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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio, and for other purposes · Sec. 640

Sec. 640. SCRAMBLING OF CABLE CHANNELS FOR NONSUBSCRIBERS

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## SEC. 640 SCRAMBLING OF CABLE CHANNELS FOR NONSUBSCRIBERS **[**[47 U.S.C. 560](/us/usc/t47/s560)**]** ###
(a)Subscriber Request Upon request by a cable service subscriber, a cable operator shall, without charge, fully scramble or otherwise fully block the audio and video programming of each channel carrying such programming so that one not a subscriber does not receive it. ###
(b)Definition As used in this section, the term “**scramble**” means to rearrange the content of the signal of the programming so that the programming cannot be viewed or heard in an understandable manner.
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SCRAMBLING OF CABLE CHANNELS FOR NONSUBSCRIBERS
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