Cable TV first began in the United States over thirty years ago. Since that time, the FCC has changed its position toward this type of programming many times, with accompanying modifications in the law.
美國是最早建立有線電視系統的國家，卅餘年來，主管單位「聯邦傳播委員會」（FCC）的態度改變了不下十數次，有線電法也一再修妀。