FCC Web Documents citing 76.225

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  • 76 as part of the 1998 Biennial Review- Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service, 65 FR 53610). 76.213 (c) Lotteries. 76.213 (e) Lotteries. 76.221 (a) Sponsorship identification. (This section was renumbered as Section 76.1715 pursuant to the Commission's reorganization and renumbering of Section 76 as part of the 1998 Biennial Review- Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service, 65 FR 53610). 76.225 Commercial limits in children's programs SUBPART H - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS Brief Description: These rules provide guidelines for general operation requirements including customer service obligations and cable records which must be made available to the public for inspection are provided for in this section. Need: These rules prescribe general operating and recordkeeping requirements for cable television systems. Legal basis: 47
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  • 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether Oceanic-Time Warner Cable of Hawaii (``Oceanic''), operator of a cable television system in Oahu, Hawaii, and Charter Communications, Inc. (``Charter''), operator of a cable television system in Spring, Texas, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules. The children's programming in question was provided to Oceanic and Charter, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the ABC Family Channel by International Family Entertainment, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a
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  • NAL/Acct. No. 200532080002 File No. EB-04-IH-0341 FRN No. 0003475902 File No. EB-03-IH-0746 ORDER Adopted: October 20, 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether CoxCom, Inc. (``Cox''), operator of a cable television system in San Diego, California, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules. The children's programming in question was provided to Cox, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the Nickelodeon Channel by Viacom International Inc. (``Viacom''). 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After
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  • programming; provide parents and consumers with advance information about core programs being aired; identify the types of programs that qualify as core programs; and air at least three hours per week of ``core'' programs). In addition, Commission rules impose restrictions on certain licensees regarding the amount and manner of airing commercial content during children's programming. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.670, 76.225. The Commission also bars radio and television stations from broadcasting indecent material between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999. See Children's Internet Protection Act, Pub. L. 106-554, codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) (requiring, among other things, that schools and libraries that receive funding for Internet access or internal connections from the Commission's E-rate
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  • The public inspection file is to be maintained at the office which the system operator maintains for the ordinary collection of subscriber charges, resolution of subscriber complaints, and other business and be available for public inspection during regular business hours. Section 76.1703 of the Rules requires cable operators airing children's programming to maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with Section 76.225 of the Rules and make such records available to the public. On December 14, 2005, in response to a request by an agent, employees of Mediacom were unable to make available during regular business hours the most current records of commercials aired on children's programming. Only information relating to commercials aired during children's programming in 2003 was available for inspection.
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  • records of conducted ``EAS Required Monthly Tests'' and ``EAS Required Weekly Tests'' between August 1, 2005 and July 23, 2006. The agent also observed that there were no entries in the log indicating the reasons why the tests were not conducted as required. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1703: ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with §76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the last record demonstrating compliance with Section 76.225 of the Rules was dated September 30, 2007. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act
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  • Atlantic Broadband (PENN), LLC (``Atlantic Broadband''), operator of the cable system in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Community Unit ID # PA0200). On August 14, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office inspected the Atlantic Broadband cable system serving Clearfield, Pennsylvania and observed following violations: 47 C.F.R. § 76.1703: ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with §76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the Atlantic Broadband public inspection file did not contain complete records to demonstrate compliance with the commercial limits during children's programming aired on the
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  • Commission's Rules to Adams CATV Inc. (``Adams''), operator of the cable system in Carbondale, Pennsylvania (Community Unit ID # PA0258). On July 19, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office inspected the Adams cable system serving Carbondale, Pennsylvania and observed following violations: 47 C.F.R. § 76.1703: ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with §76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the Adams public inspection file did not contain complete records to verify compliance with the commercial limits during children's programming, which was aired on
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  • in Ontario, CA. This Notice may be combined with a further action, if further action is warranted. On October 23, 2009, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angeles Office inspected cable system located at 1500 Auto Center and observed the following violations: 47 C.F.R. § 76.1703 ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with §76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection, the agent found that Time Warner's file was missing the children programming records for the second quarter of 2009. 47 C.F.R. § 76.1710: ``Cable operators are required to
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  • ARE HEREBY AMENDED as set forth in Appendix B. It is our intention in adopting these rule changes that, if any provision of the rules is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.670(b) and (c) and 76.225(b) and (c), as revised in Appendix B and which address the display of internet addresses in analog and digital programming and on cable systems, SHALL BE EFFECTIVE February 1, 2005. In addition, the policies announced herein regarding application of the commercial limits and policies to digital programming shall also be effective on that date. Revised rule section 47 C.F.R. Section
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  • to children's television programming on terrestrial television and cable. Third, to ensure that these obligations apply to all DBS providers. Finally, to develop reporting requirements as enforcement mechanisms to ensue compliance with these obligations. See CME Comments, filed Apr. 28, 1997, at 4-17. See CME Petition at 4-5. Id. at 5-6. Id. at 6-8, Id. at 8-10. See 47 C.F.R. §76.225. As we determined in the context of applying some of the political broadcasting rules to DBS, in this case the rules applicable to cable operators are better suited to other MVPDs such as DBS. In the Matter of Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming, Tenth Annual Report, supra note 87. Children's
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  • with the revised children's television requirements, as such requirements may be modified on reconsideration. The effective date is extended until 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of the Commission's order on reconsideration. Accordingly, we are hereby extending the effective date of newly adopted Sections 73.670(b) and (c) and Note 1, Section 73.671 Notes 3 and 4, and Sections 76.225(b) and (c) and Note 1 of the Commission's rules until 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of the Commission's order on reconsideration. We find for good cause that notice and comment are impracticable based on the imminent effective date, the measures that would be required by the industry to comply with the new rules, which may be modified
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  • effective date of many of the other requirements in the Order. We believe that it is appropriate to afford broadcasters and cable operators additional time to come into compliance with these newly adopted requirements. Accordingly, on our own motion, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.108, we hereby defer the effective date of newly adopted Sections 73.670(b) and (c) and Sections 76.225(b) and (c) of Part 47 of the Commission's rules until January 1, 2006. This delay in the effective date of these new provisions will give broadcasters and cable operators more time to review and make any necessary changes to their programs or websites to comply with these new requirements. The Order also makes effective February 1, 2005 the decision to
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  • SERVICE 1. The authority citation for Part 76 continues to read as follows: AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 317, 325, 338, 339, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572, and 573. 2. Section 76.225 is amended to revise paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), add paragraph (e), and revise Note 1 to read as follows: § 76.225 Commercial limits in children's programs. * * * * * (b) The display of Internet website addresses during program material or promotional material not counted as commercial time is permitted only if the Web site: 1) Offers a
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  • 73 (pending NPRM proposing to apply the revised definition of commercial matter and the restriction on the display of commercial website information to DBS providers). For the purposes of the commercial limits rule, ``children's programming'' is defined as ``programs originally produced and broadcast primarily for an audience of children 12 years old and younger.'' 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.670 note 2, 76.225 note 2; see also supra note 35 (discussing definition of ``core programming''). See Policies and Rules Concerning Children's Television Programming, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 2111, 2118 (1991), recon. granted in part, 6 FCC Rcd 5093 (1991). In addition, the Commission considers any children's programming associated with a product, in which commercials for that product are aired, to be
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  • children's programming, the Commission defines ``commercial matter'' as ``airtime sold for purposes of selling a product or service and promotions of television programs or video programming services other than children's or other age-appropriate programming appearing on the same channel or promotions for children's educational and informational programming on any channel.'' See 47 C.F.R. § 73.670 Note 1; 47 C.F.R. § 76.225 Note. 1. C.f. Codification of the Commission's Political Programming Policies, MM Docket No. 91-168, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 7 FCC Rcd 1616 (1992). We note that, although the Commission specifically asked about this issue in the NPRM, 26 FCC Rcd at 8281, para. 11, it was not addressed at all in the comments or replies. Some ex parte filers did
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  • limits during children's programming, the Commission defines ``commercial matter'' as ``airtime sold for purposes of selling a product or service and promotions of television programs or video programming services other than children's or other age-appropriate programming appearing on the same channel or promotions for children's educational and informational programming on any channel.'' See 47 C.F.R.§ 73.670 Note 1; 47 C.F.R.§ 76.225 Note. 1. See 47 U.S.C. § 315. 47 U.S.C. § 399b. See Ancillary Or Supplementary Use Of Digital Television Capacity By Noncommercial Licensees, MM Docket No. 98-203, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 19042 (2001). See supra note 37 (quoting 47 U.S.C. § 325(b)(7)(B)). 47 U.S.C. § 621(d). See supra notes 37 and 38. We note that broadcast TV stations
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  • as they would impose unnecessary administrative burdens on video programming distributors and the Commission. Upon reconsideration, however, we believe it important to establish a means to further ensure compliance with our rules. Therefore we have decided to plan to conduct random audits of captioning similar to the audits we use to monitor Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-236 40347 C.F.R. §§ 76.225, 76.305 404See 5 U.S.C. § 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., has been amended by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) ("CWAAA"). Title II of the CWAAA is the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 ("SBREFA"). 405Implementation of Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of
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  • distributor shall provide reasonable accommodation at these locations for undisturbed inspection of its equal employment opportunity records by members of the public during regular business hours. At the time of the inspection, only the March 2004 EEO report was available during the inspection. 2.c. 47 C.F.R. 76.1703: ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with 76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection there were no records available for inspection. 2.d. 47 C.F.R. 76.1711: ``Every cable system of 1,000 or more subscribers shall keep a record of each test and activation
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  • of conducted "EAS Required Monthly Tests" and "EAS Required Weekly Tests" between August 1, 2005 and July 23, 2006. The agent also observed that there were no entries in the log indicating the reasons why the tests were not conducted as required. b. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703: "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the last record demonstrating compliance with Section 76.225 of the Rules was dated September 30, 2007. 3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications
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  • CA. This Notice may be combined with a further action, if further action is warranted. 2. On October 23, 2009, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angeles Office inspected cable system located at 1500 Auto Center and observed the following violations: a. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703 "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent found that Time Warner's file was missing the children programming records for the second quarter of 2009. b. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1710: "Cable operators are required
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  • 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether Oceanic-Time Warner Cable of Hawaii (``Oceanic''), operator of a cable television system in Oahu, Hawaii, and Charter Communications, Inc. (``Charter''), operator of a cable television system in Spring, Texas, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules.1 The children's programming in question was provided to Oceanic and Charter, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the ABC Family Channel by International Family Entertainment, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a
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  • Operator of a Cable Television ) System in San Diego, California ) ORDER Adopted: October 20, 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether CoxCom, Inc. (``Cox''), operator of a cable television system in San Diego, California, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules.1 The children's programming in question was provided to Cox, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the Nickelodeon Channel by Viacom International Inc. (``Viacom''). 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After
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  • (Equipment Performance Measurements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR, Front Royal, VA. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e). Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526 (Public Inspection File Requirements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR-FM, Front Royal, VA. Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. Part 76 (Multichannel Video and Cable Service Rules) 47 C.F.R. § 76.225(c) (Failure to Maintain Records Regarding Commercial Limits in Children's Programs) Charter Communications, Inc., Estes Park, Colorado. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.305 and 76.605(a)(12). Denver, CO Office (3/20/00). 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12) (Cable Signal Leakage) St. Marys Cable, St. Marys, PA. Buffalo, NY Office (3/2/00). Time Warner Communications, Brandon, FL. Tampa, FL Office (3/7/00). MediaOne, Plymouth,
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  • (Equipment Performance Measurements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR, Front Royal, VA. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e). Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526 (Public Inspection File Requirements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR-FM, Front Royal, VA. Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. Part 76 (Multichannel Video and Cable Service Rules) 47 C.F.R. § 76.225(c) (Failure to Maintain Records Regarding Commercial Limits in Children's Programs) Charter Communications, Inc., Estes Park, Colorado. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.305 and 76.605(a)(12). Denver, CO Office (3/20/00). 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12) (Cable Signal Leakage) St. Marys Cable, St. Marys, PA. Buffalo, NY Office (3/2/00). Time Warner Communications, Brandon, FL. Tampa, FL Office (3/7/00). MediaOne, Plymouth,
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  • (Equipment Performance Measurements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR, Front Royal, VA. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e). Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526 (Public Inspection File Requirements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR-FM, Front Royal, VA. Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. Part 76 (Multichannel Video and Cable Service Rules) 47 C.F.R. § 76.225(c) (Failure to Maintain Records Regarding Commercial Limits in Children's Programs) Charter Communications, Inc., Estes Park, Colorado. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.305 and 76.605(a)(12). Denver, CO Office (3/20/00). 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12) (Cable Signal Leakage) St. Marys Cable, St. Marys, PA. Buffalo, NY Office (3/2/00). Time Warner Communications, Brandon, FL. Tampa, FL Office (3/7/00). MediaOne, Plymouth,
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  • as they would impose unnecessary administrative burdens on video programming distributors and the Commission. Upon reconsideration, however, we believe it important to establish a means to further ensure compliance with our rules. Therefore we have decided to plan to conduct random audits of captioning similar to the audits we use to monitor Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-236 40347 C.F.R. §§ 76.225, 76.305 404See 5 U.S.C. § 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., has been amended by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) ("CWAAA"). Title II of the CWAAA is the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 ("SBREFA"). 405Implementation of Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of
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  • repeated violations of the ("EAS") requirements of Sections 11.35(a) and 11.61 of the Commission's Rules. Action by: Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 10/18/2004 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 04-3286). EB [18]DA-04-3286A1.doc [19]DA-04-3286A1.pdf [20]DA-04-3286A1.txt VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. Adopted the Consent Decree and terminated investigation of whether CoxCom, Inc. aired commercial matters during children's programming in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 10/20/2004 by ORDER. (DA No. 04-3260). EB [21]DA-04-3260A1.doc [22]DA-04-3260A1.pdf [23]DA-04-3260A1.txt CRYSTAL COAST COMMUNICATIONS. Issued a monetary forfeiture of $2,400 to Crystal Coast Communications, Inc., for failing to conduct required weekly test of the EAS and failing to maintain required station records of each test and activation of EAS. Action by:
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  • distributor shall provide reasonable accommodation at these locations for undisturbed inspection of its equal employment opportunity records by members of the public during regular business hours. At the time of the inspection, only the March 2004 EEO report was available during the inspection. 2.c. 47 C.F.R. 76.1703: ``Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with 76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).'' At the time of inspection there were no records available for inspection. 2.d. 47 C.F.R. 76.1711: ``Every cable system of 1,000 or more subscribers shall keep a record of each test and activation
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  • The public inspection file is to be maintained at the office which the system operator maintains for the ordinary collection of subscriber charges, resolution of subscriber complaints, and other business and be available for public inspection during regular business hours. Section 76.1703 of the Rules requires cable operators airing children's programming to maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with Section 76.225 of the Rules and make such records available to the public. On December 14, 2005, in response to a request by an agent, employees of Mediacom were unable to make available during regular business hours the most current records of commercials aired on children's programming. Only information relating to commercials aired during children's programming in 2003 was available for inspection.
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  • of conducted "EAS Required Monthly Tests" and "EAS Required Weekly Tests" between August 1, 2005 and July 23, 2006. The agent also observed that there were no entries in the log indicating the reasons why the tests were not conducted as required. b. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703: "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the last record demonstrating compliance with Section 76.225 of the Rules was dated September 30, 2007. 3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications
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  • (PENN), LLC ("Atlantic Broadband"), operator of the cable system in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Community Unit ID # PA0200). 2. On August 14, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office inspected the Atlantic Broadband cable system serving Clearfield, Pennsylvania and observed following violations: a. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703: "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the Atlantic Broadband public inspection file did not contain complete records to demonstrate compliance with the commercial limits during children's programming aired on the
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  • to Adams CATV Inc. ("Adams"), operator of the cable system in Carbondale, Pennsylvania (Community Unit ID # PA0258). 2. On July 19, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office inspected the Adams cable system serving Carbondale, Pennsylvania and observed following violations: a. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703: "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent observed that the Adams public inspection file did not contain complete records to verify compliance with the commercial limits during children's programming, which was aired on
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  • CA. This Notice may be combined with a further action, if further action is warranted. 2. On October 23, 2009, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angeles Office inspected cable system located at 1500 Auto Center and observed the following violations: a. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1703 "Cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with S:76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)." At the time of inspection, the agent found that Time Warner's file was missing the children programming records for the second quarter of 2009. b. 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1710: "Cable operators are required
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  • 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether Oceanic-Time Warner Cable of Hawaii (``Oceanic''), operator of a cable television system in Oahu, Hawaii, and Charter Communications, Inc. (``Charter''), operator of a cable television system in Spring, Texas, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules.1 The children's programming in question was provided to Oceanic and Charter, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the ABC Family Channel by International Family Entertainment, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a
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  • Operator of a Cable Television ) System in San Diego, California ) ORDER Adopted: October 20, 2004 Released: October 21, 2004 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau has been investigating whether CoxCom, Inc. (``Cox''), operator of a cable television system in San Diego, California, aired commercial matter during children's programming, in willful and/or repeated violation of Section 76.225 of the Commission's rules.1 The children's programming in question was provided to Cox, as well as to other cable operators and DBS providers nationwide, over the Nickelodeon Channel by Viacom International Inc. (``Viacom''). 2. The Bureau and the above-captioned parties have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After
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  • (Equipment Performance Measurements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR, Front Royal, VA. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e). Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526 (Public Inspection File Requirements) Straus Communications in VA, Inc., WFTR-FM, Front Royal, VA. Columbia, MD Office (3/21/00). 47 C.F.R. Part 76 (Multichannel Video and Cable Service Rules) 47 C.F.R. § 76.225(c) (Failure to Maintain Records Regarding Commercial Limits in Children's Programs) Charter Communications, Inc., Estes Park, Colorado. NOV also issued for violation of 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.305 and 76.605(a)(12). Denver, CO Office (3/20/00). 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12) (Cable Signal Leakage) St. Marys Cable, St. Marys, PA. Buffalo, NY Office (3/2/00). Time Warner Communications, Brandon, FL. Tampa, FL Office (3/7/00). MediaOne, Plymouth,
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  • carriers: Definitions. [44]76.122 Satellite network non-duplication. [45]76.123 Satellite syndicated program exclusivity. [46]76.124 Requirements for invocation of protection. [47]76.125 Indemnification contracts. [48]76.127 Satellite sports blackout. [49]76.128 Application of sports blackout rules. [50]76.130 Substitutions. Subpart G -- Cablecasting [51]76.205 Origination cablecasts by legally qualified candidates for public office; equal opportunities. [52]76.206 Candidate rates. [53]76.209 Fairness doctrine; personal attacks; political editorials. [54]76.213 Lotteries. [55]76.225 Commercial limits in children's programs. [56]76.227 [Reserved] Subpart H -- General Operating Requirements [57]76.309 Customer service obligations. Subpart I -- Forms and Reports [58]76.403 Cable television system reports. Subpart J -- Ownership of Cable Systems [59]76.501 Cross-ownership. [60]76.502 Time limits applicable to franchise authority consideration of transfer applications. [61]76.503 National subscriber limits. [62]76.504 Limits on carriage of vertically integrated programming.
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  • syndicated program exclusivity. § 76.124 Requirements for invocation of protection. § 76.125 Indemnification contracts. § 76.127 Satellite sports blackout. § 76.128 Application of sports blackout rules. § 76.130 Substitutions. Subpart G-Cablecasting § 76.205 Origination cablecasts by legally qualified candidates for public office; equal opportunities. § 76.206 Candidate rates. § 76.209 Fairness doctrine; personal attacks; political editorials. § 76.213 Lotteries. § 76.225 Commercial limits in children's programs. § 76.227 [Reserved] Subpart H-General Operating Requirements § 76.309 Customer service obligations. Subpart I-Forms and Reports § 76.403 Cable television system reports. 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