Four Flags Cablevision v. Maynard

Plaintiff is in the business of transmitting signals through coaxial cables and offers a service commonly known as cable television for which it has a nonexclusive franchise to operate within certain areas. Unlike public UHF or VHF television broadcasters, whose transmissions may be received without charge by any member of the public who owns a television set, plaintiff’s programming cannot be received by the owner of a television set without paying for plaintiff’s coaxial cable service and a converter.

Plaintiff provides various program services at various prices to television set owners who…