Goto Section: 76.617 | 76.640 | Table of Contents
FCC 76.630
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 76.630 Compatibility with consumer electronics equipment.
(a) Cable system operators shall not scramble or otherwise encrypt
signals carried on the basic service tier. Requests for waivers of this
prohibition must demonstrate either a substantial problem with theft of
basic tier service or a strong need to scramble basic signals for other
reasons. As part of this showing, cable operators are required to
notify subscribers by mail of waiver requests. The notice to
subscribers must be mailed no later than thirty calendar days from the
date the request waiver was filed with the Commission, and cable
operators must inform the Commission in writing, as soon as possible,
of that notification date. The notification to subscribers must state:
On (date of waiver request was filed with the Commission), (cable
operator's name) filed with the Federal Communications Commission a
request for waiver of the rule prohibiting scrambling of channels on
the basic tier of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). The request for waiver
states (a brief summary of the waiver request). A copy of the request
for waiver is on file for public inspection at (the address of the
cable operator's local place of business).
Individuals who wish to comment on this request for waiver should mail
comments to the Federal Communications Commission by no later than 30
days from (the date the notification was mailed to subscribers). Those
comments should be addressed to the: Federal Communications Commission,
Media Bureau, Washington, DC 20554, and should include the name of the
cable operator to whom the comments are applicable. Individuals should
also send a copy of their comments to (the cable operator at its local
place of business). Cable operators may file comments in reply no later
than 7 days from the date subscriber comments must be filed.
(b) Cable system operators that provide their subscribers with cable
system terminal devices and other customer premises equipment that
incorporates remote control capability shall permit the remote
operation of such devices with commercially available remote control
units or otherwise take no action that would prevent the devices from
being operated by a commercially available remote control unit. Cable
system operators are advised that this requirement obliges them to
actively enable the remote control functions of customer premises
equipment where those functions do not operate without a special
activation procedure. Cable system operators may, however, disable the
remote control functions of a subscriber's customer premises equipment
where requested by the subscriber.
Note 1 to § 76.630: The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section are applicable July 31, 1994, and June 30, 1994, respectively.
Note 2 to § 76.630: § 76.1621 contains certain requirements pertaining
to a cable operator's offer to supply subscribers with special
equipment that will enable the simultaneous reception of multiple
signals.
Note 3 to § 76.630: § 76.1622 contains certain requirements pertaining
to the provision of a consumer education program on compatibility
matters to subscribers.
Note 4 to § 76.630: Cable operators must comply with the notification
requirements pertaining to the waiver of the prohibition against
scrambling and encryption, and comply with the public file requirement
in connection with such waiver.
[ 59 FR 25342 , May 16, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 18510 , Apr. 26, 1996;
65 FR 53616 , Sept. 5, 2000; 67 FR 1650 , Jan. 14, 2002; 67 FR 13235 ,
Mar. 21, 2002]
Goto Section: 76.617 | 76.640
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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