Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Rural Consumer Access to Digital Television Act of 2004

Summary

Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Rural Consumer Access to Digital Television 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. 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. Limits to two the number of distant signals of stations from the same network that a satellite carrier may transmit to a subscriber in an unserved household in a single day. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine signal standards for eligibility for retransmissions of digital signals of network stations to unserved households. Sets forth notification requirements for satellite carriers and network stations regarding digital retransmissions and digital television service. Prohibits, until January 1, 2010, a multichannel video programming distributor from failing to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent. Directs the FCC to exempt certain subscriber requests for a signal intensity test from verification requirements. Extends the privacy requirements that apply to cable operators' collection and use of subscribers' information to satellite carriers. Extends to all multichannel video program distributors the rules requiring radio stations to announce at the same time of a broadcast for which any money, service, or other valuable consideration was directly or indirectly received from any person that such broadcast was paid for or furnished by such person. Applies to recreational vessels and aircraft the statutory licensing provisions governing the secondary transmission of network stations or superstations to recreational vehicles and commercial trucks.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 July 2004

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 July 2004

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• Introduced in Senate

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