,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,fis*] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd & title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 to enhance ! ability ( direct    
broadca/ satellite provid]s to (f]      
additional local broadca/ s]vices to    
consum]s "u limit$ circum/ances1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,we/]n ,exp&$ ,9-,/ate  
,television ,access ,act ( #bjai or !   
,,we/ ,access ,act4  #b4 ,second>y      
transmissions ( local television        
programm+ by satellite ,section         
#abb7;a77#d7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7,f7 ,c]ta9 network /ations ,on
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjai1 if #af c\nties 9 a  
s+le ,/ate 7 9 a local m>ket compris$   
pr9cipally ( c\nties locat$ 9 ano!r     
,/ate & )9 ! top #abj m>kets = ! ye>    

#bjai accord+ to ,niels5 ,m$ia ,rese>*1 
! /atutory lic5se provid$ = 9 ?is       
p>agraph %all apply to ! second>y       
transmission by a satellite c>ri] to    
subscrib]s 9 any ( ^? #af c\nties ( !   
prim>y transmissions ( any network      
/ation assign$ to a local m>ket t       
includes n m ?an #d c\nties 9 ! ,/ate 9 
:i* su* #af c\nties are locat$ & all    
c\nties encompass$ by su* local m>ket   
are locat$ 9 ! same "t zone4  4  #c4    
,c>riage ( local television signals by  
satellite c>ri]s ,section #cch7l7 ( !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cch7l77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 
z p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71         
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,special  
consid]ation = reque/s involv+ an orphan
 c\nty ,pursuant to a reque/ "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,commission may modify ! local 
m>ket ( a television broadca/ /ation to 
add an orphan c\nty1 z def9$ by !       
,commission1 solely on ! basis (        

p>agraph 7#b77;,b77iii71 if !           
,commission consid]s :e!r ! /ation      
provides programm+ specifically relat$  
to ! ,/ate ( resid5ce ( ! orphan c\nty  
subscrib]s4  4