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Narrow Satellite Legislation Should Expire as Congress Intended
Additional Resources
Congress is debating whether to allow the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) to expire at the end of the year. We urge you to use the tools below to educate your legislators that STELAR has outlived its usefulness and its expiration will ensure communities have access to their local stations that provide a lifeline during times of crisis.
Download one-pagers about this issue.
How does the retransmission consent issue fit in?
Pay-TV companies want STELAR to become a legislative vehicle to change the retransmission consent system. Click here to download NAB's issue sheet on retransmission consent negotiations.
What are others saying?
Recent letters to and from members of Congress are questioning whether STELAR should be reauthorized:
Senator Rand Paul (KY) recently wrote to Senate Commerce and Judiciary Leadership in strong support of STELAR expiration.
The Copyright Office wrote to the leadership of the House Judiciary Committee recommending that Congress let STELAR expire, saying the section 119 copyright license "is more ripe for expiration than ever."
Rep. Jared Goldman (ME-02) wrote to the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee asking that the committees weigh the harm posed by AT&T/DIRECTV's importation of distant broadcast TV network programming into the Presque Isle, ME media market and 11 other "neglected markets" as they debate allowing STELAR to expire.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY-08) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (GA-09) wrote to AT&T/DirecTV and DISH requesting specific information on their use of the expiring satellite distant signal license as they "evaluate whether (it) should be allowed to sunset."
Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Angus King (ME) wrote to Commerce and Judiciary Committee leadership asking that they weigh the harm posed by AT&T/DirecTV's importation of out-of-market signals as they deliberate the upcoming STELAR expiration.
Sens. Mike Enzi (WY), Jon Tester (MT), John Barrasso (WY) and Michael Bennet (CO) wrote to AT&T/DirecTV on the harm posed by their constituents' lack of access to local broadcast stations through the satellite service, and urging the company to make investments to serve the 12 media markets in which they currently fail to provide local-to-local service.
The Copyright Alliance, whose membership comprises a broad swath of copyright ownership interests, wrote to all members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees opposing renewal of STELAR's satellite distant signal license.
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