STELAR Expiration Could Mean More Blackouts, CRS Says
Beyond 870,000 DBS subscriber households losing access to some broadcast programming, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act expiration at year's end would mean more-likely blackouts affecting 87.4 million MVPD-subscribing households, the Congressional Research Service reported Friday. CRS said expiration of…
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both the Copyright and Communications Act provisions of the STELA Reauthorization Act would likely give station owners increased leverage in negotiating with cable, telco and satellite operators, raising the likelihood station owners black out signals.