legislation: 107-s-2922
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| 107-s-2922 | 107 | s | 2922 | Emergency Communications and Competition Act of 2002 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2002-09-10 | 2002-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8464-8465) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 19 | Emergency Communications and Competition Act of 2002 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assign licenses in the 12.2 -12.7 gigahertz band for the provision of fixed terrestrial communications services. Prohibits: (1) granting such a license if operations would interfere with direct broadcast satellite service; or (2) such licenses from being used for the provision of personal communications or terrestrial telephony service. Requires licensees to begin providing services within five years after the license is granted.Requires each licensee to: (1) disseminate Federal, State, and local Emergency Alert System warnings to all subscribers; (2) provide immediate access of its services for national security and emergency preparedness personnel; and (3) adhere to all FCC-established access requirements, including the carriage of local television station signals, access for political candidates, and public interest programming and services.Directs the FCC to: (1) establish boundaries for license recipients that conform to existing television markets; and (2) redesignate the Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service as the Terrestrial Direct Broadcast Service. | 2025-08-19T17:31:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2922 |