# Telecommunications Act of 1996
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Interim rule. · Published 1996-03-11 · Effective 1996-03-11 · 61 FR 9648
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-5869
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 9648
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 76
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-11
- **Effective date:** 1996-03-11
- **FCC docket:** CS Docket No. 96-40
## Abstract

This Order establishes interim rules to implement Section 641 of the Communications Act, including establishing the hours of the day when a significant number of children are likely to view sexually explicit adult programming or other indecent programming on any channel of the service of a multichannel video programming distributor primarily dedicated to sexually-oriented programming if such programming is not fully blocked or fully scrambled. Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act directs the Commission to establish these hours. In this Order, the Commission determines that the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. are the hours when such programming may not be shown if not fully scrambled or fully blocked.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/11/96-5869/telecommunications-act-of-1996)
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