N.Y. Public Service Law § 229: Censorship prohibited

§ 229. Censorship prohibited. 1. The commission may not prohibit or

limit any program or any class or type of program or otherwise censor

the communications or signals transmitted by any cable television

company or over any cable television system, and may not promulgate any

regulation or condition which would interfere with the right of free

speech by means of cable television.

2. No municipality may prohibit or limit any program or class or type

of program or impose discriminatory or preferential franchise fees in

any manner that would tend to encourage or discourage programming of any

particular nature, directly or indirectly.

3. No cable television company may prohibit or limit any program or

class or type of program presented over a leased channel or any channel

made available for public access or educational purposes.