The FCC following the Carter Mountain Transmission Co$.$ v$.$ FCC $--$ where it refused to issue a microwave license to broadcast TV signals fearing harm to the "Public Interest", and claimed that CATV should be supplemental to and not cripple local TV broadcast service $--$ claimed that its position was a defense of what?

Question $1$ options:

CATV operators

VHF operators

FM operators

UHF operators