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CCRRECTZD A^EMDIX a ritile <17 Cr"’., Parc 75 (Cafcle Television Service)# Subpari (General Cceracir.c P.ecuirer.encs) is anended as follows: 1 ne aucbcricy ciiacicn ollows: r Pari 76 is revised to read as AUTHCRITT: Secs. 2, 2# -1, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 43 Stat., as arr.e.nded, 1064, 1055, 1056, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1101; 47 U.S.C. Secs. 152, 153, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309; Secs. 512, 614-615, 523, 632 as amended, 106 Stat. 1460; 47 ''.S.C. Secs. 532, 533, 535, 543, 552. •?•Secticn 75.309 will be added to tbe Comnission'3 Rules and will read as follows: Sectio.n 7 5.30 9 Customer Service Obligations (a) A cable frar.cnise autbcrity may enforce the custo.mer service standards set forth in paragraph (c) of this section against cable operators. The franchise authority must provide affected cable operators ninety (90) days written notice of its intent to e.nforce the standards. (b) Ncthi.ng in this rule should be construed to prevent or prohibit: (1) A franc.hisi.ng authority and a cable operator from agreeing to customer service requirements that exceed the standards set forth in paragraph (c) of this section; (2) A franchisi.tg authority from enforcing, through the end of the franchise term, pre-existing customer service requirements that e.xceed the standards set forth in paragraph (c) of this section and are contained i.n current franchise agreements; (3) Any State or any franchising authority from enacti.ng or enforcing any consu:r.er protection law, to the extent not specifically preempted herein; ..r (4) The establishunent or enforcement of any State or municipal law or regulation concerning customer service that imposes customer service requirements that exceed, or address matters not addressed by, the standards set forth In paragraph (c) of this section. 7