ComCorp files complaint back at Baja Broadband
Communications Corp. of America (ComCorp) – which is the owner of El Paso, Texas-based KTSM-TV – filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over a retransmission agreement complaint (available here [1]) that was first filed by Baja Broadband (story here [2]).
According to ComCorp’s filing, the Baja complaint to the FCC was “a specious and sham pleading, and Baja’s tactics continue to demonstrate that Baja had no 
interested in reaching a retransmission agreement, but rather in filing a baseless FCC complaint as a stalking horse for a broader political agenda.”
While Baja Broadband said in its complaint that ComCorp failed to negotiate in good faith, ComCorp’s filing said it “never refused to negotiate with Baja – indeed, ComCorp was the only party who attempted to hold discussions – and it was Baja that steadfastly refused to engage in negotiations.”
ComCorp also said that Baja was working with the American Cable Association (ACA) as part of a conspiracy that seeks to gain media attention and political advantage during the retransmission period agreement. ComCorp said Baja and the ACA were represented by the same law firm.
In a separate filing, ComCorp said Baja has continued to carry a station in Albuquerque without its consent. It’s expected that an FCC judge will decide on the various complaints between ComCorp and Baja Broadband.
A phone call to ACA seeking its comment on ComCorp’s filing was not returned before deadline this morning.
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