The two specific provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that the American Civil Liberties Union objected to in its 1996 challenge to the Act were the:

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The American Civil Liberties Union objected to the "Indecent transmission" provision and "patently offensive display" provision in its 1996 challenge to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The "Indecent transmission" provision defined what was considered indecent for the purposes of regulation and enforcement, while the "patently offensive display" provision prohibited the display of material that was deemed patently offensive as determined by contemporary community standards. The ACLU argued that these provisions violated the First Amendment's protections of freedom of speech and expression.

The Two Specific Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996