FCC Web Documents citing 76.1004

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  • from entering into an exclusive distribution contract with a programming network that is owned in whole or in part byany cable operator(47 C.F.R. § 76.1002(c)(2));and o a common carrier that providesvideo programming services directlyto subscribers from entering into an exclusive distribution contract with a programming network that is owned in whole or in part byany common carrier (47 C.F.R. § 76.1004(b)). ˙The prohibition is referred to here as the "exclusive contract prohibition." The programming networkssubject to the exclusive contract prohibition are referred to here as "affiliated programming networks."A programming network is an "affiliated programming network" if it is owned in whole or in part bya cable operator or by a common carrier. ˙Becauseof the exclusive contact prohibition, any affiliated programming network
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  • 5267 (1997). See Implementation of Section 25 of the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act of 1992, Direct Broadcast Satellite Public Interest Obligations, MM Docket No. 93-25, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 23254 (1998). The program access rules also apply to OVS operators and common carriers in the same manner as they apply to cable operators. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 1998 Report, 13 FCC Rcd at 24389-24390 ¶¶ 191-194. See 47 U.S.C. § 706(b) 157 nt. See also Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps To Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 98-146, Second Report, 15
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  • 2000 Report, 16 FCC Rcd at 6131, 1999 Report, 15 FCC Rcd at 1112, and 1998 Report, 13 FCC Rcd at 24442. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1000-76.1003. See also 47 U.S.C. § 536(a)(2); 47 U.S.C. § 548(a)(2). The program access rules apply to OVS operators and common carriers in the same manner as they apply to cable operators. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 47 U.S.C. § 548. Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Petition for Rulemaking of Ameritech New Media, Inc. Regarding Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and Carriage, CS Docket No. 97-248, RM No. 9097, Report and Order ("Program Access Order''), 13 FCC Rcd 15822, 15856-7 (1998). 47 U.S.C. § 548(c)(5).
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  • Act concerning public interest programming obligations for DBS providers. See Implementation of Section 25 of the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act of 1992, Direct Broadcast Satellite Public Interest Obligations, 13 FCC Rcd 23254 (1998). Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Leased Commercial Access, 12 FCC Rcd 5267 (1997). 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c) 47 C.F.R. § 76.504(a). See Implementation of Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 -Video Programming Accessibility, 13 FCC Rcd 3272 (1998), Order on Reconsideration, 13 FCC Rcd 19973 (1998); Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming, 15 FCC Rcd 15230 (2000), Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, 16 FCC Rcd 1251 (2001). 47
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  • of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy, 16 FCC Rcd 17312 (2001) (``Horizontal FNPRM''). See Implementation of Section 25 of the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act of 1992, Direct Broadcast Satellite Public Interest Obligations, 13 FCC Rcd 23254 (1998). 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c) 47 C.F.R. § 76.504(a). See Implementation of Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 -Video Programming Accessibility, 13 FCC Rcd 3272 (1998), Order on Reconsideration, 13 FCC Rcd 19973 (1998); 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(b)(1) (phase-in schedule for programming first published or exhibited on or after January 1, 1998). Video programming first published or exhibited
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  • key visual elements in a television program, inserted into the natural pauses in the program's audio and distributed in the program's second audio channel. See Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming, 15 FCC Rcd 15230 (2000), on recon., 16 FCC Rcd 1251 (2001). Motion Picture Association of America v. FCC, 309 F.3d 796 (D.C. Cir. 2002). 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c). 47 C.F.R. § 76.504(a). See Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable And Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps To Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 17 FCC Rcd 2844 (2002) (``Third 706 Report''); Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability
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  • Because we found that neither our program access rules nor the applicants' program access commitments were sufficient to address this potential public interest harm, we required commercial arbitration where negotiations fail to produce a mutually acceptable set of prices, terms and conditions for carriage of an RSN. News Corp/Hughes Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 552-55 ¶¶ 172-79. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c). 47 C.F.R. § 76.504(a). We note that the Commission recently commenced a rulemaking proceeding addressing the current status of closed captioning and whether revisions should be made to the closed captioning rules. See Closed Captioning of Video Programming, Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, CS Docket No. 05-231, FCC 05-142 (rel. July 21,
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  • served shall answer within ten (10) days of service of the petition, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. (3) If the Commission grants the temporary standstill, the Commission's decision acting on the complaint will provide for remedies that make the terms of the new agreement between the parties retroactive to the expiration date of the previous programming contract. 6. Section 76.1004 is amended by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a) to read as follows: § 76.1004 Applicability of program access rules to common carriers and affiliates. (a) * * * For the purposes of this section, two or fewer common officers or directors shall not by itself establish an attributable interest by a common carrier in a satellite cable programming
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  • cable operator, satellite cable programming vendor or satellite broadcast programming vendor expressly references and relies upon a document or documents in asserting a defense or responding to a material allegation, such document or documents shall be included as part of the answer. * * * * * II. Sunsetting the Exclusive Contract Prohibition For ease of review, Sections 76.1002, 76.1003, 76.1004, and 76.1507 are restated below showing potential amendments in bold/underline (for additions) or strikethrough (for deletions). PART 76 - MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE 1. The authority citation for Part 76 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 339, 340, 341, 503,
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  • 5267 (1997). See Implementation of Section 25 of the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act of 1992, Direct Broadcast Satellite Public Interest Obligations, MM Docket No. 93-25, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 23254 (1998). The program access rules also apply to OVS operators and common carriers in the same manner as they apply to cable operators. 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1004, 76.1507. 1998 Competition Report, 13 FCC Rcd at 24389-24390 ¶¶ 191-194. See 47 U.S.C. § 706(b) 157 nt. See also Broadband Inquiry, 14 FCC Rcd 2398 (1999). 1999 Competition Report, 15 FCC Rcd at 982 ¶ 11. 1998 Competition Report, 13 FCC Rcd at 24393-24394 ¶¶ 204-206. On April 14, 2000, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
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  • Charges for customer changes. [136]76.981 Negative option billing. [137]76.982 Continuation of rate agreements. [138]76.983 Discrimination. [139]76.984 Geographically uniform rate structure. [140]76.985 Subscriber bill itemization. [141]76.986 "A la carte" offerings. [142]76.987 New product tiers. [143]76.990 Small cable operators. Subpart O -- Competitive Access to Cable Programming [144]76.1000 Definitions. [145]76.1001 Unfair practices generally. [146]76.1002 Specific unfair practices prohibited. [147]76.1003 Program access proceedings. [148]76.1004 Applicability of program access rules to common carriers and affiliates. [149]76.100576.1010 [Reserved] Subpart P -- Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices [150]76.1200 Definitions. [151]76.1201 Rights of subscribers to use or attach navigation devices. [152]76.1202 Availability of navigation devices. [153]76.1203 Incidence of harm. [154]76.1204 Availability of equipment performing conditional access or security functions. [155]76.1205 Availability of interface information. [156]76.1206 Equipment sale or
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  • Continuation of rate agreements. § 76.983 Discrimination. § 76.984 Geographically uniform rate structure. § 76.985 Subscriber bill itemization. § 76.986 "A la carte" offerings. § 76.987 New product tiers. § 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