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Topic: Cable Act

	Notes on the Cable Act of 1992
		If the broadcaster chose to exercise retransmission consent, the broadcaster and the cable operator would have negotiate the terms under which the cable operator would be permitted to carry the broadcaster's signal.
		Cable operators tried to portray the broadcasters as money-grubbers who would be responsible for creating even higher cable rates for the hapless consumer.
		For example, Fox Broadcasting had a new cable service, Fx, that it was preparing to roll out and the network told the cable MSOs that it would not ask for any monetary compensation for retransmission if the cable systems owned by the MSO would run its new service in exchange.
	www.emunix.emich.edu /~jcooper/emlaw/unit8_cab92.html (796 words)

	General Cable Television Industry and Regulation Information Fact Sheet
		Cable operators are not required to provide prior notice of any rate change that is the result of a regulatory fee, franchise fee, or any other fee, tax, assessment, or charge of any kind imposed by a Federal agency, State, or franchising authority on the transaction between the operator and the subscriber.
		The 1984 Cable Act provides damages and penalties of up to two years in prison and/or $50,000 in fines to be assessed against anyone determined to be guilty either of the unauthorized interception or reception of cable television services or of the manufacture or distribution of equipment intended to be utilized for such a purpose.
		Cable television systems may charge political candidates only the "lowest unit charge" of the system for the same class and amount of time for the same period, during the 45 days preceding a primary or runoff election and the 60 days preceding a general or special election.
	www.fcc.gov /mb/facts/csgen.html (14399 words)

	city_clerk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A city that follows Cable Act procedures and develops an appropriate record may deny renewal if the operator’s past performance has been unsatisfactory, or if the operator is unwilling (or unable) to promise to provide the services, facilities and equipment necessary to meet the future cable-related "needs and interests" of the community.
		It was the result of several years of intensive efforts on the part of the cable television industry, the local government community, and the Congress to establish a national policy for the regulation of cable television.
		Like most major pieces of legislation involving controversial issues and competing ideologies and approaches, the Cable Act is a compromise that attempts to strike a balance between the desires of the cable industry and the right of local governments to regulate cable television operators who occupy public property.
	www.oaklandnet.com /government/city_clerk/cable-info/Cable.html (3274 words)

	Cable Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cable Act of 1922 is an American law that reversed former immigration laws regarding marriage.
		The Cable Act of 1922 reveals the anti-nonwhite sentiment in the early 1900s.
		It is a blatant attack at male immigrants from the Pacific as well as African Americans, who were ineligible for citizenship, for attempting to be romantically involved with Caucasian women.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cable_Act (145 words)

	Cable Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On 29th September, 1994 an Ordinance titled the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Ordinance, 1994 was promulgated by the President to provide for the regulation of the operation of Cable TV Networks in the country.
		Every cable operator who uses a dish antenna a Television Receiver only, is bound to re-transmit at least two Doordarshan channels of his choice through the Cable service, without any deletion or alteration of any programme transmitted on such channels, from the commencement of this Act.
		Punishment for contravention of provisions of this Act.
	www.ansh.com /cable/cable008.HTM (3310 words)

	Guidance on New Authorities that Relate to Computer Crime and Electronic Evidence Enacted in the USA Patriot Act of ...
		Instead, the cable company had to provide prior notice to the customer (even if he or she were the target of the investigation), and the government had to allow the customer to appear in court with an attorney and then justify to the court the investigative need to obtain the records.
		Second, prior to the Act, the law did not expressly permit a provider to voluntarily disclose non-content records (such as a subscriber’s login records) to law enforcement for purposes of self-protection, even though providers could disclose the content of communications for this reason.
		Amendment: Section 220 of the Act amends section 2703(a) of title 18 (and parallel provisions elsewhere in section 2703) to allow investigators to use section 2703(a) warrants to compel records outside of the district in which the court is located, just as they use federal grand jury subpoenas and orders under section 2703(d).
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/cybercrime/PatriotAct.htm (5185 words)

	Public Access Awareness Association...Cable Communications Act of 1984
		Such enforcement authority includes the authority to enforce any provisions of the franchise for services, facilities, or equipment proposed by the cable operator which relate to public, educational, or governmental use of channel capacity; whether or not required by the franchising authority pursuant to subsection (b).
		"(3) Any cable system channel designated in accordance with this section shall not be used to provide a cable service that is being provided over such system on the date of the enactment of this title, if the provision of such programming is intended to avoid the purpose of this section.
		Whoever transmits over any cable system any matter which is obscene or otherwise unprotected by the Constitution of the U.S. shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
	www.publicaccess.org /cableact.html (2327 words)

	"Cable Act Reform" Order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		After putting interim rules in effect to implement the changes in the Cable Act made by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC delayed nearly three years in issuing final rules in what it refers to as the "Cable Act Reform" docket (CS Docket No. 96-85).
		Operators had argued that an announcement made using a crawl on a cable channel could constitute "written notice"; the effect of the Order is to allow local governments to rule such an approach unreasonable.
		For example, the cable industry argued that effective competition exists as soon as video service from a local exchange carrier is available to any two potential subscribers in a cable franchise area.
	www.millervaneaton.com /cable_rate/reform.html (356 words)

	Cable TV Privacy Act of 1984
		In the case of subscribers who have entered into such an agreement before the effective date of this section, such notice shall be provided within 180 days of such date and at least once a year thereafter.
		A cable subscriber shall be provided reasonable opportunity to correct any error in such information.
		(e) Destruction of information A cable operator shall destroy personally identifiable information if the information is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and there are no pending requests or orders for access to such information under subsection (d) of this section or pursuant to a court order.
	www.epic.org /privacy/cable_tv/ctpa.html (592 words)

	US CODE: Title 47,551. Protection of subscriber privacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a cable operator shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned and shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent unauthorized access to such information by a person other than the subscriber or cable operator.
		A cable subscriber shall be provided access to all personally identifiable information regarding that subscriber which is collected and maintained by a cable operator.
		A cable operator shall destroy personally identifiable information if the information is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and there are no pending requests or orders for access to such information under subsection (d) of this section or pursuant to a court order.
	www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/47/551.html (1048 words)

	Elaine Scarry: Resolving to Resist
		The act of clarifying alerts town residents to the dangers of violating the act and therefore itself constitutes a form of warning.
		Defenders of the Patriot Act sometimes argue that the urgency of repeal is mitigated by the "sunset clause," which shuts down the act on December 31, 2005.
		During the October 21, 2003, congressional hearings on the Patriot Act, Senator Diane Feinstein reported that her mail on the Patriot Act was presently 21,434 letters against and 6 letters in favor.
	www.bostonreview.net /BR29.1/scarry.html (8618 words)

	FCC - Telecommunications Act of 1996
		The official citation for the new Act is: Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.
		The Report on FCC Implementation of Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a cumulative report of all actions taken since February 8, 1996, by the FCC to implement the Act.
		Chairman Hundt's Statement and related Report on the FCC Implementation of the Telecommunications Act presented to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, Committee on Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 18, 1996.
	www.fcc.gov /telecom.html (3232 words)

	Cable legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The purpose of this Act is to promote the growth of competition in the provision of multichannel video services by expeditiously removing certain statutory and regulatory barriers that prevent providers of Direct Broadcast Satellite Services from competing effectively with cable television systems.
		If any provision of this Act, or any provision of an amendment made by this Act, or the application thereof to particular persons or circumstances, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or that amendment, or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
		The prohibition contained in section 718 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by section 2 of this Act) and the regulations promulgated thereunder shall take effect 1 year after the regulations are adopted by the Commission.
	www.ucan.org /law_policy/catvlegis.html (12186 words)

	Virginia's Cable Competition Act of 2006 - SatelliteGuys.US
		Virginia's Cable Competition Act of 2006 proposes common sense reforms to remove barriers to entry that have left consumers without a choice of cable providers.
		HB #881, A Bill to amend and reenact 15.2-2108 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cable service franchises, was introduced on January 11, 2006 by Terry Kilgore.
		Localities may grant cable operators that obtained franchises prior to the enactment of this measure consent to obtain a franchise under the provisions applicable to eligible video providers after considering certain criteria.
	www.satelliteguys.us /showthread.php?t=46057 (1590 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Such enforcement authority includes the authority to enforce any provisions of the franchise for services, facilities, or equipment proposed by the cable operator which relate to public, educational, or governmental use of channel capacity; whether or not required by the franchising authority pursuant to subsection (b).
		"(1) rules and procedures under which the cable operator is permitted to use such channel capacity for the provisions of other services if such channel capacity is not being used for the purposes designated, and
		"(f) For purposes of this section, the term 'institutional network' means a communication network which is constructed or operated by the cable operator and which is generally available only to subscribers who are not residential subscribers.
	www.powmadeak47.com /indexmac1984cca.html (280 words)

	Verizon \| About Verizon - Privacy and Customer Security Policies - FiOS TV Subscriber Privacy Notice
		As a subscriber to Verizon FiOS TV cable service or other services provided over Verizon's facilities that are used to provide cable service ("other services"), we are providing this notice to help you understand our privacy practices and your rights under Section 631 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (the "Cable Act").
		Under the Cable Act, Verizon is only permitted to collect personally identifiable information needed to provide our FiOS TV cable service or other services to you or to detect unauthorized reception of cable communications.
		We are, however, authorized under the Cable Act to disclose personally identifiable information if the disclosure is necessary to provide or conduct a legitimate business activity related to the FiOS TV service or other services provided over our facilities or as required by law or legal process.
	www22.verizon.com /about/privacy/fiosprivacy (1806 words)

	ACT Fastening Solutions - Cable Ties - Wire Ties & Zip Ties
		The design of the pawl (locking mechanism) is just one of the reasons that every ACT cable tie is superior in strength and exceeds the required tensile strengths used in industry standards, while the mounting pad incorporates a unique no-slip tab that holds the cable tie in place during installation.
		ACT's cable tie products are manufactured from various grades of nylon depending on the required application.
		ACT is ISO-9001:2000 registered and meets the stringent requirements of UL/U.S. Military requirements.
	www.actfs.com (250 words)

	Time Warner Cable and Affiliated ISPS Subscriber Privacy Notice
		Under the Cable Act, a Cable Operator may also collect personally identifiable information over a cable system without subscribers' consent if it is necessary to provide services to subscribers, or to prevent unauthorized access to services or subscriber data.
		At such a proceeding, the Cable Act requires the governmental entity to offer clear and convincing evidence that the subject of the information is reasonably suspected of engaging in criminal activity and that the information sought would be material evidence in the case.
		The Cable Act provides you with a cause of action for damages, attorneys' fees and costs in Federal District Court should you believe that any of the Cable Act's limitations on the collection, disclosure, and retention of personally identifiable information have been violated by a Cable Operator.
	help.twcable.com /html/twc_privacy_notice.html (2211 words)

	CableLabs® Membership
		To be a member of CableLabs, a company must be a cable television system operator, as defined by the 1984 Cable Act.
		The Cable Act defines a cable operator as a person or persons who provide video programming using closed transmission paths and public-rights-of-way.
		CableLabs' membership dues are calculated by multiplying the member's cable revenue for the previous quarter by a flat multiplier.
	www.cablelabs.com /join (604 words)

	Govt may amend Cable Act
		With controversy over the implementaion of conditional access system raging on, the government is now considering a proposal to amend the Cable Act to regulate broadcasters.
		The government had announced that as per the agreement, all channels would be made available for Rs 72 plus taxes from August 1 in the four metros "till a zone gets notified for CAS".
		Under the Act as of now, only the cable operators and not broadcasters can be punished for violations.
	in.rediff.com /money/2003/jul/09cas.htm (245 words)

	Cable World: Charter Invokes Cable Act Clause (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Charter Communications has been wrangling with city officials in Pasadena, Calif., for ten months to try and change its franchise agreement via a clause in the Cable Act, an aggressive move that other operators may mimic if competition continues to increase.
		The clause also permits a cable operator to request changes to its franchise agreement if it is "commercially impracticable" to comply with franchise requirements as a result of a change in conditions beyond the operator's control.
		Originally invoked in the 1980s, the commercial impracticability clause (known as section 625) helped cable operators duck out of infeasible requirements they had promised cities in order to win franchise agreements during the hotly contested cable wars of the early 1980s, says Bill Marticorena, partner at law firm Rutan & Tucker.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_2002_Sept_2/ai_91006039 (320 words)

	Save the Internet : Frequently Asked Questions
		The nation's largest telephone and cable companies — including AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner — want to be Internet gatekeepers, deciding which Web sites go fast or slow and which won't load at all.
		The big phone and cable companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to gut Net Neutrality, putting the future of the Internet at risk.
		Now cable and phone company lobbyists are pushing to block legislation that would reinstate Net Neutrality.
	savetheinternet.com /=faq (1634 words)

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