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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- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current.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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DTV Border Fix Act of 20072008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2014,2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does notnot: (1) prevent the auction of recovered spectrum orspectrum; (2) encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use.use; and (3) prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or granting a request for waiver submitted for public safety service prior to enactment of this Act.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),FCC, if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to use a channel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures.
Prohibits the FCC from extending or renewing a full-power television broadcast license that authorizes analog service on or after February 17, 2013.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 12/18/2007:9/8/2008: Referred to SenateHouse committee. Status: Read twice and referredReferred to the House Committee on Commerce, Science,Energy and Transportation.Commerce.
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