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Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act (SHVERA)
Extensions of Waivers of Digital Testing Originally Granted 7/13/07 Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (1/16/2008):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

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

Media Bureau Acts on Requests to Extend Digital Testing Waivers Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (10/31/06):
Order: Word  |  Order: Acrobat |  Attachment: Excel |  Attachment: Acrobat ]

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 (11/17/05):
Public Notice: Word  |  Public Notice: Acrobat ]

FCC Implements SHVERA Significantly Viewed Provision (11/03/05):
R&O: Word  |  R&O: Acrobat |  News Release: Word |  News Release: Acrobat ]
Appendix C - Significantly Viewed List as of 11/2/05: [ Appendix C: Word  |  Appendix C: Acrobat ]

FCC Report to Congress on Retransmission Consent and Exclusivity Rules Pursuant to Section 208 of SHVERA. Report To Congress (9/9/2005):
Report: Word  |  Report: Acrobat ]

FCC Implements Satellite Carriage of HDTV and Multicast Programming in Alaska and Hawaii (8/23/2005):
R&O: Word  |  R&O: Acrobat |  News Release: Word |  News Release: Acrobat ]

FCC Extends Good Faith Bargaining Obligations to Cable and Satellite Providers (6/7/2005):
Order: Word  |  Order: Acrobat |  News Release: Word |  News Release: Acrobat ]

SHVERA NOI Concerning Technical Standards for Determining Eligibility For Satellite-Delivered Distant Digital Signals (5/3/2005):
NOI: Word  |  NOI: Acrobat |  News Release: Word |  News Release: Acrobat ]

Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Noncontiguous States (5/2/2005):
NPRM: Word  |  NPRM: Acrobat ]

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

Commission Takes Steps Toward Implementation of SHVERA (Significantly Viewed NPRM) (2/7/2005):
NPRM: Word  |  NPRM: Acrobat  |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Acrobat ]

Commission Seeks Comment for Inquiry Required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act on Rules Affecting Competition in the Television Marketplace (1/25/2005):
Public Notice: Word  |  Public Notice: Acrobat ]

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):
Word ]

Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues Order on Reconsideration, CS Docket No. 00-96 (9/5/2001):
Order: Word  |  Order: Acrobat |  Order: Text ]


Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA)
Application for Review of Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Crriage Policies and Related Carriage Complaints (1/18/2008):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

Media Bureau Reconsideration of Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies (8/24/2007):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

Media Bureau Reconsideration of Carriage Complaints Related to EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies (1/29/2007):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "two dish" broadcast television signal carriage policies (4/4/2002):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

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

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

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

FCC Seeks Comment on Rules for Satellite Carriage of Broadcast Signals (6/8/00):
NPRM: Word  |  NPRM: Text  |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Text ]

FCC Implements Three More SHVIA Requirements (5/26/00):
R&O: Word  |  R&O: Text |  NOI: Word  |  NOI: Text |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Text ]

FCC adopts rules for retransmission consent nine months ahead of deadline (3/16/00):
R&O: Word  |  R&O: Text |  News Release: HTML  |  News Release: Text ]

Order regarding enforcement procedures for retransmission consent complaints pursuant to SHVIA (1/27/00):
Order: Word  |  Order: Text |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Text ]

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

Notice of Proposed Rule Making for network nonduplication, syndicated program exclusivity and sports blackout rules to be applied to satellite carriers (1/07/00):
NPRM: Word  |  NPRM: Text |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Text ]

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

Order on Reconsideration (10/7/99):
Order: WordPerfect  |  Order: Text |  News Release: Word  |  News Release: Text ]

Rulemaking (2/1/99):
WordPerfect  |  Text |  News Release and Statements ]


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Media Bureau Declaratory Ruling re EchoStar's "Two Dish" Broadcast Television Signal Carriage Policies (4/4/2002):
MO&O: Word  |  MO&O: Acrobat ]

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