### Question
Can you define what small cable operator means?


### Answer
**Small cable operator** is defined as the following in *47 U.S.C. § 543*:

> a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 543*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION > SUBCHAPTER V&ndash;A-CABLE COMMUNICATIONS > Part III-Franchising and Regulation**

