47 U.S.C. § 557 : US Code - Section 557: Existing franchises

Search 47 U.S.C. § 557 : US Code - Section 557: Existing franchises

(a) The provisions of -
(1) any franchise in effect on the effective date of this
subchapter, including any such provisions which relate to the
designation, use, or support for the use of channel capacity for
public, educational, or governmental use, and
(2) any law of any State (as defined in section 153 of this
title) in effect on October 30, 1984, or any regulation
promulgated pursuant to such law, which relates to such
designation, use or support of such channel capacity,
shall remain in effect, subject to the express provisions of this
subchapter, and for not longer than the then current remaining term
of the franchise as such franchise existed on such effective date.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section and other
provisions of this subchapter, a franchise shall be considered in
effect on the effective date of this subchapter if such franchise
was granted on or before such effective date.