Sec. 3. Cable broadcasting of political advertising
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Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 531) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (g); and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection: A cable operator shall annually make available free cable time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same eligible political candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free broadcast time is required to be provided by television broadcast station licensees under section 315(c) of the Act. No franchise authority shall renew the franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal. .
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