47 CFR Part 76
PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
- PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
- Chapter I—Federal Communications Commission › Subchapter C—Broadcast Radio Services
- Subpart A—General
- § 76.1 Purpose.
- § 76.3 Other pertinent rules.
- § 76.5 Definitions.
- § 76.6 General pleading requirements.
- § 76.7 General special relief, waiver, enforcement, complaint, show cause, forfeiture, and declaratory ruling procedures.
- § 76.8 Status conference.
- § 76.9 Confidentiality of proprietary information.
- § 76.10 Review.
- § 76.11 Lockbox enforcement.
- Subpart B—Registration Statements
- § 76.29 Special temporary authority.
- Subpart C—Cable Franchising
- § 76.41 Franchise application process.
- § 76.42 In-kind contributions.
- § 76.43 Mixed-use rule.
- Subpart D—Carriage of Television Broadcast Signals
- § 76.51 Major television markets.
- § 76.53 Reference points.
- § 76.54 Significantly viewed signals; method to be followed for special showings.
- § 76.55 Definitions applicable to the must-carry rules.
- § 76.56 Signal carriage obligations.
- § 76.57 Channel positioning.
- § 76.59 Modification of television markets.
- § 76.60 Compensation for carriage.
- § 76.61 Disputes concerning carriage.
- § 76.62 Manner of carriage.
- § 76.64 Retransmission consent.
- § 76.65 Good faith and exclusive retransmission consent complaints.
- § 76.66 Satellite broadcast signal carriage.
- § 76.70 Exemption from input selector switch rules.
- Subpart E—Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements
- § 76.71 Scope of application.
- § 76.73 General EEO policy.
- § 76.75 Specific EEO program requirements.
- § 76.77 Reporting requirements and enforcement.
- § 76.79 Records available for public inspection.
- Subpart F—Network Non-duplication Protection, Syndicated Exclusivity and Sports Blackout
- § 76.92 Cable network non-duplication; extent of protection.
- § 76.93 Parties entitled to network non-duplication protection.
- § 76.94 Notification.
- § 76.95 Exceptions.
- § 76.101 Cable syndicated program exclusivity: extent of protection.
- § 76.103 Parties entitled to syndicated exclusivity.
- § 76.105 Notification.
- § 76.106 Exceptions.
- § 76.107 Exclusivity contracts.
- § 76.108 Indemnification contracts.
- § 76.109 Requirements for invocation of protection.
- § 76.110 Substitutions.
- § 76.120 Network non-duplication protection and syndicated exclusivity rules for satellite carriers: Definitions.
- § 76.122 Satellite network non-duplication.
- § 76.123 Satellite syndicated program exclusivity.
- § 76.124 Requirements for invocation of protection.
- § 76.125 Indemnification contracts.
- § 76.130 Substitutions.
- Subpart G—Cablecasting
- § 76.205 Origination cablecasts by legally qualified candidates for public office; equal opportunities.
- § 76.206 Candidate rates.
- § 76.213 Lotteries.
- § 76.225 Commercial limits in children's programs.
- § 76.227 [Reserved]
- Subpart H—General Operating Requirements
- § 76.309 Customer service obligations.
- § 76.310 Truth in billing and advertising.
- Subpart I [Reserved]
- Subpart J—Ownership of Cable Systems
- § 76.501 Cross-ownership.
- § 76.502 Time limits applicable to franchise authority consideration of transfer applications.
- § 76.503 National subscriber limits.
- § 76.504 Limits on carriage of vertically integrated programming.
- § 76.505 Prohibition on buy outs.
- Subpart K—Technical Standards
- § 76.601 Performance tests.
- § 76.602 Incorporation by reference.
- § 76.605 Technical standards.
- § 76.606 Closed captioning.
- § 76.607 Transmission of commercial advertisements.
- § 76.609 Measurements.
- § 76.610 Operation in the frequency bands 108-137 MHz and 225-400 MHz—scope of application.
- § 76.611 Cable television basic signal leakage performance criteria.
- § 76.612 Cable television frequency separation standards.
- § 76.613 Interference from a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD).
- § 76.614 Cable television system regular monitoring.
- § 76.616 Operation near certain aeronautical and marine emergency radio frequencies.
- § 76.617 Responsibility for interference.
- §§ 76.618-76.620 [Reserved]
- § 76.630 Compatibility with consumer electronics equipment.
- § 76.640 Support for unidirectional digital cable products on digital cable systems.
- Subpart L—Cable Television Access
- § 76.701 Leased access channels.
- § 76.702 Public access.
- Subpart M—Cable Inside Wiring
- § 76.800 Definitions.
- § 76.801 Scope.
- § 76.802 Disposition of cable home wiring.
- § 76.804 Disposition of home run wiring.
- § 76.805 Access to molding.
- § 76.806 Pre-termination access to cable home wiring.
- Subpart N—Cable Rate Regulation
- § 76.901 Definitions.
- § 76.905 Standards for identification of cable systems subject to effective competition.
- § 76.906 Presumption of effective competition.
- § 76.907 Petition for a determination of effective competition.
- § 76.910 Franchising authority certification.
- § 76.911 Petition for reconsideration of certification.
- § 76.912 Joint certification.
- § 76.913 Assumption of jurisdiction by the Commission.
- § 76.914 Revocation of certification.
- § 76.916 Petition for recertification.
- § 76.917 Notification of certification withdrawal.
- § 76.920 Composition of the basic tier.
- § 76.921 Buy-through of other tiers prohibited.
- § 76.922 Rates for the basic service tier.
- § 76.923 Rates for equipment and installation used to receive the basic service tier.
- § 76.924 Allocation to service cost categories.
- § 76.925 Costs of franchise requirements.
- § 76.930 Initiation of review of basic cable service and equipment rates.
- § 76.933 Franchising authority review of basic cable rates and equipment costs.
- § 76.934 Small systems and small cable companies.
- § 76.935 Participation of interested parties.
- § 76.936 Written decision.
- § 76.937 Burden of proof.
- § 76.938 Proprietary information.
- § 76.939 Truthful written statements and responses to requests of franchising authority.
- § 76.940 Prospective rate reduction.
- § 76.941 Rate prescription.
- § 76.942 Refunds.
- § 76.943 Fines.
- § 76.944 Commission review of franchising authority decisions on rates for the basic service tier and associated equipment.
- § 76.945 Procedures for Commission review of basic service rates.
- § 76.946 Advertising of rates.
- § 76.952 Information to be provided by cable operator on monthly subscriber bills.
- § 76.962 Implementation and certification of compliance.
- § 76.970 Commercial leased access rates.
- § 76.971 Commercial leased access terms and conditions.
- § 76.975 Commercial leased access dispute resolution.
- § 76.977 Minority and educational programming used in lieu of designated commercial leased access capacity.
- § 76.980 Charges for customer changes.
- § 76.981 Negative option billing.
- § 76.983 Discrimination.
- § 76.984 Geographically uniform rate structure.
- § 76.985 Subscriber bill itemization.
- § 76.990 Small cable operators.
- Subpart O—Competitive Access to Cable Programming
- § 76.1000 Definitions.
- § 76.1001 Unfair practices generally.
- § 76.1002 Specific unfair practices prohibited.
- § 76.1003 Program access proceedings
- § 76.1004 Applicability of program access rules to common carriers and affiliates.
- §§ 76.1005-76.1010 [Reserved]
- Subpart P—Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices
- § 76.1200 Definitions.
- § 76.1201 Rights of subscribers to use or attach navigation devices.
- § 76.1202 Availability of navigation devices.
- § 76.1203 Incidence of harm.
- § 76.1204 Availability of equipment performing conditional access or security functions.
- § 76.1205 Availability of interface information.
- § 76.1206 Equipment sale or lease charge subsidy prohibition.
- § 76.1207 Waivers.
- § 76.1208 Sunset of regulations.
- § 76.1209 Theft of service.
- § 76.1210 Effect on other rules.
- Subpart Q—Regulation of Carriage Agreements
- § 76.1300 Definitions.
- § 76.1301 Prohibited practices.
- § 76.1302 Carriage agreement proceedings.
- §§ 76.1303-76.1305 [Reserved]
- Subpart R—Telecommunications Act Implementation
- § 76.1400 Purpose.
- § 76.1404 Use of cable facilities by local exchange carriers.
- Subpart S—Open Video Systems
- § 76.1500 Definitions.
- § 76.1501 Qualifications to be an open video system operator.
- § 76.1502 Certification.
- § 76.1503 Carriage of video programming providers on open video systems.
- § 76.1504 Rates, terms and conditions for carriage on open video systems.
- § 76.1505 Public, educational and governmental access.
- § 76.1506 Carriage of television broadcast signals.
- § 76.1507 Competitive access to satellite cable programming.
- § 76.1508 Network non-duplication.
- § 76.1509 Syndicated program exclusivity.
- § 76.1510 Application of certain Title VI provisions.
- § 76.1511 Fees.
- § 76.1512 Programming information.
- § 76.1513 Open video dispute resolution.
- § 76.1514 Bundling of video and local exchange services.
- Subpart T—Notices
- § 76.1600 Electronic delivery of notices.
- § 76.1601 Deletion or repositioning of broadcast signals.
- § 76.1602 Customer service—general information.
- § 76.1603 Customer service—rate and service changes.
- § 76.1604 Charges for customer service changes.
- § 76.1607 Principal headend.
- § 76.1608 System technical integration requiring uniform election of must-carry or retransmission consent status.
- § 76.1609 Non-duplication and syndicated exclusivity.
- § 76.1610 Change of operational information.
- § 76.1611 Political cable rates and classes of time.
- § 76.1614 Identification of must-carry signals.
- § 76.1615 Sponsorship identification.
- § 76.1616 Contracts with local exchange carriers.
- § 76.1617 Initial must-carry notice.
- § 76.1618 Basic tier availability.
- § 76.1619 Information on subscriber bills.
- § 76.1620 Availability of signals.
- §§ 76.1621-76.1622 [Reserved]
- Subpart U—Documents to be Maintained for Inspection
- § 76.1700 Records to be maintained by cable system operators.
- § 76.1701 Political file.
- § 76.1702 Equal employment opportunity.
- § 76.1703 Commercial records on children's programs.
- § 76.1704 Proof-of-performance test data.
- § 76.1705 [Reserved]
- § 76.1706 Signal leakage logs and repair records.
- § 76.1707 Leased access.
- § 76.1708 [Reserved]
- § 76.1709 Availability of signals.
- § 76.1711 Emergency alert system (EAS) tests and activation.
- § 76.1712 Open video system (OVS) requests for carriage.
- § 76.1713 Complaint resolution.
- § 76.1714 Familiarity with FCC rules.
- § 76.1715 Sponsorship identification.
- § 76.1716 Subscriber records and public inspection file.
- § 76.1717 Compliance with technical standards.
- Subpart V—Reports and Filings
- § 76.1800 Additional reports and filings.
- § 76.1801 Registration statement.
- § 76.1802 Annual employment report.
- § 76.1803 Signal leakage monitoring.
- § 76.1804 Aeronautical frequencies: leakage monitoring (CLI).
- Subpart W—Encoding Rules
- § 76.1909 Redistribution control of unencrypted digital terrestrial broadcast content.
- Subpart X—Access to MDUs
- § 76.2000 Exclusive access to multiple dwelling units generally.
- Alphabetical Index—Part 76
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