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11/22/2019
Committee Votes to Unwind STELAR
House Judiciary approved its version of STELAR legislation, which would let most of the satellite license to import distant signals expire.
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11/20/2019
Reax After Pai Announces FCC C-band Auction
Just 24 hours after FCC chmn Ajit Pai announced his support for an FCC-led auction of the C-band rather than a private sale organized by the C-Band Alliance, Comcast submitted a letter to the record voicing its support for the decision.
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11/07/2019
Wicker Introduces STELAR Bill
Sen Commerce chmn Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced a bill Wednesday that would extend the satellite compulsory license for retransmitting distant signals for five years.
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11/01/2019
Senators Want Justice for Orphan Counties
Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Senate Commerce chmn Roger Wicker (R-MS) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) urging them to focus on finding solutions for their states’ residents that lack access to local coverage on broadcast television.
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10/24/2019
A Quiet Judiciary Signals a Pretty Clean STELAR Bill
Do you know where your STELAR legislation is? With less than 70 days until the “Satellite TV Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization” expires, it seems to be slowly making its way toward passage.
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10/23/2019
Rural America Ready for STELAR to Sunset
The Senate Commerce committee is set to debate STELAR’s reauthorization Thursday, and the Rural & Agricultural Council of America took the opportunity to remind chmn Roger Wicker (R-MS) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that some rural Americans would rather see the legislation be put out to pasture.