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 2005-04-06 monographic deposited born digital 40 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-257 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257 P0b002ee1803a4005 f:d05257 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257 GAO-05-257 Cable television Communication satellites Competition Data collection Econometric modeling Economic analysis Economic growth Surveys Telecommunication industry Comparative analysis Television broadcasting Other Written Product A20877 Since its introduction in 1994, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service has grown dramatically, and this service is now the principal competitor to cable television service. Although DBS service has traditionally been a rural service, passage of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 enhanced the competitiveness of DBS service in suburban and urban markets. GAO agreed to examine (1) how DBS subscribership changed since 2001; (2) how DBS penetration rates differ across urban, suburban, and rural areas; (3) how DBS penetration rates differ across markets based on the degree and type of competition provided by cable operators; and (4) the factors that appear to influence DBS penetration rates across cable franchise areas. To complete this report, GAO prepared descriptive statistics and an econometric model using data from the Federal Communications Commission's annual Cable Price Survey and the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association's subscriber count database. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257.pdf GAO-05-257 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-257 Other Written Product GAO-05-257; Telecommunications: Direct Broadcast Satellite Subscribership Has Grown Rapidly, but Varies across Different Types of Markets; Cable television Communication satellites Competition Data collection Econometric modeling Economic analysis Economic growth Surveys Telecommunication industry Comparative analysis Television broadcasting