106 STAT. 1502 PUBLIC LAW 102-385—OCT. 5, 1992 Commission under paragraph (4). The provider of direct broadcast satellite service shall not exercise any editorial control over any video programming provided pursuant to this subsection. "(4) LIMITATIONS. — In determining reasonable prices under paragraph (3)— "(A) the Commission shall take into account the nonprofit character of the programming provider and any Federal funds used to support such programming; "(B) the Commission shall not permit such prices to exceed, for any channel made available under this subsection, 50 percent of the total direct costs of making such channel available; and "(C) in the calcvdation of total direct costs, the Commission shall exclude— "(i) marketing costs, general administrative costs, and similar overhead costs of the provider of direct broadcast satellite service; and "(ii) the revenue that such provider might have obtained by making such channel available to a commercial provider of video programming. "(5) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this subsection— "(A) The term 'provider of direct broadcast satellite service' means— "(i) a licensee for a Ku-band satellite system under part 100 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or "(ii) any distributor who controls a minimum number of channels (as specified by Commission regulation) using a Ku-band fixed service satelUte system for the provision of video programming directly to the home and licensed under part 25 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. "(B) The term 'national educational programming supplier' includes any qualified noncommercial educational television station, other public telecommunications entities, and public or private educational institutions.", (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.— Section 331 of such Act as added by Public Law 97-259 (47 U.S.C. 332) is redesignated as section 332. 47 USC 521 note. SEC. 26. SPORTS PROGRAMMING MIGRATION STUDY AND REPORT. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— The Federal Commxinications Commission shall conduct an ongoing study on the carriage of local, regional, and national sports progrsimming by broadcast stations, cable programming networks, and pay-per-view services. The study shall investigate and analyze, on a sport-by-sport basis, trends in the migration of such programming from carriage by broadcast stations to carriage over cable programming networks and pay-per-view systems, including the economic causes and the economic and social consequences of such trends. (b) REPORT ON STUDY.— The Federal Communications Commission shall, on or before July 1, 1993, and July 1, 1994, submit an interim and a finsil report, respectively, on the results of the study required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. Such
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