House Backs Satellite Bill
December 4, 2009
| 11:41 AM
The House passed legislation Thursday that would reauthorize for five years a law governing the transmission of broadcast television signals by DirecTV and EchoStar.
The legislation, which easily cleared the chamber, renews a law set to expire Dec. 31.
The Satellite Home Viewer Act sets the copyright royalty fees for the redelivery of local signals into their respective markets via satellite. It also governs the delivery of distant network signals to customers who can't receive over-the-air broadcasts. Action now moves to the Senate, where the Commerce and Judiciary committees have related bills pending. You can read more in CongressDaily's AM edition (subscription required).
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