Sec. 76.985  Subscriber bill itemization.

    (a) Cable operators may identify as a separate line item of each 
regular subscriber bill the following:
    (1) The amount of the total bill assessed as a franchise fee and the 
identity of the franchising authority to which the fee is paid.
    (2) The amount of the total bill assessed to satisfy any 
requirements imposed on the cable operator by the franchise agreement to 
support public, educational, or governmental channels or the use of such 
channels.
    (3) The amount of any other fee, tax, assessment, or charge of any 
kind imposed by any governmental authority on the transaction between 
the operator and the subscriber. In order for a governmental fee or 
assessment to be separately identified under this section, it must be 
directly imposed by a governmental body on a transaction between a 
subscriber and an operator.
    (b) The charge identified on the subscriber bill as the total charge 
for cable service should include all fees and costs itemized pursuant to 
this section.
    (c) Local franchising authorities may adopt regulations consistent 
with this section.

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