### Question
What does effective competition mean?


### Answer
**Effective competition** has the following meaning in *47 U.S.C. § 543*:

> that—


(A) fewer than 30 percent of the households in the franchise area subscribe to the cable service of a cable system

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

