‘‘(iii) The timeliness of the response 
of such franchising authorities and the re-
sults of the complaints filed with such 
franchising authorities, if not appealed to 
the Commission. 
‘‘(iv) The number of complaints filed 
with 
the 
Commission 
under 
clause 
(4)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(v) The number of appeals filed with 
the Commission under paragraph (6)(B) 
and the number of such appeals which the 
Commission agreed to hear. 
‘‘(vi) The timeliness of the Commis-
sion’s responses to such complaints and 
appeals. 
‘‘(vii) The results of such complaints 
and appeals filed with the Commission. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION
BY 
FRANCHISING AUTHORITIES.—The Commission 
may request franchising authorities to submit 
information about the complaints filed with the 
franchising authorities under subparagraph 
(4)(A)(i), including the number of such com-
plaints and the timeliness of the response and 
the results of such complaints.
‘‘(8) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘Commission’s revised consumer 
protection rules’ means the national consumer pro-
tection and customer service rules under section 
632(b) as revised by the Commission pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
‘‘(h) ANTIDISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—A cable operator with a 
national franchise under this section to provide cable 
service in a franchise area shall not deny access to 
its cable service to any group of potential residential 
cable service subscribers in such franchise area be-
cause of the income of that group. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(A) COMPLAINT.—If a franchising au-
thority in a franchise area has reasonable cause 
to believe that a cable operator is in violation 
of this subsection with respect to such franchise 
area, the franchising authority may, after com-
plying with subparagraph (B), file a complaint 
with the Commission alleging such violation. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE BY FRANCHISING AUTHOR-
ITY.—Before filing a complaint with the Com-
mission under subparagraph (A), a franchising 
authority—
‘‘(i) shall give notice of each alleged 
violation to the cable operator; 
‘‘(ii) shall provide a period of not less 
than 30 days for the cable operator to re-
spond to such allegations; and 
‘‘(iii) during such period, may require 
the cable operator to submit a written re-
sponse stating the reasons why the oper-
ator has not violated this subsection. 
‘‘(C) BIANNUAL REPORT.—A cable oper-
ator with a national franchise under this section 
for a franchise area, not later than 180 days 
after the effective date of such national fran-
chise, and biannually thereafter, shall submit a 
report to the Commission and the franchising 
authority in the franchise area—
‘‘(i) identifying the geographic areas 
in the franchise area where the cable oper-
ator offers cable service; and 
‘‘(ii) describing the cable operator’s 
progress in extending cable service to other 
areas in the franchise area. 
‘‘(D) NOTICE BY COMMISSION.—Upon re-
ceipt of a complaint under this paragraph alleg-
ing a violation of this subsection by a cable op-
erator, the Commission shall give notice of the 
complaint to the cable operator. 
‘‘(E) INVESTIGATION.—In investigating a 
complaint under this paragraph, the Commis-
sion may require a cable operator to disclose to 
the Commission such information and docu-
ments as the Commission deems necessary to 
determine whether the cable operator is in com-
pliance with this subsection. The Commission 
shall maintain the confidentiality of any infor-
mation or document collected under this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(F) DEADLINE
FOR
RESOLUTION
OF 
COMPLAINTS.—Not more than 60 days after 
the Commission receives a complaint under this 
paragraph, the Commission shall issue a deter-
mination with respect to each violation alleged 
in the complaint. 
‘‘(G) DETERMINATION.—If the Commis-
sion determines (in response to a complaint 
under this paragraph or on its own initiative) 
that a cable operator with a franchise under 
this section to provide cable service in a fran-
chise area has denied access to its cable service 
to a group of potential residential cable service
subscribers in such franchise area because of 
the income of that group, the Commission shall 
ensure that the cable operator extends access to 
that group within a reasonable period of time. 
‘‘(H) REMEDIES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—This subsection 
shall be enforced by the Commission under 
titles IV and V. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
FORFEITURE
PEN-
ALTY.—For purposes of section 503, the 
maximum forfeiture penalty applicable to a 
violation of this subsection shall be 
$750,000 for each day of the violation. 
‘‘(iii) PAYMENT
OF
PENALTIES
TO 
FRANCHISING AUTHORITY.—The Commis-
sion shall order any cable operator subject 
to a forfeiture penalty under this sub-
section to pay the penalty directly to the 
franchising authority involved. 
‘‘(i) CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Com-
mission shall promulgate regulations to require a cable op-
erator with a national franchise under this section to pre-
vent the distribution of child pornography (as such term 
is defined in section 254(h)(7)(F)) over its network.