[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S125-S126]
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      By Mr. ALLARD:
  S. 124. A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to 
receive television broadcast signals of their choice; to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, another piece of legislation that I am 
introducing today addresses an issue important to citizens of southern 
Colorado.

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The problem is this: cable and satellite subscribers in two southern 
Colorado counties are forced by current law to receive New Mexico 
television stations. Lately, I hear almost every day from my 
constituents that they would prefer to receive Colorado television over 
New Mexico television.
  The problem stems from the fact that these two Colorado counties are 
located in the Albuquerque designated market area, as determined by 
Nielsen Media Research. As a matter of fairness, citizens of Colorado 
should be eligible to receive Colorado TV. Consumers should choose 
which television stations they receive, especially since they are the 
ones paying for it.
  The bill I am introducing does just that. It makes a commonsense 
change to the law that allows citizens of La Plata and Montezuma 
Counties to receive television stations from Denver, not Albuquerque.
  I hope that my colleagues will join me in supporting this bill that 
is nearly identical to laws enacted in previous Congresses that 
addressed similar problems in other States.
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