Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

Summary

Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2009, the exemption that allows the retransmission of the signals of a network station directly to a home satellite antenna without the consent of the originating station to subscribers outside the local market that reside in unserved households. Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit the signal of any station that a cable system is authorized or would be authorized to transmit as a significantly viewed station. Requires a satellite carrier to transmit all signals of local television broadcast stations retransmitted by that carrier within a local market by means of a single reception antenna and associated equipment within one year of enactment of this Act. Allows an eligible subscriber to receive the distant signal of a network station under certain circumstances where a local signal affiliated with the same network is available. Prohibits a satellite carrier from providing a distant signal to a subscriber in a location in which a local signal was available by the carrier before the person becomes a subscriber to that carrier. Sets forth provisions regarding notifications required by any satellite carrier offering retransmissions to a subscriber and the collection and use of a subscriber's personally identifiable information. Prohibits a multichannel video programming distributor from failing to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) initiate an inquiry to recommend the appropriate methodologies to determine which consumers will be unable to receive digital television service after the discontinuance of analog television service; and (2) exempt certain subscriber requests for a signal intensity test from verification requirements. Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit to subscribers in certain counties in a State the distant signal of a station in the capital city of that State if such subscribers are in a local market principally comprised of counties in another State.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 July 2004

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 July 2004

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 22 July 2004

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 June 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 June 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 June 2004

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