### Question
How is the "small cable operator" defined?


### Answer
The term **small cable operator** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 543* as follows -

> 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**

