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47 U.S.C. 532: Cable channels for commercial use

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-549. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 47 U.S.C. 543, 47 U.S.C. 558.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996Telecommunications Act of 1996

1992Pub. L. 102-385

1984Pub. L. 98-549added it

47 U.S.C. 532Cable channels for commercial use

(a)Purpose

(b)Designation of channel capacity for commercial use

(c)Use of channel capacity by unaffiliated persons; editorial control; restriction on service; rules on rates, terms, and conditions

(d)Right of action in district court; relief; factors not to be considered by court

(e)Petition to Commission; relief

(f)Presumption of reasonableness and good faith

(g)Promulgation of rules

(h)Cable service unprotected by Constitution

(i)Programming from qualified minority or educational programming sources

(j)Single channel access to indecent programming

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
enacted this Congress
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This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–104 substituted "a cable operator may refuse to transmit any leased access program or portion of a leased access program which contains obscenity, indecency, or nudity and" for "an operator". (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (c)

1992

Pub. L. 102–385, §9(a), inserted "to promote competition in the delivery of diverse sources of video programming and" after "purpose of this section is". · (a)
Pub. L. 102–385, §9(d), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "For the purposes of this section— · (b)
Pub. L. 102–385, §9(b)(1), inserted "and with rules prescribed by the Commission under paragraph (4)" after "purpose of this section". · (c)
Pub. L. 102–385, §9(b)(2), added par. (4). · (c)
Pub. L. 102–385, §10(a), inserted "or the cable operator" after "franchising authority" and inserted at end "This subsection shall permit a cable operator to enforce prospectively a written and published policy of prohibiting programming that the cable operator reasonably believes desc… · (h)
Pub. L. 102–385, §9(c), added subsec. (i). · (i)
Pub. L. 102–385, §10(b), added subsec. (j). · (j)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.