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Definition of Markets for Purposes of the Cable Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules

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identifier: "/us/fr/02-21121"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Definition of Markets for Purposes of the Cable Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "02-21121"
section_name: "Definition of Markets for Purposes of the Cable Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules"
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currency: "2002-08-20"
last_updated: "2002-08-20"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Federal Communications Commission"
document_number: "02-21121"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2002-08-20"
agencies:
  - "Federal Communications Commission"
cfr_references:
  - "47 CFR Part 76"
fr_citation: "67 FR 53892"
fr_volume: 67
docket_ids:
  - "CS Docket No. 95-178"
  - "FCC 99-116"
effective_date: "2002-08-20"
fr_action: "Correcting amendments."
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#  Modification of television markets.

**AGENCY:**

Federal Communications Commission.

**ACTION:**

Correcting amendments.

**SUMMARY:**

This document makes a minor correction to part 76 of the Commission's rules pertaining to definition of markets which were published in the *Federal Register* on Thursday June 24, 1999 (64 FR 33796) regarding cable television broadcast signals.

**DATES:**

Effective August 20, 2002.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Kenneth Lewis, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2622.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order, FCC 99-116, adopted May 21, 1999; released May 26, 1999, approved a final rule regarding the change of market definitions from Arbitron's areas of dominant influence to Nielsen Media Research's designated market areas for must-carry/retransmission elections. In this document we make a non-substantive rule change to correct an error in the publication of § 76.59 of the Commission's rules.

**Need for Correction**

As published, the final regulations contain an error which may prove to be misleading and need to be clarified.

**List of Subject in 47 CFR Part 76**

Cable television.

**47 CFR Part 76**

Accordingly, 47 CFR part 76 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

**PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE.**

1. The authority citation for part 76 continues to read as follows:

**Authority:**

47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 338, 339, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572, 573.

**47 CFR Part 76**

2. In § 76.59, add paragraph (d) to read as follows:

§ 76.59

(d) A cable operator shall not delete from carriage the signal of a commercial television station during the pendency of any proceeding pursuant to this section.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,

Secretary.