U.S. Congress - S.2507 DTV Border Fix Act of 2008
S.2507 - DTV Border Fix Act of 2008
A bill to address the digital television transition in border states. view all titles (4)
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- Short: DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 as reported to senate.
- Short: DTV Border Fix Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to address the digital television transition in border states. as introduced.
- Short: DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 as passed senate.
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8/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain rOfficial Summary
8/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not:(1) prevent the auction of recovered spectrum;
(2) encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use; and
(3) prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or granting a request for waiver submitted for public safety service prior to enactment of this Act. Requires the 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. Prohibits the FCC from extending or renewing a full-power television broadcast license that authorizes analog service on or after February 17, 2013.
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Digital TV transition update
The House version (HR 5435) would give stations within 50 miles of the Mexican border an extra five years; the Senate version (S. 2507) calls for a four-year extension. Both have been referred to a House committee.
Waxahachie Daily Blog: Sen. Hutchisonâs DTV Border Bill ...
The Digital Television Border Fix Act of 2007, S. 2507, establishes a process for broadcasters along the border to apply for FCC permission to continue both analog and digital broadcasting for a short time after the transition, ...
Senate OKs DTV Border Fix Act
The Senate last week passed the Digital Television Border Fix Act of 2007 (S.2507) that would set up a way for television broadcasters along the US-Mexican border to continue broadcasting in analog and digital after the Feb 17, ...
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