Sec. 5. Cable service tiers
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Section 623(b)(7)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 543(b)(7)(A) ) is amended by striking clause (iii). Section 623(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 543(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each cable operator of a cable system shall offer its subscribers a separately available retransmission consent service tier that consists only of the signal of each television broadcast station electing retransmission consent under section 325(b) that is carried on the cable system. The retransmission consent service tier described in subparagraph
(A)shall be subject to rate regulation under this Act to the same extent as the basic service tier described in paragraph (7). . Section 623(b)(8)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 543(b)(8)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: A cable operator may not require the subscription to any tier other than the basic service tier required by paragraph
(7)as a condition of access to, or discriminate between subscribers to the basic service tier and other subscribers with regard to the rates charged for— video programming offered on a per channel or per program basis; or the retransmission consent service tier described in paragraph (9). . Section 623(a)(2)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 543(a)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking basic cable service and inserting the basic service tier described in subsection (b)(7) . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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