Goto Section: 76.1506 | 76.1508 | Table of Contents
FCC 76.1507
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 76.1507 Competitive access to satellite cable programming.
(a) Any provision that applies to a cable operator under § § 76.1000 through
76.1003 shall also apply to an operator of an open video system and its
affiliate which provides video programming on its open video system, except
as limited by paragraph (a) (1)-(3) of this section. Any such provision that
applies to a satellite cable programming vendor in which a cable operator
has an attributable interest shall also apply to any satellite cable
programming vendor in which an open video system operator has an
attributable interest, except as limited by paragraph (a) (1)-(3) of this
section.
(1) Section 76.1002(c)(1) shall only restrict the conduct of an open video
system operator, its affiliate that provides video programming on its open
video system and a satellite cable programming vendor in which an open video
system operator has an attributable interest, as follows: No open video
system operator or its affiliate that provides video programming on its open
video system shall engage in any practice or activity or enter into any
understanding or arrangement, including exclusive contracts, with a
satellite cable programming vendor or satellite broadcast programming vendor
for satellite cable programming or satellite broadcast programming that
prevents a multichannel video programming distributor from obtaining such
programming from any satellite cable programming vendor in which an open
video system operator has an attributable interest, or any satellite
broadcasting vendor in which an open video system operator has an
attributable interest for distribution to person in areas not served by a
cable operator as of October 5, 1992.
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Section 76.1002(c)(3)(i) and (ii) shall only restrict the conduct of an
open video system operator, its affiliate that provides video programming on
its open video system and a satellite cable programming vendor in which an
open video system operator has an attributable interest, as follows: No open
video system operator shall enter into any subdistribution agreement or
arrangement for satellite cable programming or satellite broadcast
programming with a satellite cable programming vendor in which an open video
system operator has an attributable interest or a satellite broadcast
programming vendor in which an open video system operator has an
attributable interest for distribution to persons in areas not served by a
cable operator as of October 5, 1992 unless such agreement or arrangement
complies with the limitations set forth in § 76.1002(c)(3)(ii).
(b) No open video system programming provider in which a cable operator has
an attributable interest shall engage in any practice or activity or enter
into any understanding or arrangement, including exclusive contracts, with a
satellite cable programming vendor or satellite broadcast programming vendor
for satellite cable programming or satellite broadcast programming that
prevents a multichannel video programming distributor from obtaining such
programming from any satellite cable programming vendor in which a cable
operator has an attributable interest, or any satellite broadcasting vendor
in which a cable operator has an attributable interest for distribution to
person in areas not served by a cable operator as of October 5, 1992.
[ 61 FR 28708 , June 5, 1996, as amended at 77 FR 66048 , Oct. 31, 2012]
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Goto Section: 76.1506 | 76.1508
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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