Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992

Long title	An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased consumer protection and to promote increased competition in the cable television and related markets, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	1992 Cable Act; Cable Television Protection and Competition Act
Enacted by	the 102nd United States Congress
Effective	October 8, 1992
Citations
Public law	102-385
Statutes at Large	106 Stat. 1460
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.12 by John Danforth (R-MO) on January 14, 1991 Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications Passed the Senate on January 31, 1992 (73-18) Passed the House on July 23, 1992 (voice vote) Reported by the joint conference committee on September 14, 1992; agreed to by the House on September 17, 1992 (280-128) and by the Senate on September 22, 1992 (74-25) Vetoed by President George H. W. Bush on October 3, 1992 Overridden by the House on October 5, 1992 (308-114) Overridden by the Senate and became law on October 5, 1992 (74-25)

The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (also known as the 1992 Cable Act) is a United States federal law which required cable systems to carry most local broadcast channels and prohibited cable operators from charging local broadcasters to carry their signal.

In adopting the 1992 Cable Act, Congress stated that it wanted to promote the availability of diverse views and information, to rely on the marketplace to the maximum extent possible to achieve that availability, to ensure cable operators continue to expand their capacity and program offerings, to ensure cable operators do not have undue market power, and to ensure consumer interests are protected in the receipt of cable service. The Federal Communications Commission adopted regulations to implement the Act and its goals.

The Legislation was passed by the 102nd United States Congress and sponsored by Senator John C. Danforth from Missouri. The act was first introduced to the Senate in January 14, 1991. The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on September 17, 1992 (voting 280–128), and the United States Senate passed it on September 22, 1992 (voting 74–25). It was vetoed by the President George H.W. Bush on October 3, 1992. After the veto of the President, it again passed Senate over veto on October 5, 1992 (voting 74–25) and on the same day, it passed House as well (voting 308–114). The Act became a Public Law No: 102-385 in October 5, 1992.

The Act was enacted by the Senate and House of the Representatives of the United States of America. It was passed over President Bush's veto. The act was created in order to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased consumer protection and to promote increased competition in the cable television and related markets, and for other purposes.

The Communications Act of 1934 was first amended in October 1984 by the U.S. Congress' Cable Communications Act of 1984. The general purpose of Cable Communications Act of 1984 was to define jurisdictional boundaries for regulating cable television systems among federal, state and local authorities.

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