HR 4525 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Cable Competition Act of 1992
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: For Further Action See H.R.4850.(1992-07-23)
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Cable Competition Act of 1992 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a video programmer which engages in national or regional distribution of satellite cable programming from: (1) unreasonably refusing to deal with any multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) for such programming; or (2) discriminating in the price, terms, and conditions in the sale or delivery of such programming among or between cable systems, operators or their agents, or other MVPDs. Excepts from such prohibition: (1) imposing reasonable requirements for creditworthiness, offering of service, and financial stability; (2) establishing different price, terms, and conditions which take into account cost differentials in the creation, sale, delivery, or transmission of video programming; and (3) establishing different prices, terms, and conditions which take into account reasonable volume discounts based on the number of subscribers served by the distributor. Requires a video programmer which charges one distributor a higher price than another distributor to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the difference is attributable to additional costs paid by the video programmer to make…
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3 Democrats