United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-10-15 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-130 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130 P0b002ee1803968b2 f:d03130 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130 GAO-03-130 Cable television Competition Internet Satellites Telecommunication Television and television stations Television broadcasting Other Written Product A05287 Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television service has grown to become the principal competitor to cable television systems. In October 2001, the two primary DBS companies, EchoStar and DirecTV, proposed a merger plan that is pending before the Department of Justice and that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it had declined to approve. GAO was asked to examine several issues related to competition in providing subscription video services, including the competitive impact of the availability of cable modem Internet access, and the effects on cable prices and DBS penetration rates of DBS' offering local broadcast channels. GAO also examined the technical capability of the individual DBS companies to expand local channel services into more television markets. This report offers no opinion on the merits of the proposed merger. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130.pdf GAO-03-130 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-130 Other Written Product GAO-03-130; Telecommunications: Issues in Providing Cable and Satellite Television Services; Cable television Competition Internet Satellites Telecommunication Television and television stations Television broadcasting Volume 113 Page 1501 113 Stat. 1501 Public Law 106-113