Implementation of Section 703 of the Communications Act of 1996
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1996-08-20 · Effective 1996-08-20 · 61 FR 43023
Document
Document number
96-20901
Federal Register citation
61 FR 43023
CFR reference
47 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
1996-08-20
Effective date
1996-08-20
FCC docket
CS Docket No. 96-166
Abstract
By adopting this Order, the Commission implements the self- effectuating additions and revisions made by Section 703 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The pole attachment provisions of Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, initially only applied to cable television system operators. However, Section 703 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 expanded the scope of the pole attachment provisions under Section 224 to include telecommunications carriers as well as cable television system operators.