Legal Opinion
Mallenbaum v. Adelphia Communications Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 22, 1996No. 95-1085UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Amy and David Mallenbaum, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, sued defendant Adelphia Communications Corporation (“Adelphia”) in district court challenging its monthly fee to cable subscribers who receive programming on more than one television set. Plaintiffs claim that this fee is an impermissible equipment charge under Title VI of the 1992 Cable Act (“Cable Act” or “Act”), 47 U.S.C. §§ 521-559, and a regulation promulgated thereunder, 47 C.F.R. § 76.923. That regulation requires that charges for multiple outlets be…
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