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S. 2507, The DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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S. 2507 would address the digital television transition in border states.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log inDTV Border Fix Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to editallow the wiki and berenewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2014, for stations located within 50 miles of the firstU.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not prevent the auction of recovered spectrum or encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to provideuse a detailed summary ofchannel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the bill!)channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 12/18/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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