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FCC RIN: 3060-AI69 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Implementation of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as Amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 
Abstract: Section 621(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, states in relevant part that "a franchising authority ...may not unreasonably refuse to award an additional competitive franchise." The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) solicits comment on implementation of section 621(a)(1)'s directive, and whether the franchising process unreasonably impedes the achievement of the interrelated Federal goals of enhanced cable competition and accelerated broadband deployment and, if so, how the Commission should act to address that problem. The subsequent Report and Order found that certain actions by local franchising authorities constitute an unreasonable refusal to award a competitive franchise within the meaning of section 621(a)(1). The item included a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on how the findings should affect existing franchises. In the Second Report and Order, a number of the rules promulgated in this docket are extended to incumbent cable operators. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151    47 USC 154(i)    47 USC 541(a)(1)    47 USC 556(c)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/19/2005  70 FR 73973   
R&O and FNPRM  03/21/2007  72 FR 13230   
Second R&O  11/23/2007  72 FR 65670   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Holly Saurer
Deputy Chief, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7283
Fax:202 418-1069
Email: holly.saurer@fcc.gov