12/10/10
Media Bureau Announces Comment Deadlines for Report on In-State Broadcast Programming. Comments Due: 1/24/11. Reply Comments Due: 2/22/11.
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11/23/10
FCC Takes Four Actions to Implement Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA).
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Significantly Viewed Report and Order: Word | Acrobat
Signal Prediction R&O & FNPRM: Word | Acrobat
Measurement Report and Order: Word | Acrobat
In-State Broadcasting Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

7/28/10
Commission Seeks Comment on Proposed Rules to Implement the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

7/28/10
Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for STELA-Significantly Viewed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Comments Due: 8/17/10. Reply Comments Due: 8/27/10.
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7/23/10
Commission Proposes Changes to the Satellite Television Significantly Viewed Rules to Implement Section 203 of STELA.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

6/30/10
Commission Seeks Comment on Application by Dish Network for Certification as a Qualified Carrier Pursuant to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

1/16/08
Extensions of Waivers of Digital Testing Originally Granted 7/13/07 Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

7/13/07
Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
Order: Word | Acrobat

10/31/06
Media Bureau Acts on Requests to Extend Digital Testing Waivers Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
Order: Word | Acrobat
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12/9/05
Report to Congress - The Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
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Comments (Appendix E): Part 1 - 13MB | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Tests of ATSC 8-VSB Reception Performance (Lab Report only) (1/11/06): Word | Acrobat

11/17/05
TV Station Requests for Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 to be Filed by November 30, 2005 or February 15, 2007.
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11/3/05
FCC Implements SHVERA Significantly Viewed Provision.
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R&O: Word | Acrobat
Appendix C - Significantly Viewed List as of 11/2/05: Word | Acrobat

9/9/05
FCC Report to Congress on Retransmission Consent and Exclusivity Rules Pursuant to Section 208 of SHVERA. Report To Congress.
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8/23/05
FCC Implements Satellite Carriage of HDTV and Multicast Programming in Alaska and Hawaii.
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R&O: Word | Acrobat

6/7/05
FCC Extends Good Faith Bargaining Obligations to Cable and Satellite Providers.
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Order: Word | Acrobat

5/3/05
SHVERA NOI Concerning Technical Standards for Determining Eligibility For Satellite-Delivered Distant Digital Signals.
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NOI: Word | Acrobat

5/2/05
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Noncontiguous States.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

3/30/05
Commission Implements the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"), Procedural Rules.
Order: Word | Acrobat

2/7/05
Commission Takes Steps Toward Implementation of SHVERA (Significantly Viewed NPRM).
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NPRM: Word | Acrobat

1/25/05
Commission Seeks Comment for Inquiry Required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act on Rules Affecting Competition in the Television Marketplace.
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Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act ("SHVERA"), Pub. L. No. 108-447, 118 Stat 2809 (2004) (enacted on December 8, 2004, as title IX of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005).
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4/4/02
Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

9/5/01
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues Order on Reconsideration, CS Docket No. 00-96.
Order: Word | Acrobat

1/18/08
Application for Review of Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Crriage Policies and Related Carriage Complaints.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

8/24/07
Media Bureau Reconsideration of Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

1/29/07
Media Bureau Reconsideration of Carriage Complaints Related to EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

4/4/02
Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "two dish" broadcast television signal carriage policies.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

11/29/00
Commission Implements Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Provisions Concerning Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission Consent Issues for Satellite Carriers.
R&O: Word | Text

11/29/00
Technical Standards for Determining Eligibility For Satellite-Delivered Network Signals Pursuant To the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act.
Report: Word | Text

11/2/00
Commission Implements Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Sports Blackout and Program Exclusivity Rule Provisions for Satellite Carriers.
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R&O: Word | Text

6/8/00
FCC Seeks Comment on Rules for Satellite Carriage of Broadcast Signals.
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NPRM: Word | Text

5/26/00
FCC Implements Three More SHVIA Requirements.
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R&O: Word | Text
NOI: Word | Text

3/16/00
FCC adopts rules for retransmission consent nine months ahead of deadline.
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R&O: Word | Text

1/27/00
Order regarding enforcement procedures for retransmission consent complaints pursuant to SHVIA.
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Order: Word | Text

1/20/00
Notice of Proposed Rule Making on computer model predicting signal intensity to determine unserved households.
News Release: Word | Text
NPRM: Word | Text

1/7/00
Notice of Proposed Rule Making for network nonduplication, syndicated program exclusivity and sports blackout rules to be applied to satellite carriers.
News Release: Word | Text
NPRM: Word | Text

12/22/99
Notice of Proposed Rule Making on retransmission consent negotiations.
News Release: Word | Text
NPRM: Word | Text

10/7/99
Order on Reconsideration.
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2/1/99
Rulemaking: WordPerfect | Text
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