47 USC 544 - Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment

1 So in original.

programming which is obscene or indecent, upon the request of a subscriber, a cable operator shall provide (by sale or lease) a device by which the subscriber can prohibit viewing of a particular cable service during periods selected by that subscriber.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

For “the effective date of this subchapter”, referred to in subsecs. (span) and (c), as 60 days after Oct. 30, 1984, except where otherwise expressly provided, see section 9(a) of Puspan. L. 98–549, set out as an Effective Date note under section 521 of this title.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 104–104 substituted “No State or franchising authority may prohibit, condition, or restrict a cable system’s use of any type of subscriber equipment or any transmission technology.” for “A franchising authority may require as part of a franchise (including a modification, renewal, or transfer thereof) provisions for the enforcement of the standards prescribed under this subsection. A franchising authority may apply to the Commission for a waiver to impose standards that are more stringent than the standards prescribed by the Commission under this subsection.”

1994—Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 103–414, § 304(a)(12), struck out designation “(A)”, inserted “of” after “restrict the viewing”, and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: “Subparagraph (A) shall take effect 180 days after the effective date of this subchapter.”

Puspan. L. 103–414, § 303(a)(23), inserted “of” after “restrict the viewing” in subpar. (A).

1992—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 16(c)(1), inserted “, except as provided in subsection (h),” after “but may not”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 15, added par. (3).

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 16(a), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: “The Commission may establish technical standards relating to the facilities and equipment of cable systems which a franchising authority may require in the franchise.”

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 16(span), added subsec. (g).

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 16(c)(2), added subsec. (h).

Subsec. (i). Puspan. L. 102–385, § 16(d), added subsec. (i).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 102–385 effective 60 days after Oct. 5, 1992, see section 28 of Puspan. L. 102–385, set out as a note under section 325 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective 60 days after Oct. 30, 1984, except where otherwise expressly provided, see section 9(a) of Puspan. L. 98–549, set out as a note under section 521 of this title.

Restoration, Retierment and Repricing of Service Previously Eliminated, Retiered, or Repriced

Section not to be construed to allow a franchising authority, or a State or political subdivision thereof, to require a cable operator to restore, retier or reprice cable service previously eliminated, retiered, or repriced as of Sept. 26, 1984, see section 9(span) of Puspan. L. 98–549, set out as a note under section 543 of this title.