A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the operation of commercial cable television systems shall be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.

Summary

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set forth provisions for the licensing of commercial cable television systems by the Federal Communication Commission. States that the maximum term of a license granted under this Act shall be three years, renewable for an additional three year term. Requires any commercial cable television system in operation on the date of enactment of this Act to apply for a license in accordance with this Act in order to continue in operation.

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Timeline

1. 4 August 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 August 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 August 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 August 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
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