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FCC 76.1613
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 | 2009
  Sec.  76.1613   Political editorials.

   Where  a cable television system operator, in an editorial endorses or
   opposes a legally qualified candidate or candidates, the system operator
   shall, within 24 hours of the editorial, transmit the following to the other
   qualified candidate or candidates for the same office or the candidate
   opposed in the editorial:

   (a) Notification of the date, time, and channel of the editorial;

   (b) A script or tape of the editorial; and

   (c) An offer of a reasonable opportunity for a candidate or a spokesman of
   the candidate to respond over the system's facilities: Provided, however,
   that where such editorials are cablecast within 72 hours prior to the day of
   the election, the system operator shall comply with the provisions of this
   paragraph  sufficiently  far in advance of the broadcast to enable the
   candidate  or candidates to have a reasonable opportunity to prepare a
   response and to present it in a timely fashion.


Goto Section: 76.1612 | 76.1614

Goto Year: 2007 | 2009
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