Title: Cable Television Regulation
Vote to override a Presidential veto of a bill that applies additional regulations to cable operators, including monthly rates and customer service standards.
- Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that basic cable rates for subscribers of a cable system that is not subject to effective competition do not exceed the rates for subscribers of a cable system that are subject to effective competition. This includes rates associated with the installation and lease of equipment used by subscribers to access basic cable and connections for additional televisions receivers [sec. 3 (623) (b) (1)]. - Requires the FCC to establish customer service standards within 180 days, and regularly review such regulations. These standards must include, at minimum, requirements governing office hours, telephone availability, installations, outages, service calls, and communications between the cable operator and subscriber [sec. 8 (632) (b)]. - Prohibits cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) from retransmitting any part of a signal of a broadcast station without the direct consent of that station [sec. 6 (b) (1)]. - Requires cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations, depending on the following conditions [sec. 4 (614) (a-b)]:
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
Title: Cable Television Regulation
Title: Cable Television Regulation
Vote to adopt a conference report that applies additional regulations to cable operators, including monthly rates and customer service standards.
- Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that basic cable rates for subscribers of a cable system that is not subject to effective competition do not exceed the rates for subscribers of a cable system that are subject to effective competition. This includes rates associated with the installation and lease of equipment used by subscribers to access basic cable and connections for additional televisions receivers [sec. 3 (623) (b) (1)]. - Requires the FCC to establish customer service standards within 180 days, and regularly review such regulations. These standards must include, at minimum, requirements governing office hours, telephone availability, installations, outages, service calls, and communications between the cable operator and subscriber [sec. 8 (632) (b)]. - Prohibits cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) from retransmitting any part of a signal of a broadcast station without the direct consent of that station [sec. 6 (b) (1)]. - Requires cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations, depending on the following conditions [sec. 4 (614) (a-b)]:
Title: Cable Television Regulation
Vote to adopt a conference report that applies additional regulations to cable operators, including monthly rates and customer service standards.
- Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that basic cable rates for subscribers of a cable system that is not subject to effective competition do not exceed the rates for subscribers of a cable system that are subject to effective competition. This includes rates associated with the installation and lease of equipment used by subscribers to access basic cable and connections for additional televisions receivers [sec. 3 (623) (b) (1)]. - Requires the FCC to establish customer service standards within 180 days, and regularly review such regulations. These standards must include, at minimum, requirements governing office hours, telephone availability, installations, outages, service calls, and communications between the cable operator and subscriber [sec. 8 (632) (b)]. - Prohibits cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) from retransmitting any part of a signal of a broadcast station without the direct consent of that station [sec. 6 (b) (1)]. - Requires cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations, depending on the following conditions [sec. 4 (614) (a-b)]:
Title: Cable Television Regulation
Vote to pass a bill that applies additional regulations to cable operators, including monthly rates and customer service standards.
- Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that basic cable rates are reasonable if the FCC determines that a cable system is not subject to effective competition. This includes rates associate with installation and rental of equipment and changes in service [sec. 5 (623) (b)]. - Requires the FCC to establish customer service standards within 180 days, and regularly review such regulations [sec. 10 (b)]. - Prohibits cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) from retransmitting any part of a signal of a broadcast station without the direct consent of that station [sec. 15 (b) (1)]. - Requires cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations, depending on the following conditions [sec. 16 (614) (a-b)]:
Title: Cable Television Regulation