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[CITE: 47USC555]

 
          TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
 
                 CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
 
                  SUBCHAPTER V-A--CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
 
                    Part IV--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 555. Judicial proceedings


(a) Actions to review determinations by franchising authorities

    Any cable operator adversely affected by any final determination 
made by a franchising authority under section 541(a)(1), 545 or 546 of 
this title may commence an action within 120 days after receiving notice 
of such determination, which may be brought in--
        (1) the district court of the United States for any judicial 
    district in which the cable system is located; or
        (2) in any State court of general jurisdiction having 
    jurisdiction over the parties.

(b) Available relief

    The court may award any appropriate relief consistent with the 
provisions of the relevant section described in subsection (a) of this 
section and with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Review of constitutionality of sections 534 and 535

    (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any civil action 
challenging the constitutionality of section 534 or 535 of this title or 
any provision thereof shall be heard by a district court of three judges 
convened pursuant to the provisions of section 2284 of title 28.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an interlocutory or 
final judgment, decree, or order of the court of three judges in an 
action under paragraph (1) holding section 534 or 535 of this title or 
any provision thereof unconstitutional shall be reviewable as a matter 
of right by direct appeal to the Supreme Court. Any such appeal shall be 
filed not more than 20 days after entry of such judgment, decree, or 
order.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, Sec. 635, as added Pub. L. 98-549, 
Sec. 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2800; amended Pub. L. 102-385, 
Secs. 7(a)(2), 23, 24(b), Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1483, 1500, 1501.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-385, Sec. 7(a)(2), inserted 
``541(a)(1),'' after ``section''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-385, Sec. 24(b), inserted ``and with the 
provisions of subsection (a) of this section'' after ``subsection (a) of 
this section''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-385, Sec. 23, added subsec. (c).


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-385 effective 60 days after Oct. 5, 1992, 
see section 28 of Pub. L. 102-385, set out as a note under section 325 
of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective 60 days after Oct. 30, 1984, except where 
otherwise expressly provided, see section 9(a) of Pub. L. 98-549, set 
out as a note under section 521 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 541, 545, 546 of this title.
