47 CFR § 76.800 - Definitions.

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title: "47 CFR § 76.800 - Definitions."
title_number: 47
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section_number: "76.800"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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part_number: "76"
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# 76.800 Definitions.

(a) *MDU.* A multiple dwelling unit building (e.g., an apartment building, condominium building or cooperative).

(b) *MDU owner.* The entity that owns or controls the common areas of a multiple dwelling unit building.

(c) *MVPD.* A multichannel video programming distributor, as that term is defined in Section 602(13) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 522(13).

(d) *Home run wiring.* The wiring from the demarcation point to the point at which the MVPD's wiring becomes devoted to an individual subscriber or individual loop.

[62 FR 61031, Nov. 14, 1997]