# Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2003-06-17 · Effective 2003-07-17 · 68 FR 35818
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-15187
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 35818
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 76
- **Publication date:** 2003-06-17
- **Effective date:** 2003-07-17
- **FCC docket:** CS Docket No. 97-80
## Abstract

This document amends the Commission's rules to extend the January 1, 2005 ban on integrated navigation devices until July 1, 2006. This extension is needed since the state of the navigation devices market will be significantly impacted by ongoing industry negotiations for a bidirectional specification for digital cable receivers and products, rendering compliance with the existing January 1, 2005 ban impracticable. This action is taken pursuant to Section 629 of the Communications Act which directs the Commission to adopt regulations to assure the commercial availability of navigation devices equipment used by consumers to access services from multichannel video programming distributors.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/17/03-15187/commercial-availability-of-navigation-devices)
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