"Section 504 of the 1996 Act required a cable operator to fully scramble or block the audio and video portions of programming services not specifically subscribed to by a household. The cable operator must fully scramble or block the programming in question upon the request of the subscriber and at no charge to the subscriber. In addition, Section 505 states that cable operators or other multichannel video programming distributors who offer sexually explicit programming or other programming that is indecent on any channel(s) primarily dedicated to sexually-oriented programming must fully scramble or block both the audio and video portions of the channels so that someone who does not subscribe to the channel does not receive it. "
SO it was the FCC that made it so I couldn't watch Scambled boobies at 1:00 AM after my parents went to bed. DAMN THEM. Adam H On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:28:06 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/csgen.html > > Interesting article from the FCC about their control over cable. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:31 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: FCC Considers Regulation of Cable TV, Satellite Radio > > I thought the FCC had some control over cable, just not the content of the > shows. Anybody out there and FCC policy guru? > > I actually have a friend that is, but is offline right now. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137158 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
