Section 76.1617 - Initial must-carry notice(a) Within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all qualified NCE stations of its designated principal headend by certified mail, except that after July 31, 2020, notice shall be provided by electronic delivery in accordance with § 76.1600 .(b) Within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all local commercial and NCE stations that may not be entitled to carriage because they either: (1) Fail to meet the standards for delivery of a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend, or(2) May cause an increased copyright liability to the cable system.(c) Within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must send a copy of a list of all broadcast television stations carried by its system and their channel positions to all local commercial and noncommercial television stations, including those not designated as must-carry stations and those not carried on the system. Such written information shall be provided by certified mail, except that after July 31, 2020, such information shall be provided by electronic delivery in accordance with § 76.1600 .65 FR 53617, Sept. 5, 2000, as amended at 85 FR 16006, Mar. 20, 2020