Sec. 208. STUDY OF IMPACT ON CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE

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## SEC. 208 STUDY OF IMPACT ON CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE ###

(a)Study Required No later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete an inquiry regarding the impact on competition in the multichannel video programming distribution market of the current retransmission consent, network nonduplication, syndicated exclusivity, and sports blackout rules, including the impact of those rules on the ability of rural cable operators to compete with direct broadcast satellite industry in the provision of digital broadcast television signals to consumers. Such report shall include such recommendations for changes in any statutory provisions relating to such rules as the Commission deems appropriate. ###

(b)Report Required The Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report on the results of the inquiry required by subsection

(a)to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. * * * * * * *