Cable Television Act of 1992Program Distribution and Carriage Agreements
broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1995-01-13 · Effective 1995-02-13 · 60 FR 3099
Document
Document number
95-894
Federal Register citation
60 FR 3099
CFR reference
47 CFR 76
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; Petition for reconsideration; denial.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
1995-01-13
Effective date
1995-02-13
FCC docket
MM Docket No. 92-265
Abstract
In this Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) the Commission denies a petition for reconsideration of its rule that prohibits exclusive programming contracts between cable operators and satellite cable or satellite broadcast programming vendors in which a cable operator has an attributable interest, in areas unserved by cable. The rule was promulgated to implement section 19 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (1992 Cable Act). The Commission held that the rule is a reasonable interpretation of the 1992 Cable Act and that there are other provisions in the Act under which a distributor can challenge a non-cable distributor's exclusive contract.