Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3447

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118 STAT. 3417 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 ‘‘(ii) FOR THOSE NOT RECEIVING DISTANT ANALOG SIGNALS.—In the case of any subscriber of a satellite carrier who is eligible to receive the distant analog signal of a network station solely by reason of section 119(e) of title 17, United States Code, and who did not receive a distant analog signal of a station affiliated with the same network on October 1, 2004, the carrier may not provide the secondary transmissions of the distant analog signal of a station affiliated with the same network to that subscriber. ‘‘(B) RULES FOR OTHER SUBSCRIBERS TO ANALOG SIG NALS.—In the case of a subscriber of a satellite carrier who is eligible to receive the analog signal of a network station under this section (in this subparagraph referred to as a ‘distant analog signal’), other than subscribers to whom subparagraph (A) applies, the following shall apply: ‘‘(i) In a case in which the satellite carrier makes available to that subscriber, on January 1, 2005, the analog signal of a local network station affiliated with the same television network pursuant to section 338, the carrier may only provide the secondary trans missions of the distant analog signal of a station affil iate with the same network to that subscriber if the subscriber’s satellite carrier, not later than March 1, 2005, submits to that television network the list and statement required by subparagraph (F)(i). ‘‘(ii) In a case in which the satellite carrier does not make available to that subscriber, on January 1, 2005, the analog signal of a local network station pursuant to section 338, the carrier may only provide the secondary transmissions of the distant analog signal of a station affiliated with the same network to that subscriber if— ‘‘(I) that subscriber seeks to subscribe to such distant analog signal before the date on which such carrier commences to carry pursuant to sec tion 338 the analog signals of stations from the local market of such local network station; and ‘‘(II) the satellite carrier, within 60 days after such date, submits to each television network the list and statement required by subparagraph (F)(ii). ‘‘(C) FUTURE APPLICABILITY.—A satellite carrier may not provide a distant analog signal (within the meaning of subparagraph (A) or (B)) to a person who— ‘‘(i) is not a subscriber lawfully receiving such sec ondary transmission as of the date of the enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthor ization Act of 2004; and ‘‘(ii) at the time such person seeks to subscribe to receive such secondary transmission, resides in a local market where the satellite carrier makes avail able to that person the analog signal of a local network station affiliated with the same television network pursuant to section 338, and the retransmission of such signal by such carrier can reach such subscriber. ‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES FOR DISTANT DIGITAL SIGNALS.— Applicability. Deadlines.