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 98 STAT. 2794

PUBLIC LAW 98-549—OCT. 30, 1984

franchise if such franchise contains provisions applicable to such an acquisition or transfer, "(b) If a franchise held by a cable operator is revoked for cause and the franchising authority acquires ownership of the cable system or effects a transfer of ownership of the system to another person, any such acquisition or transfer shall be— "(1) at an equitable price, or "(2) in the case of any franchise existing on the effective date of this title, at a price determined in accordance with the franchise if such franchise contains provisions applicable to such an acquisition or transfer. "PART IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS "PROTECTION OF SUBSCRIBER PRIVACY

47 USC 551.

"SEC. 631. (a)(1) At the time of entering into an agreement to provide any cable service or other service to a subscriber and at least once a year thereafter, a cable operator shall provide notice in the form of a separate, written statement to such subscriber which clearly and conspicuously informs the subscriber of— "(A) the nature of personally identifiable information collected or to be collected with respect to the subscriber and the nature of the use of such information; "(B) the nature, frequency, and purpose of any disclosure which may be made of such information, including an identification of the types of persons to whom the disclosure may be made; "(C) the period during which such information will be maintained by the cable operator; "(D) the times and place at which the subscriber may have access to such information in accordance with subsection (d); and "(E) the limitations provided by this section with respect to the collection and disclosure of information by a cable operator and the right of the subscriber under subsections (f) and (h) to enforce such limitations. In the case of subscribers who have entered into such an agreement before the effective date of this section, such notice shall be provided within 180 days of such date and at least once a year thereafter. "(2) For purposes of this section, the term 'personally identifiable information' does not include any record of aggregate data which does not identify particular persons. "(b)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a cable operator shall not use the cable system to collect personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned. "(2) A cable operator may use the cable system to collect such information in order to— "(A) obtain information necessary to render a cable service or other service provided by the cable operator to the subscriber; or "(B) detect unauthorized reception of cable communications. "(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a cable operator shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned.

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