Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/533?qt-us_code_tabs=3
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 533', '§\u2009302', '§ 613', '§ 2', '§ 11', '§ 303', '§ 202', '§ 302', '§ 202', '§ 302', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11']

47 U.S. Code § 533 - Ownership restrictions | LII / Legal Information Institute
Cable operator holding license for multichannel distribution or offering satellite service It shall be unlawful for a cable operator to hold a license for multichannel multipoint distribution service, or to offer satellite master antenna television service separate and apart from any franchised cable service, in any portion of the franchise area served by that cable operator’s cable system. The Commission—
shall not apply the requirements of this subsection to any cable operator in any franchise area in which a cable operator is subject to effective competition as determined under section 543
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–104, title III, § 302(b)(1),Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 124 (c)
Promulgation of rules The Commission may prescribe rules with respect to the ownership or control of cable systems by persons who own or control other media of mass communications which serve the same community served by a cable system.
Regulation of ownership by States or franchising authorities Any State or franchising authority may not prohibit the ownership or control of a cable system by any person because of such person’s ownership or control of any other media of mass communications or other media interests. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State or franchising authority from prohibiting the ownership or control of a cable system in a jurisdiction by any person (1)
because of such person’s ownership or control of any other cable system in such jurisdiction; or (2)
in circumstances in which the State or franchising authority determines that the acquisition of such a cable system may eliminate or reduce competition in the delivery of cable service in such jurisdiction.
Holding of ownership interests or exercise of editorial control by States or franchising authorities (1)
Enhancement of effective competition (1)
In order to enhance effective competition, the Commission shall, within one year after October 5, 1992, conduct a proceeding—
In prescribing rules and regulations under paragraph (1), the Commission shall, among other public interest objectives—
Combination of interests under prior law This section shall not apply to prohibit any combination of any interests held by any person on July 1, 1984, to the extent of the interests so held as of such date, if the holding of such interests was not inconsistent with any applicable Federal or State law or regulations in effect on that date.
“Media of mass communications” defined For purposes of this section, the term “media of mass communications” shall have the meaning given such term under section 309
(i)(3)(C)(i) of this title.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 613, as added Pub. L. 98–549, § 2,Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2785; amended Pub. L. 102–385, § 11,Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1486; Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(22),Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4295; Pub. L. 104–104, title II, § 202(i), title III, §§ 302(b)(1),Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 112, 124.)
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–104, § 202(i), redesignated par. (2) as subsec. (a) and subpars. (A) and (B) of par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a), respectively, added par. (3), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person to be a cable operator if such person, directly or through 1 or more affiliates, owns or controls, the licensee of a television broadcast station and the predicted grade B contour of such station covers any portion of the community served by such operator’s cable system.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–104, § 302(b)(1), struck out subsec. (b), which related to common carriers, direct video programming, an exception for rural areas, and waiver.
1994—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–414substituted “pole, line, conduit space” for “pole line conduit space”.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–385, § 11(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–385, § 11(b), substituted “any other media” for “any media” and inserted at end “Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State or franchising authority from prohibiting the ownership or control of a cable system in a jurisdiction by any person (1) because of such person’s ownership or control of any other cable system in such jurisdiction; or (2) in circumstances in which the State or franchising authority determines that the acquisition of such a cable system may eliminate or reduce competition in the delivery of cable service in such jurisdiction.”
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 102–385, § 11(c), added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively.