{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-76.943","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 76.943","heading":"Fines.","body":"(a) A franchising authority may impose fines or monetary forfeitures on a cable operator that does not comply with a rate decision or refund order directed specifically at the cable operator, provided the franchising authority has such power under state or local laws.\n(b) If a cable operator willfully fails to comply with the terms of any franchising authority's order, decision, or request for information, as required by § 76.939, the Commission may, in addition to other remedies, impose a forfeiture pursuant to section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 503(b).\n(c) A cable operator shall not be subject to forfeiture because its rate for basic service or equipment is determined to be unreasonable.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES","PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE","Subpart N—Cable Rate Regulation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"fbe7c4ed3b4d76ab4560c5e4382582ac196234e497cddffeb6a8e4241a80dc4f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-76.942","next":"us/47-cfr-76.944"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}