3.0.0 3740 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z Senate S S 2008-12-11 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-12-12T00:27:37Z 2008-12-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-12-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Science, Technology, Communications Antennas Commerce Consumer education Consumer protection Economics and Public Finance Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Law Subsidies Telephone Television broadcasting Television programs Science, Technology, Communications 00 2008-12-11 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-26T17:50:10Z Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service.

Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria.

Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service.

Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act.

]]> Digital TV Transition Fairness Act Short Titles as Introduced Digital TV Transition Fairness Act Display Title Digital TV Transition Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3740is/xml/BILLS-110s3740is.xml 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.