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Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CCPA)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000658

A piece of United States federal legislation that established a national framework for regulating the cable television industry, balancing federal, state, and local authority. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CCPA) deregulated cable rates for most services, allowing them to be set by the market, while giving local governments the power to require public, educational, and government access channels. It also established standards for franchise agreements between cable operators and local municipalities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000658
FieldInsurance and risk management
AbbreviationCCPA
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CCPA)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A piece of United States federal legislation that established a national framework for regulating the cable television industry, balancing federal, state, and local authority. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CCPA) deregulated cable rates for most services, allowing them to be set by the market, while giving local governments the power to require public, educational, and government access channels. It also established standards for franchise agreements between cable operators and local municipalities.",
  "abbreviation": "CCPA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/cable-communications-policy-act-of-1984-ccpa/"
}

Record 425 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.