Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 2.djvu/1052

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113 STAT. 1501A-534 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX I "(4) SATELLITE CARRIER.— The term 'satellite carrier' has the meaning given such term under section 119(d) of title 17, United States Code. "(5) SECONDARY TRANSMISSION.—The term 'secondary transmission' has the meaning given such term in section 119(d) of title 17, United States Code. "(6) SUBSCRIBER.— The term 'subscriber' has the meaning given that term under section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code. "(7) TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION. —The term 'television broadcast station' has the meaning given such term in section 325(b)(7). "SEC. 339. CARRIAGE OF DISTANT TELEVISION STATIONS BY SAT- ELLITE CARRIERS. "(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIAGE OF DISTANT SIGNALS.— " (1) CARRIAGE PERMITTED. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to section 119 of title 17, United States Code, any satellite carrier shall be permitted to provide the signals of no more than two network stations in a single day for each television network to any household not located within the local markets of those network stations. "(B) ADDITIONAL SERVICE.— In addition to signals provided under subparagraph (A), any satellite carrier may also provide service under the statutory license of section 122 of title 17, United States Code, to the local market within which such household is located. The service provided under section 122 of such title may be in addition to the two signals provided under section 119 of such title. "(2) PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. —Any satellite carrier that knowingly and willfully provides the signals of television stations to subscribers in violation of this subsection shall be liable for a forfeiture penalty under section 503 in the amount of $50,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation. " (b) EXTENSION OF NETWORK NONDUPLICATION, SYNDICATED EXCLUSIVITY, AND SPORTS BLACKOUT TO SATELLITE RETRANS- MISSION.— "(1) EXTENSION OF PROTECTIONS. —Within 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, the Commission shall commence a single rulemaking proceeding to establish regulations that— "(A) apply network nonduplication protection (47 CFR 76.92) syndicated exclusivity protection (47 CFR 76.151), and sports blackout protection (47 CFR 76.67) to the retransmission of the signals of nationally distributed superstations by satellite carriers to subscribers; and "(B) to the extent technically feasible and not economically prohibitive, apply sports blackout protection (47 CFR 76.67) to the retransmission of the signals of network stations by satellite carriers to subscribers. "(2) DEADLINE FOR ACTION.— The Commission shall complete all actions necessary to prescribe regulations required by this section so that the regulations shall become effective within 1 year after such date of enactment.