Riding on a diamond in the sky: the DBS set-aside provisions of the 1992 Cable Act.(direct broadcast satellite systems; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992)

From: William and Mary Law Review | Date: May 1, 1999| Author: Weber, Richard L. | Copyright information

As with all communications technology utilizing the electromagnetic spectrum, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) systems have fallen under the watchful eyes of Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Despite being the most successful consumer electronics product ever introduced,(2) DBS has been unable to escape the "public trustee" status that has shackled traditional broadcasting systems for decades. Section twenty-five of the Cable Television Consumer Protection a...

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