PUBLIC LAW 98-549—OCT. 30, 1984
98 STAT. 2779
Public Law 98-549 98th Congress An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide a national policy regarding cable television.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Cable United States of America in Congress assembled, Communications -^
Policy Act of 1984.
SHORT TITLE; T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S
1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Cable Communica- 47 USC 609 note. tions PoUcy Act of 1984". (b) The table of contents for this Act is as follows: SECTION
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Amendment of Communications Act of 1934. "TITLE VI—CABLE COMMUNICATIONS "PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
"Sec. 601. Purposes. "Sec. 602. Definitions. "PART II—USE OF CABLE CHANNELS AND OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS
"Sec. 611. Cable channels for public, educational, or governmental use. "Sec. 612. Cable channels for commercial use. "Sec. 613. Ownership restrictions. "PART III—FRANCHISING AND REGULATION
"Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec.
621. 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627.
General franchise requirements. Franchise fees. Regulation of rates. Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment. Modification of franchise obligations. Renewal. Conditions of sale. "PART IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
"Sec. 631. Protection of subscriber privacy. "Sec. 632. Consumer protection. "Sec. 633. Unauthorized reception of cable service. "Sec. 634. Equal employment opportunity. "Sec. 635. Judicial proceedings. "Sec. 636. Coordination of Federal, State, and local authority. "Sec. 637. Existing franchises. "Sec. 638. Criminal and civil liability. "Sec. 639. Obscene programming.". 3. Jurisdiction. 4. Pole attachments. 5. Unauthorized reception of certain communications. 6. Technical and conforming amendments. 7. Support of activities of the United States Telecommunications Training Institute. 8. Telecommunications Policy Study Commission. 9. Effective date.
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