HR 5728 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-200.(2014-12-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Title I: Communications Provisions - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2019, the exemption from retransmission consent requirements for satellite retransmissions of network station signals to subscribers located outside of a station's local market who reside in unserved households. Extends until January 1, 2020: (1) the prohibition on exclusive retransmission consent contracts, and (2) the requirement that television broadcast stations and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) negotiate in good faith. Allows the FCC, following a written request with respect to a particular commercial television broadcast station, to add communities to or exclude communities from a station's local market. Directs the FCC to afford particular attention to the value of localism by taking into account: (1) whether the station has been carried historically within such community; (2) whether the station provides coverage or other local service to such community; (3) whether modifying the local market of the television station would promote consumers' access to television broadcast station signals that originate in their st…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican