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47 U.S.C. § 557 — Existing franchises

submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 98-549 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 153 words · no verdicts yet

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Certain existing franchise and State-law provisions about public, educational, or governmental channel capacity remain effective, subject to this subchapter and the remaining franchise term.

(a) The provisions of (1) a franchise in effect when this subchapter became effective, including provisions about designating, using, or supporting channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental use, and (2) a State law in effect October 30, 1984, or a regulation under it, concerning that channel capacity, remain in effect subject to this subchapter’s express provisions. They remain effective no longer than the franchise’s remaining term as it existed on that effective date. (b) A franchise counts as in effect on that date if it was granted on or before that date.
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(a)

The provisions of—

(1)

any franchise in effect on the effective date of this subchapter, including any such provisions which relate to the designation, use, or support for the use of channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental use, and

(2)

any law of any State (as defined in section 153 of this title) in effect on October 30, 1984, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to such law, which relates to such designation, use or support of such channel capacity,

shall remain in effect, subject to the express provisions of this subchapter, and for not longer than the then current remaining term of the franchise as such franchise existed on such effective date.

(b)

For purposes of subsection (a) and other provisions of this subchapter, a franchise shall be considered in effect on the effective date of this subchapter if such franchise was granted on or before such effective date.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 637, as added Pub. L. 98–549, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2800; amended Pub. L. 104–104, § 3(d)(3), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 61.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1934Enacted · Pub. L. 98-549 · 98 Stat. 2800
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-104 · 110 Stat. 61

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-549 on 1934-06-19.

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