Satellite Delivery of Broadcast Network Signals under the Satellite Home Viewer Act
broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1999-02-12 · Effective 1999-02-12 · 64 FR 7113
Document
Document number
99-3464
Federal Register citation
64 FR 7113
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
1999-02-12
Effective date
1999-02-12
FCC docket
CS Docket No. 98-201
Abstract
In response to petitions for rulemaking filed by the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) and EchoStar Communications Corporation (Echostar) in connection with the Satellite Home Viewer Act, this Report and Order amends the Commission's rules to provide a procedure for measuring television signal strength at an individual location, such as a household. The Report and Order also endorses a model to predict signal intensity at individual households. The intended effect is to better identify those households that are ``unserved,'' for purposes of the SHVA.