The policy discloses that the federal Cable Act restricts collection and sharing of subscriber personally identifiable information for cable system services, and that the Communications Act restricts use and sharing of Customer Proprietary Network Information for telecommunications services.
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These federal statutory frameworks create legally distinct obligations for specific service categories that operate independently of the general opt-in or opt-out framework described elsewhere in the policy. The Cable Act's subscriber consent requirements and the Communications Act's CPNI rules impose regulatory floors that the policy's general data sharing provisions must satisfy.
Under these statutory frameworks, Xfinity's collection and sharing of personally identifiable information for cable services and CPNI for telecommunications services are subject to federal legal restrictions that apply regardless of the general privacy preference settings. The policy does not detail the specific consent or notification procedures applicable under each statute within this section.
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Compare across platforms →"The federal Cable Act imposes limitations on our collection and sharing of information that personally identifies you when you subscribe to Services that use the facilities of the Comcast cable system. The Communications Act imposes restrictions on our use and sharing of CPNI when you use Services that are deemed telecommunications services.Excerpt from Xfinity's Comcast Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Cable Communications Policy Act (Cable Act) at 47 U.S.C.
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These federal statutory frameworks create legally distinct obligations for specific service categories that operate independently of the general opt-in or opt-out framework described elsewhere in the policy. The Cable Act's subscriber consent requirements and the Communications Act's CPNI rules impose regulatory floors that the policy's general data sharing provisions must satisfy.
Under these statutory frameworks, Xfinity's collection and sharing of personally identifiable information for cable services and CPNI for telecommunications services are subject to federal legal restrictions that apply regardless of the general privacy preference settings. The policy does not detail the specific consent or notification procedures applicable under each statute within this section.
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