Legal Opinion
Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 2, 1979No. 77-1575PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In May 1976, the Federal Communications Commission promulgated rules requiring cable television systems that have 3,500 or more subscribers and carry broadcast signals to develop, at a minimum, a 20-channel capacity by 1986, to make available certain channels for access by third parties, and to furnish equipment and facilities for access purposes. Report and Order in Docket No. 20508, 59 F. C. C. 2d 294 (1976 Order). The issue here is whether these rules are “reasonably ancillary to the effective performance of the Commission's various responsibilities for the regulation of television…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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