U.S. Congress - H.R.5435 DTV Border Fix Act
H.R.5435 - DTV Border Fix Act
To address the digital television transition in border states. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To address the digital television transition in border states. as introduced.
- Short: DTV Border Fix Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
2/13/2008--Introduced.DTV Border Fix Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2014, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are metOfficial Summary
2/13/2008--Introduced.DTV Border Fix Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2014, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not prevent the auction of recovered spectrum or encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to use a channel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures.
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tucson: TV & the digital converter racket
Thatâs why I am cosponsoring H.R. 5435, the DTV Border Fix Act. This legislation will allow broadcasters within 50 miles of the U.S. Border to continue analog broadcasts for 5 years after the DTV transition. By doing so, we can ensure ...
United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
With Senate passage, the DTV Border Bill will require passage by the House. Companion legislation, H.R. 5435, has been introduced by Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA). Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is the chief co-sponsor of the Senate-passed ...
digital tv transition update
you already know that low-power broadcasters are exempt from the transition date, but some full-power broadcasters may join them if congress passes the dtv border fix act. the house version (hr 5435) would give stations within 50 miles ...
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