Comments on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act...
Comments on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization were still coming in to the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday. That committee’s Democratic and Republican leaders had last month asked for answers to several questions on STELA reauthorization, initially setting a…
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deadline of Monday for responses. But snow in Washington caused the committee to postpone the deadline by one day, industry and committee officials said, and several filed Tuesday. Dish and DirecTV filed and released joint comments Monday (CD March 18 p8); other commenters include the American Cable Association, TiVo, the Washington Technology Project and Public Knowledge. Those comments have not been publicly posted. STELA will expire at the end of the year unless Congress reauthorizes it.