking fees that make “no economic sense for Altice and its customers.”
有线电视运营商还声称，Starz正在开展公共关系活动“明确旨在误导客户并破坏Altice的呼叫中心和客户运营”。
Starz, in addition to asking the FCC to restore carriage of Starz, StarzEncore, and Movieplex for a 30-day notice period, had also requested Altice “correct” its “misleading and false disclosures regarding its deletions of Starz’s channels,” and “respond to consumer inquiries and complaints” in compliance with FCC rules.
Altice在文件中说：“ Starz发起一项旨在挫败Altice响应其客户的能力，然后抱怨Altice所谓的反应能力的运动是虚伪的。”
Altice asserts Starz has not “even come close” to meeting the requirements for an emergency stay, including the need to show irreparable harm, and a likelihood of success on the case’s merits.
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