HR 4458 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Cable Viewers Protection Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-04-03· Sponsored by Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.(1990-04-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cable Viewers Protection Act of 1990 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) develop and publish a list of areas where enforcement of syndicated exclusivity regulations has eliminated programs crossing U.S. time zones; (2) exempt cable systems in such areas from being required to delete programming pursuant to such rules prior to January 1, 1992; (3) complete by January 1, 1991, a study of problems caused in cable programming in areas of time zone overlap; and (4) if necessary, revise the syndicated exclusivity rules to devise a new regulation which protects such rights of local broadcasters while still allowing residents to view programming affected by those rules.…

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