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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3720 (Introduced in House) — To repeal certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, title 17 of the United States Code, and the regulatio... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Repeal of Commission’s rules related to regulatory intervention

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The Federal Communications Commission shall take all actions necessary to— repeal section 73.658 of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 73.658); repeal subpart D of part 76 of the Commission’s rules, except to the extent such subpart relates to the carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations consistent with the amendments made by this Act; repeal subpart F of part 76 of the Commission’s rules; modify subpart S of part 76 of the Commission’s rules by eliminating any requirements relating to network nonduplication, syndicated exclusivity, and sports blackout for open video systems; and modify the broadcast ownership limitations set forth in section 73.3555 of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 73.3555) by eliminating— the restrictions on the number of broadcast television stations that a person or entity may directly or indirectly own, operate, or control in the same designated market area (as such term is defined under section 501(f)(2) of title 17, United States Code), as described in paragraph
(b)of such section 73.3555; the radio-television cross-ownership rule, as described in paragraph
(c)of such section 73.3555; and the limitations on the direct or indirect ownership, operation, or control of a broadcast television station by a person or entity that directly or indirectly owns, operates, or controls a daily newspaper, as that term was defined in note 6 to section 73.3555 of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 73.3555) in effect on October 1, 2011, as described in paragraph
(d)of such section 73.3555.
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Repeal of Commission’s rules related to regulatory intervention
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