broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2005-04-27 · Effective 2005-05-27 · 70 FR 21669
Document
Document number
05-8202
Federal Register citation
70 FR 21669
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2005-04-27
Effective date
2005-05-27
FCC docket
FCC 05-81
Abstract
In this document, the Commission adopts procedural rules in compliance with requirements in the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (SHVERA). The Commission first prescribes rules for carriage elections on a county basis, unified retransmission consent negotiations, and notifications by satellite carriers to local broadcasters concerning carriage of significantly viewed signals. The Commission also revises the rules for satellite carriers' notices to station licensees when the carrier is going to initiate new local service. Finally, the Commission adopts a procedural rule which exempts satellite carriers from the signal testing requirements of section 339(c)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, when local- into-local service is available.