S 2669 · 108th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Direct Broadcast Satellite North Country Access Act

Introduced 2004-07-15· Sponsored by Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2004-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Direct Broadcast Satellite North Country Access Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize satellite carriers to carry the signal of a commercial television broadcast station that was the only network station in that State on January 1, 1995, for secondary transmission to subscribers in communities in the State that are not within one of the first 50 television markets listed in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. Authorizes satellite carriers to carry the signals of any network station in a State in which all network stations and superstations licensed by the FCC as of January 1, 1995, were assigned to the same local market and the local market does not encompass all counties of the State, for secondary transmission to subscribers in the State who reside in one of the first 50 major television markets listed in FCC regulations.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat1 Republican1 Independent