[20050105]RS21768_卫星电视：卫星家庭观众改善法案（SHVIA）的重新授权——背景和关键问题.pdf

1 The FCC prepares an annual survey of the MVPD market. The current edition was released inJanuary 2004: http:/hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-5A1.pdf.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21768Updated January 5, 2005Satellite Television: Reauthorization of theSatellite Home Viewer Improvement Act(SHVIA) Background and Key Issuesname redactedSpecialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryIn November 2004, Congress passed the Satellite Home Viewer Extension andReauthorization Act (SHVERA) as part of the FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act(H.R. 4818, P.L. 108-447). SHVERA extends and expands upon provisions in the 1999Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) that regulate the satellite television(TV) industry. Among the more controversial provisions were extension of a copyrightlaw provision that allows TV companies to provide “distant network signals” tosubscribers who cannot receive broadcast network television signals via over-the-airtelevision antennas, the creation of analogous “digital white areas” as the TV industrytran