“ An operator of any cable system with fewer than 36 activated channels shall not be required to designate channel capacity for commercial use by persons unaffiliated with the operator, unless the cable system is required to provide such channel capacity under the terms of a franchise in effect on the date of the enactment of this title. ”

“ In any case in which a cable operator is the owner of a multiple unit dwelling, the requirements of this section shall only apply to such cable operator with respect to its employees who are primarily engaged in cable telecommunications. ”

“ No person shall intercept or receive or assist in intercepting or receiving any communications service offered over a cable system, unless specifically authorized to do so by a cable operator or as may otherwise be specifically authorized by law. `` (2) For the purpose of this section, the term 'assist in intercepting or receiving' shall include the manufacture or distribution of equipment intended by the manufacturer or distributor (as the case may be) for unauthorized reception of any communications service offered over a cable system in violation of subparagraph (1) . ”

“ A cable operator shall not exercise any editorial control over any video programming provided pursuant to this section, or in any other way consider the content of such programming, except that an operator may consider such content to the minimum extent necessary to establish a reasonable price for the commercial use of designated channel capacity by an unaffiliated person. ”

“ In awarding a franchise or franchises, a franchising authority shall assure that access to cable service is not denied to any group of potential residential cable subscribers because of the income of the residents of the local area in which such group resides. ”

“ Whoever transmits over any cable system any matter which is obscene or otherwise unprotected by the Constitution of the United States shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. ”

“ It shall be unlawful for any person to be a cable operator if such person, directly or through 1 or more affiliates, owns or controls, the licensee of a television broadcast station and the predicted grade B contour of such station covers any portion of the community served by such operator's cable system. ”

“ The term 'affiliate', when used in relation to any person, means another person who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, such person; `` (2) the term 'basic cable service' means any service tier which includes the transmission of local television broadcast signals; `` (3) the term 'cable channel' or 'channel' means a portion of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum which is used in a cable system and which is capable of delivering a television channel (as television channel is defined by the Commission by regulation) ”

“ If a franchise held by a cable operator is revoked for cause and the franchising authority acquires ownership of the cable system or effects a transfer of ownership of the system to another person, any such acquisition or transfer shall be— `` (1) at an equitable price, or `` (2) in the case of any franchise existing on the effective date of this title, at a price determined in accordance with the franchise if such franchise contains provisions applicable to such an acquisition or transfer. ”

“ Any franchise shall be construed to authorize the construction of a cable system over public rights-of-way, and through easements, which is within the area to be served by the cable system and which have been dedicated for compatible uses, except that in using such easements the cable operator shall ensure— `` (A) that the safety, functioning, and appearance of the property and the convenience and safety of other persons not be adversely affected by the installation or construction of facilities necessary for a cable system ”

“ For any 12 month period, the fees paid by such person with respect to any such cable service or other communications service shall not exceed 5% of such person's gross revenues derived in such period from the provision of such service over the cable system. ”

“ The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to the interception or receipt by any individual, or the assisting (including the manufacture or sale) of such interception or receipt, of any satellite cable programming for private viewing if— `` (1) the programming involved is not encrypted; and `` (2) (A) a marketing system is not established under which— `` (i) an agent or agents have been lawfully designated for the purpose of authorizing private viewing by individuals, and `` (ii) such authorization is available to the individual involved from the appropriate agent or agents ”

“ Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the forfeiture imposed on any. person as a result of any violation that continues subsequent to such notification. In addition, any person liable for such penalty may also have any license under this Act for cable auxiliary relay service suspended until the Commission determines that the failure involved has been corrected. Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or submits documentation which he knows to be false, pursuant to an application for certification under this section shall be in violation of this section. ”

“ The Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after title V the following new title:
``TITLE VI—CABLE COMMUNICATIONS ``PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS ``PURPOSES ``SEC.601. The purposes of this title are to— `` (1) establish a national policy concerning cable communications; `` (2) establish franchise procedures and standards which encourage the growth and development of cable systems and which assure that cable systems are responsive to the needs and interests of the local community ”

“ For purposes of this section— `` (1) the term 'satellite cable programming' means video programming which is transmitted via satellite and which is primarily intended for the direct receipt by cable operators for their retransmission to cable subscribers; `` (2) the term 'agent', with respect to any person, includes an employee of such person ”

“ Such rules also shall require an entity specified in subsection (a) with more than 5 full-time employees to file with the Commission an annual statistical report identifying by race and sex the number of employees in each of the following full-time and part-time job categories: `` (A) officials and managers; `` (B) professionals; `` (C) technicians; `` (D) sales persons; `` (E) office and clerical personnel; `` (F) skilled craft persons; `` (G) semiskilled operatives; `` (H) unskilled laborers; and `` (I) service workers. ”

“ Cable channels for commercial use. ``Sec. 613. Ownership restrictions. ``PART III—FRANCHISING AND REGULATION ``Sec. 621. General franchise requirements. ``Sec. 622. Franchise fees. ``Sec. 623. Regulation of rates. ``Sec. 624. Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment. ``Sec. 625. Modification of franchise obligations. ``Sec. 626. Renewal. ``Sec. 627. Conditions of sale. ``PART IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ``Sec. 631. Protection of subscriber privacy. ``Sec. 632. Consumer protection. ``Sec. 633. Unauthoriled reception of cable service. ``Sec. 634. Equal employment opportunity. ”