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FCC RIN: 3060-AG02 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Cable Home Wiring 
Abstract: On October 6, 1997, the FCC adopted a Report and Order and Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 97-376) that amends its cable inside wiring rules to enhance competition in the video distribution marketplace. The Second FNPRM seeks comment on, among other things, whether there are circumstances where the FCC should adopt restrictions on exclusive contracts in order to further promote competition in the multiple dwelling unit marketplace. The 2nd Report and Order addresses multiple dwelling units when the occupant charges video service providers. In the First Order on Reconsideration and the Second Report and Order, the Commission modified its rules in part. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded a portion of the Commission decision back to the Commission for further consideration. In September 2004, the Commission issued an FNPRM in response to the courts decision. The subsequent Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling concluded that cable wiring behind sheet rock is physically inaccessible for determining the demarcation point. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 76   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 544(i)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/17/1992  57 FR 54209   
R&O  03/02/1993  58 FR 11970   
NPRM  02/01/1996  61 FR 3657   
First Order on Recon & FNPRM  02/16/1996  61 FR 6210   
FNPRM  09/03/1997  62 FR 46453   
R&O and Second FNPRM  11/14/1997  62 FR 60165   
First Order on Recon and Second R&O  03/21/2003  68 FR 13850   
FNPRM  10/15/2004  69 FR 61193   
R&O and Declaratory Ruling  08/30/2007  72 FR 50074   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
John Norton
Deputy Division Chief, Policy Division
Federal Communications Commission
Media Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7037
TDD Phone:202 418-7172
Fax:202 418-1196
Email: john.norton@fcc.gov