H.R. 3602 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers.

== Detailed Summary ==

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TV Consumer Freedom Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow any cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor to retransmit the signal of a broadcasting station, or any part thereof, only with the express authority of that station (thereby removing authority under current law for such retransmission in the case of the carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers and cable operators). Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by broadcast stations of the right to grant such consent.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007:10/12/2007: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the CommitteeSubcommittee on EnergyCourts, the Internet, and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Intellectual Property.
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== Points in Favor ==

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== Points Against ==

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