Section 76.1600 - Electronic delivery of notices(a) Except as provided in § 76.1603 for changes that occur due to circumstances outside a cable operator's control, which also may be provided as set forth in 76.1603(b), written information provided by cable operators to subscribers or customers pursuant to §§ 76.1601 , 76.1602 , 76.1603 , 76.1604 , 76.1618 , and 76.1620 of this Subpart T, as well as subscriber privacy notifications required by cable operators, satellite providers, and open video systems pursuant to sections 631, 338(i), and 653 of the Communications Act, may be delivered electronically by email to any subscriber who has not opted out of electronic delivery under paragraph (a)(3) of this section if the entity: (1) Sends the notice to the subscriber's or customer's verified email address;(2) Provides either the entirety of the written information or a weblink to the written information in the notice; and(3) Includes, in the body of the notice, a telephone number that is clearly and prominently presented to subscribers so that it is readily identifiable as an opt-out mechanism that will allow subscribers to continue to receive paper copies of the written material.(b) For purposes of this section, a verified email address is defined as: (1) An email address that the subscriber has provided to the cable operator (and not vice versa) for purposes of receiving communication;(2) An email address that the subscriber regularly uses to communicate with the cable operator; or(3) An email address that has been confirmed by the subscriber as an appropriate vehicle for the delivery of notices.(c) Cable operators that provide written Subpart T notices via paper copy may provide certain portions of the § 76.1602 annual notices electronically, to any subscriber who has not opted out of electronic delivery under paragraphs (a)(3) or (c)(3) of this section, by prominently displaying the following on the front or first page of the printed annual notice: (1) A weblink in a form that is short, simple, and easy to remember, leading to written information required to be provided pursuant to § 76.1602(b)(2), (7), and (8) ;(2) A weblink in a form that is short, simple, and easy to remember, leading to written information required to be provided pursuant to § 76.1602(b)(5) ; and(3) A telephone number that is readily identifiable as an opt-out mechanism that will allow subscribers to continue to receive paper copies of the entire annual notice.(d) If the conditions for electronic delivery in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section are not met, or if a subscriber opts out of electronic delivery, the written material must be delivered by paper copy to the subscriber's physical address.(e) After July 31, 2020, written information provided by cable operators to broadcast stations pursuant to §§ 76.64(k) , 76.1601 , 76.1607 , 76.1608 , 76.1609 , and 76.1617 must be delivered electronically to full-power and Class A television stations via email to the email address for carriage-related questions that the station lists in its public file in accordance with §§ 73.3526 and 73.3527 of this title, or in the case of low power television stations and noncommercial educational translator stations that are entitled to such notices, to the licensee's email address (not a contact representative's email address, if different from the licensee's email address) as displayed publicly in the Licensing and Management System (LMS) or the primary station's carriage-related email address if the noncommercial educational translator station does not have its own email address listed in LMS. 83 FR 66157 , Dec. 26, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 16005 , Mar. 20, 2020; 85 FR 71854 , Nov. 12, 2020 83 FR 66157, 12/26/2019; 85 FR 16005, 4/20/2020; 85 FR 71854, 11/12/2020