Editing Communications Act of 1934 (section)

===1984 & 1992 Amendments===
* The [[Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984]] added Title VI—Cable Communications, which deregulated the cable industry.
* The [[Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992]] amended Title VI and required cable systems to carry most local broadcast channels and prohibited cable operators from charging local broadcasters to carry their signal.

One major amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 was made on September 7, 1999. The FCC ruled "that a broadcast station should not be allowed to refuse a request for political advertising time solely on the ground that the station does not sell or program such lengths of time". Politics have had many effects and changes to the act that are not in the "best interest of the public" thus taking away some of the power given to the FCC from the Act.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gutwein|first=P. J.|title=The FCC and Section 312(a)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934: The development of the "unreasonable access" clause|journal=Federal Communications Law Journal|year=2000|volume=53 | issue = 1 |pages=161–183|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/213146717/}}</ref>