,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4    
,mc,cain introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to all[ multi*annel video     
programm+ di/ributors to provide video  
programm+ to subscrib]s on an a la c>te 
basis1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,television ,consum] ,fre$om ,act (     
#bjac4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--   
7#a7 ! t]m a la c>te means (f]+ video   
programm+ = pur*ase1 :e!r on a :olesale 
or retail basis1 on an individual1      
p]-*annel basis r ?an z "p ( a package  
or ti] ( video programm+2  7#b7 ! t]ms  
*annel 1 multi*annel video programm+    
di/ributor1 & video programm+ h ! mean+ 
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #fjb ( !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb72  7#c7 ! t]m ,commission
 means ! ,f$]al ,communications         
,commission2  7#d7 ! t]m local comm]cial

 television /ation has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 section #fad7;h7 ( !              
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;h772  7#e7 ! t]m        
qualifi$ local noncomm]cial educational 
television /ation has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #fae7l7 ( ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ece7l772 & 
7#f7 ! t]m video programm+ v5dor has !  
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #gf4acjj (   
subp>t ,q ( "p #gf ( sub*apt] ,c ( *apt]
 ,i ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations 7#dg ,c4,f4,r4 #gf4acjj74  
#c4 ,a la c>te *annels ( video programm+
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9      
section #fbc7;b77#g7 ( ! ,communications
 ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4            
#edc7;b77#g771 & not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 or any regulation      
prescrib$ by ! ,commission1 a           
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  
may provide subscrib]s ) any *annel (   
video programm+ on an la c>te basis4    
7b7 ,inc5tives ,to (f] *annels ( video  
programm+ on an a la c>te basis ,not)/&+

 any o!r provision ( law1 or regulation 
prescrib$ by ! ,commission--  7#a7 !    
retransmission by a multi*annel video   
programm+ di/ributor ( a local comm]cial
 television /ation t has elect$         
retransmission cons5t "u section        
#cbe7;b7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 %all n be
 subject to ! /atutory lic5se "u        
sections #aaa7;c7 & #abb ( title #ag1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if ! multi*annel   
video programm+ di/ributor does n (f]   
su* local comm]cial television /ation1 &
 any o!r *annels ( video programm+ "u   
common control ) su* local comm]cial    
television /ation1 = pur*ase by         
subscrib]s on an a la c>te basis2  7#b7 
a local comm]cial television /ation may 
n elect retransmission cons5t "u section
 #cbe7;b7 ( ! ,communications ,act (    
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 or avail 
itself ( ! protections ( ! network      
program non-duplication & syndicat$     
exclusivity regulations "u subp>t ,f (  
"p #gf ( sub*apt] ,c ( *apt] ,i ( title 

#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7#dg   
,c4,f4,r4 #gf4ib et seq471 if su* local 
comm]cial television /ation1 & any o!r  
*annels ( video programm+ "u common     
control ) su* local comm]cial television
 /ation1 is n made available to         
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributors 
= pur*ase or sale on an a la c>te basis2
 &  7#c7 a video programm+ v5dor may (f]
 a *annel ( video programm+ = pur*ase by
 a multi*annel video programm+          
di/ributor z "p ( a package ( video     
programm+ only if su* video programm+   
v5dor also (f]s su* *annel ( video      
programm+ = pur*ase by ! multi*annel    
video programm+ di/ributor on an a la   
c>te basis4  7c7 ,m9imum cont5ts ( basic
 ti] ,! ,communications ,act ( #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 section #fbc 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4      
#edc7--  7,a7 9 subsection              
7b77#g77;,a7--  7i7 by /rik+ clauses 7i7
 & 7iii72  7ii7 by r$esignat+ clause    
7ii7 z clause 7i72 &  7iii7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,all local         

comm]cial television /ations & qualifi$ 
l[ p[] /ations c>ri$ 9 fulfillm5t ( !   
election "u section #cbe7;b7 by ! /ation
 ( its "r to m&atory c>riage "u section 
#fad4  7iii7 ,all qualifi$ local        
noncomm]cial educational television     
/ations c>ri$ 9 fulfillm5t ( a reque/ = 
c>riage "u section #fae4  2 &  7,b7 9   
subsection 7l71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#c7 ,! t]ms local comm]cial   
television /ation & qualifi$ l[ p[]     
/ation h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section 
#fad7;h74  2  7#b7 9 section #fad7;b7   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;b77--  7,a7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#f7 & r$esignat+        
p>agraphs 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 & 7#aj7 z   
p>agraphs 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 & 7#i71     
respectively2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 z
 r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ,signals c>ri$ 9  
fulfillm5t ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is section
 & ins]t+ ,all local comm]cial          
television /ations & qualifi$ l[ p[]    
/ations c>ri$ 9 fulfillm5t ( ! election 
by ! /ation ( its "r to m&atory c>riage 
"u ?is section2 &  7#c7 9 section       

#fae7;h7 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ece7;h771 by   
/rik+ l[e/ pric$ s]vice ti] t includes !
 retransmission ( local comm]cial       
television broadca/ signals4 & ins]t+   
basic s]vice ti]44  7d7 ,disclosure     
requirem5t ,if a multi*annel video      
programm+ di/ributor & a video programm+
 v5dor fail to rea* agreem5t reg>d+ !   
t]ms1 includ+ price1 = ! pur*ase by !   
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor (
 ! "r to provide subscrib]s ) a local   
comm]cial television /ation or o!r      
*annel ( video programm+ f ! video      
programm+ v5dor on an a la c>te basis1 !
 multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor 
& ! video programm+ v5dor ea* %all      
disclose to ! ,commission ! t]ms ( ! mo/
 rec5t (f] made by ! multi*annel video  
programm+ di/ributor & ! video programm+
 v5dor1 respectively4  #d4 ,spectrum use
 9 ! public int]e/ ,section #cbe7;b7 ( !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#f7 & 7#g7 z      
p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h71 respectively2 &  

7#b7 aft] p>agraph 7#e71 by ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7#f7 ,p>ity = ov]-!-air &      
multi*annel video programm+ view]s  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,a television broadca/ /ation 
t does n retransmit ! signal ov]-!-air t
 is id5tical to ! signal retransmitt$ to
 a multi*annel video programm+          
di/ributor %all =feit any spectrum      
lic5se ( su* television broadca/ /ation4
  7,b7 ,reallocation & reassignm5t (    
spectrum lic5se ,any spectrum lic5se    
=feit$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 be reallocat$ & reassign$ by !         
,commission pursuant to section         
#cji7;j74  7,c7 ,exception ,subp>agraph 
7,a7 %all n apply to cont5t t is a      
comm]cial adv]tisem5t t is n m ?an #fj  
seconds 9 duration4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is p>agraph--  7i7 ! t]ms multica/    
/ream & prim>y /ream h ! mean+ giv5 ^?  
t]ms 9 section #aai7;d7 ( title #ag1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7ii7 ! t]m      
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #fjb   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ebb74  4  #e4 ,sports   

black\t repeal = publicly f9anc$ /adiums
 ,! ,commission %all am5d subp>t ,f ( "p
 #gf ( sub*apt] ,c ( *apt] ,i ( title   
#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7#dg   
,c4,f4,r4 #gf4ib et seq471 to prohibit !
 application ( sports black\t           
regulations to ! broadca/ ( a sport+    
ev5t tak+ place 9 a v5ue ! con/ruction (
 :i* 0 f9anc$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or a ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5t4