other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1999-06-02 · Effective 1999-07-02 · 64 FR 29599
Document
Document number
99-13915
Federal Register citation
64 FR 29599
CFR reference
47 CFR 76
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
1999-06-02
Effective date
1999-07-02
FCC docket
CS Docket No. 97-80
Abstract
This document implements rules to achieve commercial availability of set top boxes and other consumer equipment used to receive video signals and other services. Section 629 of the Communications Act directed the FCC to create rules that allow consumers to obtain set top boxes from commercial sources other than their multichannel video programming distributor.