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foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to direct ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission to          
promulgate regulations ) respect to     
rebates = c]ta9 video programm+         
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title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,sports ,black\ts ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4    
,rebates = video programm+ black\ts     
,title ,,vii ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gbc4 
,rebates = video programm+ black\ts  7a7
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date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,commission %all promulgate             
regulations-- 7#a7 to require a provid] 
to issue to a subscrib] ( su* provid] a 

rebate ) respect to any p]iod dur+ :i* !
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programm+ t su* provid] agre$1 at ! "t (
 subscription entry or r5ewal 7z ! case 
may be71 to provide to su* subscrib]    
dur+ su* p]iod2 &  7#b7 to e/abli% !    
appropriate am\nt ( a rebate issu$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ negotiation ,! t]m 
cov]$ negotiation means a negotiation ) 
respect to-- 7,a7 retransmission cons5t 
( a television broadca/ /ation "u       
section #cbe7;b72 or  7,b7 c>riage (    
video programm+ ( an entity t is n a    
television broadca/ /ation4  7#b7       
,provid] ,! t]m provid] means ei!r ( !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a cable op]ator 7z def9$ 9
 section #fjb74  7,b7 ,a provid] (      
direct broadca/ satellite s]vice 7z     
def9$ 9 section #cce7;b77#e774  7#c7    
,television broadca/ /ation ,! t]m      
television broadca/ /ation has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cbe7;b77#g74    
7#d7 ,video programm+ ,! t]m video      

programm+ has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #fjb4  4