Technology · 27/12/2005Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FCC Adopts Final Rules for Satellite Carriage of Out-of-Market Broadcast Signals

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission has finalized rules allowing satellite carriers to offer out-of-market broadcast signals to subscribers, as mandated by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.

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