Any cable system shall not be subject to regulation as a common carrier or utility by reason of providing any cable service.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the authority of any State to license or otherwise regulate any facility or combination of facilities which serves only subscribers in one or more multiple unit dwellings under common ownership, control, or management and which does not use any public right-of-way.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to-
47 U.S.C. § 541
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (f), was in the original "this Act", meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS1996-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104-104, §303(a), added par. (3).Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 104-104, §3(d)(3), substituted "section 153" for "section 153(v)".1992-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-385, §7(a)(1), inserted before period at end "; except that a franchising authority may not grant an exclusive franchise and may not unreasonably refuse to award an additional competitive franchise. Any applicant whose application for a second franchise has been denied by a final decision of the franchising authority may appeal such final decision pursuant to the provisions of section 555 of this title for failure to comply with this subsection".Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102-385, §7(b), added par. (4).Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-385, §7(c)(1), inserted "and subsection (f)" after "paragraph (2)".Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-385, §7(c)(2), added subsec. (f).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENTAmendment 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 DATESection 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.