Petition to participate

The Public Television Claimants, including and through their representative Public Broadcasting Service, have a significant interest in the royalty rates for the statutory cable retransmission license. The Public Television Claimants are copyright owners of programming included in broadcasts that are and will be secondarily transmitted by cable systems pursuant to the Section 111 compulsory license. Public Broadcasting Service has participated in, and represented the Public Television Claimants in, every cable royalty distribution proceeding and every cable rate adjustment proceeding since the enactment of the cable compulsory license in 1976. Public Broadcasting Service and the Public Television Claimants have received, and expect to continue receiving, substantial Section 111 cable royalties.

Dustin Cho

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Ronald G. Dove, Jr.

Dustin Cho

The counsel or representative that filed this joint petition certifies that, as of the date of submission of the joint petition, such counsel or representative has the authority and consent of the participants to represent them in the royalty rate proceeding.

01/24/2025