H.R.927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act as introduced.

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2/9/2009--Introduced.Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each satellite carrier providing secondary transmissions in the local market of a television broadcast station to carry, on request, the signals of all television b

Official Summary

2/9/2009--Introduced.Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each satellite carrier providing secondary transmissions in the local market of a television broadcast station to carry, on request, the signals of all television broadcast stations located within any local market (under current law, located within that local market), subject to existing broadcast signal retransmission consent provisions.

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02/09/09
Stupak Stumps For Satellite Local Station Carriage

Stupak, a member of the House Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee, has introduced HR 927, the Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels ...

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03/02/11
H.R.927: USE IT Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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10/22/10
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HR927: Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act ... Thomas Belton, et al. v. Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC; [TXT] da990938.txt; Telecommunications, Internet Access, Napa Valley, Sonoma . ...

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05/27/10
Satellite TV Bill Signed Into Law | EUPNews.com - Sault Ste. Marie ...

Last year, Stupak introduced H.R. 927, the Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, which would establish a deadline of one year for satellite providers to provide local-into-local coverage in all the nation's 210 DMAs. ...

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