§571 Regulatory Treatment of Video Programming Services

Summary

Different kinds of video services follow different rules. If a carrier sends video over radio, it must follow subchapter III and section 572 and no other rules in this subchapter. If a carrier only transmits video on a common‑carrier basis, it must follow subchapter II and section 572 and no other rules in this subchapter. That does not change how section 522(7)(C) treats a carrier’s facility as a cable system. If a carrier delivers video in other ways (for example, like regular cable), it must follow this subchapter unless it uses an open video system certified by the Commission under section 573. If certified under section 573, the carrier follows this part but only parts I–IV as section 573(c) allows. A carrier using radio or common carriage can choose to operate as an open video system and, if certified, follow the same limited rules. Local exchange carriers that offer cable or open video systems do not have to give other parties nondiscriminatory capacity under subchapter II. A common carrier also does not need a certificate under section 214 to build or run a video delivery system.