AMC Networks Broadca

NOTICE submitted by AMC Networks Broadcasting and Technology LLC

Notification of Name Change and Request for Waiver

2012-05-01

This document pretains to SES-RWL-20110207-00116 for Renewal on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESRWL2011020700116_950660

                                                                           701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
                                                                                 Washington, D.C. 20004
                                                                                             202-434-7300
                                                                                          202-434-7400 fax
Russell H. Fox | 202 434 7483 | rfox@mintz.com                                             www.mintz.com



   May 1, 2012

  VIA IBFS

  Marlene H. Dortch
  Office of the Secretary
  Federal Communications Commission
  445 12th Street, S.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20554

  Re:     Notification of Name Change and Request for Waiver

  Dear Ms. Dortch:

  AMC Networks Broadcasting and Technology LLC (“AMC”) hereby provides
  notification of the change in the name of Rainbow Network Communications (“RNC”),
  previously the licensee of five transmit/receive satellite earth station authorizations listed
  in the attached form (call signs E040445, E000220, E000228, E000597, and E010028).
  The name change from RNC to AMC occurred as of March 13, 2012. Only RNC’s name
  changed; there was no change in the corporate structure, management or operations of the
  licensee. AMC has already updated the FCC’s CORES database to reflect the new name
  of the entity associated with the FCC Registration Number formerly assigned to RNC.

  Section 25.118 (a) of the FCC’s rules requires licensees to notify the Commission within
  thirty (30) days of minor modifications to their licenses. Due to administrative oversight,
  AMC did not notify the Commission within prescribed period. Therefore, AMC hereby
  also requests that the Commission grant a waiver of its rules. Pursuant to Section 1.3 of
  the rules, the Commission may grant a waiver of its rules if good cause therefore is
  shown.

  Section 25.118 of the FCC’s rules permits licensees to make minor modifications to
  station authorizations without prior Commission approval. The purpose of the rule is to
  permit licensees to make non-substantive changes without FCC approval, while
  maintaining the accuracy of the FCC’s records so that the FCC has up-to-date
  information about each licensee in the event communications with a licensee is required.
  In this case, AMC missed the notification deadline by less than two weeks. During that
  two week period, any notices, requests, or other communications that would have been
  sent by the Commission would still have reached the correct individuals at the company,
  as no information has changed other than the entity’s business name. Therefore, the
  Commission’s ability to promptly contact individuals at the company was not impeded in


any way. Accordingly, the purpose of the rule requiring notification of non-substantive
changes was not frustrated. AMC still provided prompt notification of the name change
and the FCC was still able to contact the licensee during the period when notice had not
yet been provided.

Accordingly, AMC respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request for
waiver. If there are questions pertaining to this request, the Commission is asked to
please contact counsel for AMC at the address above.


                                                Sincerely,


                                               Russell H. Fox
                                               Counsel for AMC Networks Broadcasting
                                                and Technology LLC


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Document Modified: 2012-05-01 17:50:09

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