Sec. 76.1508  Network non-duplication.

    (a) Sections 76.92 through 76.97 shall apply to open video systems 
in accordance with the provisions contained in this section.
    (b) Any provision of Sec. 76.92 that refers to a ``cable community 
unit'' or ``community unit'' shall apply to an open video system or that 
portion of an open video system that operates or will operate within a 
separate and distinct community or municipal entity (including 
unincorporated communities within unincorporated areas and including 
single, discrete unincorporated areas). Any provision of Sec. 76.92 that 
refers to a ``cable television community'' shall apply to an open video 
system community. Any provision of Sec. 76.92 that refers to a ``cable 
television system's mandatory signal carriage obligations'' shall apply 
to an open video system's mandatory signal carriage obligations.
    (c) Any provision of Sec. 76.94 that refers to a ``cable system 
operator'' or ``cable television system operator'' shall apply to an 
open video system operator. Any provision of Sec. 76.94 that refers to a 
``cable system'' or ``cable television system'' shall apply to an open 
video system except Sec. 76.94 (e) and (f) which shall apply to an open 
video system operator. Open video system operators shall make all 
notifications and information regarding the exercise of network non-
duplication rights immediately available to all appropriate video 
programming provider on the system. An open video system operator shall 
not be subject to sanctions for any violation of these rules by an 
unaffiliated program supplier if the operator provided proper notices to 
the program supplier and subsequently took prompt steps to stop the 
distribution of the infringing program once it was notified of a 
violation.
    (d) Any provision of Sec. 76.95 that refers to a ``cable system'' or 
a ``cable community unit'' shall apply to an open video system or that 
portion of an open video system that operates or will operate within a 
separate and distinct community or municipal entity (including 
unincorporated communities within unincorporated areas and including 
single, discrete unincorporated areas).