The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to mark up its DTV bill...
The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to mark up its DTV bill in Sept., Senate sources say. It’s likely the bill will be part of a budget reconciliation package to be sent to the Senate Budget Committee. The DTV…
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bill would enable Commerce to meet its $4.8 billion net revenue goal under through revenue from spectrum auctions. Committee sources wouldn’t comment on the timing or content of the bill except to say the drafting process is under way. Lobbyists familiar with the negotiations said some type of analog TV conversion subsidy provision is likely to be included in the legislation. Meanwhile, Telemundo sent a letter to Sen. Hutchinson (R-Tex.) urging the inclusion of a multicast provision in the legislation.