![]() S.2507
DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
A bill to address the digital television transition in border states.
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Summary
DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not: (1) prevent the auction of recovered spectrum; (2) encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use; and (3) prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or granting a request for waiver submitted for public safety service prior to enactment of this Act. Requires the FCC, if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to use a channel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures. Prohibits the FCC from extending or renewing a full-power television broadcast license that authorizes analog service on or after February 17, 2013. What do you think?
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Legislation Detail
Legislation Slant
Latest Action:
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This action occurred on Monday, September 8, 2008 and earned 5 points.
Legislative Progress
Introduced in the House on September 8, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on December 18, 2007
Passed in the Senate on August 1, 2008
Related Bills
H.R.5435
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