TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 5-WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION

§§ 151–646 · 245 sections

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SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER III-SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO

SUBCHAPTER IV-PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER V-PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

SUBCHAPTER V–A-CABLE COMMUNICATIONS

Part I-General Provisions

§ 521Purposes § 522Definitions

Part II-Use of Cable Channels and Cable Ownership Restrictions

§ 531Cable channels for public, educational, or governmental use § 532Cable channels for commercial use § 533Ownership restrictions § 534Carriage of local commercial television signals § 535Carriage of noncommercial educational television § 536Regulation of carriage agreements § 537Sales of cable systems § 537aCarriage of certain programming

Part III-Franchising and Regulation

§ 541General franchise requirements § 542Franchise fees § 543Regulation of rates § 544Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment § 544aConsumer electronics equipment compatibility § 545Modification of franchise obligations § 546Renewal § 547Conditions of sale § 548Development of competition and diversity in video programming distribution § 549Competitive availability of navigation devices

Part IV-Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 551Protection of subscriber privacy § 552Consumer protection and customer service § 553Unauthorized reception of cable service § 554Equal employment opportunity § 555Judicial proceedings § 555aLimitation of franchising authority liability § 556Coordination of Federal, State, and local authority § 557Existing franchises § 558Criminal and civil liability § 559Obscene programming § 560Scrambling of cable channels for nonsubscribers § 561Scrambling of sexually explicit adult video service programming § 562Requirements relating to charges for covered services

Part V-Video Programming Services Provided by Telephone Companies

§ 571Regulatory treatment of video programming services § 572Prohibition on buy outs § 573Establishment of open video systems

SUBCHAPTER VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER VII-BROADBAND DATA

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