Notes on 47 U.S.C. § 552 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 47 U.S.C. § 552 : US Code - Notes

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, Sec. 632, as added Pub. L. 98-
549, Sec. 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2796; amended Pub. L. 102-
385, Sec. 8, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1484; Pub. L. 104-104, title
III, Sec. 301(g), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 117.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104-104 added subsec. (c) and
redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
1992 - Pub. L. 102-385 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section read as follows:
"(a) A franchising authority may require, as part of a franchise
(including a franchise renewal, subject to section 546 of this
title), provisions for enforcement of -
"(1) customer service requirements of the cable operator; and
"(2) construction schedules and other construction-related
requirements of the cable operator.
"(b) A franchising authority may enforce any provision, contained
in any franchise, relating to requirements described in paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section, to the extent not
inconsistent with this subchapter.
"(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit
any State or any franchising authority from enacting or enforcing
any consumer protection law, to the extent not inconsistent with
this subchapter."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-385 effective 60 days after Oct. 5,
1992, see section 28 of Pub. L. 102-385, set out as a note under
section 325 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 60 days after Oct. 30, 1984, except where
otherwise expressly provided, see section 9(a) of Pub. L. 98-549,
set out as a note under section 521 of this title.