Summary: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket No. 99-25, to: (1) prescribe protection for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels; and (2) prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of the Communications Act of 1934. (Current law is the same, except that clause (1) instead requires prescribing minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels, as well as for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels.) States that any license that was issued by the FCC to a low-power FM station prior to April 2, 2001, and that does not comply with the modifications adopted by the Commission in the above docket on April 2, 2001, shall remain invalid. Eliminates provisions prohibiting the FCC from extending the eligibility for application for low-power FM stations beyond the organizations and entities as proposed in the above docket. (Sec. 3) Requires the FCC to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between: (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations. (Sec. 4) Requires the FCC to comply with its existing minimum distance separation requirements for full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations that broadcast radio reading services via an analog subcarrier frequency to avoid potential interference by low-power FM stations. (Sec. 5) Requires the FCC, when licensing new FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations, to ensure that: (1) licenses are available to FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations; and (2) such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community. (Sec. 6) Requires the FCC to modify its rules to address the potential for predicted interference to FM translator input signals on third-adjacent channels set forth in a specified technical report. (Sec. 7) Requires the FCC to modify the interference complaint process in specified ways. (Sec. 8) Requires the FCC to study and report to Congress on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-service commercial FM stations.

sec amends departments_of_commerce justice state judiciary related agencies appropriations act require federal_communications_commission fcc modify rules authorizing operation low power radio stations proposed prescribe protection channels first- second adjacent channels prohibit applicant obtaining low power license applicant engaged manner unlicensed operation station violation communications act current law clause instead requires prescribing minimum distance separations adjacent channels channels first- second adjacent channels states license issued fcc low power station prior april comply modifications adopted commission docket april shall remain invalid eliminates provisions prohibiting fcc extending eligibility application low power stations organizations entities proposed docket sec requires fcc eliminate adjacent minimum distance separation requirements low power stations service stations translator stations booster stations sec requires fcc comply existing minimum distance separation requirements service stations translator stations booster stations broadcast radio reading services analog frequency avoid potential interference low power stations sec requires fcc licensing new translator stations booster stations low power stations ensure licenses available translator stations booster stations low power stations decisions based needs local community sec requires fcc modify rules address potential predicted interference translator input signals adjacent channels set forth specified technical report sec requires fcc modify interference complaint process specified ways sec requires fcc study report congress impact low power stations service commercial stations


Summary: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any real time voice communications, regardless of the technology or network used, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information ("spoofing") with the intent to defraud or deceive. Prohibits construing this Act to prevent blocking caller identification. Declares that this Act does not prohibit lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, or of a U.S. intelligence agency.

truth caller act amends communications act unlawful person united_states connection real time voice communications regardless technology network cause caller identification service transmit misleading inaccurate caller identification information spoofing intent defraud deceive prohibits construing act prevent blocking caller identification declares act prohibit lawfully authorized investigative protective intelligence activity law enforcement agency united_states state political subdivision state intelligence agency


Summary: Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend through FY2012 (under current law, through FY2010) the requirement that the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce make payments from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund for a grant program to assist public safety agencies in the the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications equipment that utilizes reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communication.

amends digital television transition public safety act extend fy2012 current law fy2010 requirement assistant secretary communications_and_information_of_the_department_of_commerce payments grant program assist public safety agencies acquisition deployment training use interoperable communications equipment utilizes reallocated public safety spectrum radio communication


Summary: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) study the uses and capabilities of amateur radio communications in emergencies and disaster relief; (2) use the expertise of the American Radio Relay League in the study; and (3) report to Congress.

enhancement act directs secretary homeland_security study uses capabilities amateur radio communications emergencies disaster relief use expertise study report congress


Summary: Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise the FCC's interpretations of, and enforcement policies concerning, FCC regulations on indecent material to treat as indecent, for purposes of broadcasting during specified hours, any advertisement for medications treating erectile dysfunction or for male enhancement. Excludes from this prohibition the mere mention of the trademarked or generic name of such medication.

families advertising act requires federal_communications_commission fcc revise fcc interpretations enforcement policies concerning fcc regulations indecent material treat indecent purposes broadcasting specified hours advertisement medications treating dysfunction male enhancement excludes prohibition mere mention generic medication


Summary: Same Number Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that a provider of voice services (a telecommunications service or an IP-enabled voice service) has the duty to provide number portability to the extent technically feasible. Requires that the costs of establishing numbering administration arrangements and number portability be borne by all voice service providers on a competitively neutral basis. Requires designation of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency telephone number within the United States for both wireline and wireless telephone service.

number act amends communications act declare provider voice services telecommunications service enabled voice service duty provide number portability extent technically feasible requires costs establishing numbering administration arrangements number portability borne voice service providers competitively neutral basis requires designation universal emergency telephone number united_states wireline wireless telephone service


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to expense qualified film and television production costs in the current taxable year.

amends internal revenue code permanent taxpayer election expense qualified film television production costs current taxable year


Summary: DTV Transition Assistance Act - Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to require the Assistant Secretary for Communication of the Department of Commerce, subject to limitations, to implement and administer a program through which U.S. households may obtain coupons toward the purchase of a television antenna.

dtv transition assistance act amends digital television transition public safety act require assistant secretary subject limitations implement administer program households obtain coupons purchase television antenna


Summary: Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service. Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria. Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible households and individuals receive a coupon. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service. Requires the FCC to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible consumers are provided access to basic broadcast television service. Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act.

fairness act requires department_of_commerce implement administer program obtain coupons applied cost install digital analog converter box purchase installation indoor outdoor antenna needed facilitate reception display signals channels broadcast digital television service cost install cost equipment needed receive display basic broadcast television service sets forth consumer product eligibility criteria provides website telephone hotline provide relevant information assist consumers degraded lost signals channels result power transition analog digital television occur february requires assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information develop anti fraud measures procedures ensure eligible households individuals receive coupon requires federal_communications_commission fcc promulgate rules requiring multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television local market provide eligible consumers local market access basic broadcast television service requires fcc develop anti fraud measures procedures ensure eligible consumers provided access basic broadcast television service directs fcc carry education outreach campaign inform educate consumers availability benefits advantages programs requirements established act


Summary: Broadband Internet Fairness Act - Makes it unlawful for major broadband Internet service providers to offer volume usage service plans imposing rates, terms, and conditions that are unjust, unreasonable, or unreasonably discriminatory. Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires major broadband Internet service providers offering or proposing to offer volume usage plans to file a service plan analysis with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Requires the FTC to enforce this Act. Defines "major broadband Internet service provider" as a broadband Internet service provider that, directly or through an affiliate, provides broadband Internet service to 2 million or more subscribers. Defines "volume usage service plan" as any choice of service offerings to a residential consumer that includes two or more different sets of rates, terms, or conditions directly or indirectly based on the amount of data transmitted to or from the consumer within a fixed period of time. Includes nonprofit organizations or higher education institutions in the term "residential consumer."

broadband internet fairness act makes unlawful major broadband internet service providers offer volume usage service plans imposing rates terms conditions unjust unreasonable unreasonably discriminatory treats violation unfair deceptive act practice federal_trade_commission_act requires major broadband internet service providers offering proposing offer volume usage plans file service plan analysis federal_trade_commission ftc requires ftc enforce act defines major broadband internet service provider broadband internet service provider directly affiliate provides broadband internet service million subscribers defines volume usage service plan choice service offerings residential consumer includes different sets rates terms conditions directly indirectly based data transmitted consumer fixed period time includes nonprofit organizations higher education institutions term residential consumer


Summary: DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce to make payments (not to exceed $125 million in the aggregate) during FY2009-FY2012 from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund for a program through which a local civil government body may receive funding for the construction and equipment of digital TV translators to fill gaps in the digital coverage for full-power stations where the gaps were created from the conversion of the signal from analog to digital. Requires any translator tower built under this Act to reasonably facilitate the collocation of any wireless communications or broadband equipment (unless there is clear evidence of unresolvable signal interference issues).

dtv effect assistance act directs assistant secretary communications_and_information_of_the_department_of_commerce payments exceed million aggregate fy2009 fy2012 program local civil government body receive funding construction equipment digital translators fill gaps digital coverage power stations gaps created conversion signal analog digital requires translator tower built act reasonably facilitate wireless communications broadband equipment clear evidence signal interference issues


Summary: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) create and maintain an inventory of each radio spectrum band of frequencies listed in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations from 225 megahertz to, at a minimum, 3.7 gigahertz, and to 10 gigahertz unless the NTIA and the FCC determine that the burden of expanding the inventory outweighs the benefit; (2) create a portal or website to make the inventory available to the public; and (3) report to Congress. Requires a report by the NTIA and FCC to Congress on which spectrum, if any, should be reallocated or otherwise made available for shared access. Creates exceptions to the inventorying, public disclosure, and reporting requirements of this Act, including exceptions relating to: (1) national security, homeland security, and public safety; and (2) confidential and proprietary information.

national_telecommunications_and_information_administration_organization_act require national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia federal_communications_commission fcc create maintain inventory radio spectrum band frequencies listed megahertz minimum gigahertz gigahertz ntia fcc determine burden expanding inventory outweighs benefit create portal website inventory available public report congress requires report ntia fcc congress spectrum reallocated available shared access creates exceptions inventorying public disclosure reporting requirements act including exceptions relating national security homeland security public safety confidential proprietary information


Summary: Local Television Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow retransmission of a television broadcast station's signals by a multichannel video programming distributor to a subscriber located in the station's adjacent underserved county, unless the station certifies to the distributor that it is under no legal obligation restricting its ability to grant retransmission consent to the distributor. Prohibits a television broadcast station that elects retransmission consent from requesting as a condition to receiving retransmission consent that a multichannel video programming distributor not exercise its right to carry any other broadcast station in the station's adjacent underserved county. Allows a satellite carrier to provide service under a statutory license to the adjacent underserved county within which a household is located. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise regulations concerning network nonduplication, syndicated exclusivity, and sports blackout protection against the retransmission by a multichannel video programming distributor to permit such retransmission if the receiving subscriber is in the station's adjacent underserved county. Imposes statutory copyright licensing in certain situations on the secondary transmission of a television broadcast station into an adjacent underserved county, except when dealing with a performance or display of a work made by that station. Defines "adjacent underserved county" as a county within the station's adjacent market that is both: (1) located in the same state as the station's community of license; and (2) not within the local market of any other station that is both affiliated with the same network and located in the same state as such other station's community of license. Declares that the secondary transmission of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission is not an infringement of copyright if the secondary transmission is to a subscriber in a broadcast station's adjacent underserved county.

local television freedom act amends communications act allow retransmission television broadcast station signals multichannel video programming distributor subscriber located station adjacent underserved county station certifies distributor legal obligation restricting ability grant retransmission consent distributor prohibits television broadcast station elects retransmission consent requesting condition receiving retransmission consent multichannel video programming distributor exercise right carry broadcast station station adjacent underserved county allows satellite carrier provide service statutory license adjacent underserved county household located requires federal_communications_commission fcc revise regulations concerning network exclusivity sports blackout protection retransmission multichannel video programming distributor permit retransmission receiving subscriber station adjacent underserved county imposes statutory copyright licensing certain situations secondary transmission television broadcast station adjacent underserved county dealing performance display work station defines adjacent underserved county county station adjacent market located state station community license local market station affiliated network located state station community license declares secondary transmission performance display work embodied primary transmission infringement copyright secondary transmission subscriber broadcast station adjacent underserved county


Summary: Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend through FY2012 (under current law, through FY2010) the requirement that the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce make payments from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund for a grant program to assist public safety agencies in the the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications equipment that utilizes reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communication. Allows the Assistant Secretary to extend, on a case-by-case basis, the period of performance for any investment approved under the program for a period not to exceed two years.

amends digital television transition public safety act extend fy2012 current law fy2010 requirement assistant secretary communications_and_information_of_the_department_of_commerce payments grant program assist public safety agencies acquisition deployment training use interoperable communications equipment utilizes reallocated public safety spectrum radio communication allows assistant secretary extend case case basis period performance investment approved program period exceed years


Summary: Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set the policy of the United States regarding various aspects of the Internet, including access, consumer choice, competition, ability to use or offer content, applications, and services, discriminatory favoritism, and capacity. Makes it the duty of each Internet access service provider to: (1) not block, interfere with, discriminate against, impair, or degrade the ability of any person to use an Internet access service; (2) not impose certain charges on any Internet content, service, or application provider; (3) not prevent or obstruct a user from attaching or using any lawful device in conjunction with such service, provided the device does not harm the provider's network; (4) offer Internet access service to any requesting person; (5) not provide or sell to any content, application, or service provider any offering that prioritizes traffic over that of other such providers; and (6) not install or use network features, functions, or capabilities that impede or hinder compliance with these duties. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate related rules. Prohibits construing this Act to prohibit an Internet access provider from engaging in reasonable network management. Requires the FCC to: (1) promulgate rules to ensure that an Internet access service provider does not require a consumer, as a condition on the purchase of any Internet access service, to purchase any other service or offering; and (2) take certain actions, including regarding private transmission capacity services.

internet freedom preservation act amends communications act set policy united_states aspects internet including access consumer choice competition ability use offer content applications services discriminatory capacity makes duty internet access service provider block interfere discriminate impair degrade ability person use internet access service impose certain charges internet content service application provider prevent obstruct user lawful device conjunction service provided device harm provider network offer internet access service requesting person provide sell content application service provider offering prioritizes traffic providers install use network features functions capabilities impede hinder compliance duties requires federal_communications_commission fcc promulgate related rules prohibits construing act prohibit internet access provider engaging reasonable network management requires fcc promulgate rules ensure internet access service provider require consumer condition purchase internet access service purchase service offering certain actions including private transmission capacity services


Summary: Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - Permits a satellite carrier to retransmit the signals of a state-wide network of noncommercial educational broadcast stations to any subscriber in any county within such state that is: (1) outside that station's local market; and (2) not served by an in-state noncommercial educational television broadcast station. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit a satellite carrier to retransmit the signals of a television broadcast station outside the station's local market directly to its subscribers if: (1) such station is a part of a network of three or more noncommercial educational broadcast stations that are licensed to a single state, political, educational, or special purpose subdivision of a state, or to a single public agency; and (2) the carrier retransmits such signal only to subscribers in a county within that state that is outside the station's local market and is not served by another in-state noncommercial educational broadcast station.

statewide access act permits satellite carrier retransmit signals state wide network noncommercial educational broadcast stations subscriber county state outside station local market served state noncommercial educational television broadcast station amends communications act permit satellite carrier retransmit signals television broadcast station outside station local market directly subscribers station network noncommercial educational broadcast stations licensed single state political educational special purpose subdivision state single public agency carrier signal subscribers county state outside station local market served state noncommercial educational broadcast station


Summary: Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Statutory Licenses - (Sec. 102) Requires a satellite carrier whose secondary transmissions are subject to statutory licensing to deposit a filing fee semiannually with the Register of Copyrights. Declares that a secondary transmission is not an infringement in certain circumstances (such as being made to the American Red Cross or a federal governmental body designated by the Office of Emergency Communications) related to preparing for, responding to, or recovering from a major disaster, a catastrophic incident, an act of terrorism, or a transportation security incident. Requires a related annual report to Congress, including to whom and for what purposes the secondary transmissions are being provided. Applies statutory licensing provisions to systems of three or more noncommercial educational broadcast stations licensed by a single state, public agency, or political, educational, or special purpose subdivision of a state only if the subscriber is located in a designated market area (DMA) that is not otherwise eligible to receive the secondary transmission of the primary transmission. Revises requirements regarding the royalty fee a satellite carrier making secondary transmissions is required to make semiannually. Applies various existing provisions to digital transmissions by removing the word "analog." Modifies requirements regarding the setting of the statutory licensing fee. Shifts certain tasks from the Librarian of Congress to the Copyright Royalty Judges. Extends through December 31, 2014 the earliest date through which voluntary royalty agreements remain in effect. (Current law makes December 31, 2009, the earliest date.) Revises requirements regarding the establishment of royalty fees for secondary transmissions of network and non-network stations. Redesignates superstations as non-network stations. Applies statutory licensing provisions to local-into-local satellite secondary transmission of a low power station's programming unless the station retransmits programs and signals for more than two hours each day. Removes provisions requiring statutory licenses for secondary transmissions of significantly viewed signals. Requires that a specified predictive model be used to determine presumptively whether a person resides in an unserved household with respect to digital signals. Revises requirements regarding local-into-local satellite retransmissions. Increases the maximum statutory damages for violation of territorial restrictions: (1) for willful or repeated individual violations, from $5 to $250 per month for each subscriber to whom the secondary transmission was inappropriately sent; and (2) for a willful or repeated pattern of violations, from $250,000 to $2.5 million for each 3-month period. Requires that one-half of any statutory damages for a willful or repeated pattern of violations be deposited with the Register of Copyrights for distribution to copyright owners whose works were included in the secondary transmissions that were the subject of the damages. Extends through December 31, 2014 the copyright liability moratorium (current law terminates the moratorium on December 31, 2009) allowing a subscriber who does not receive a signal of Grade A intensity of a local network broadcast station to receive signals of network stations affiliated with the same network, if that subscriber had satellite service terminated after July 11, 1998, and before October 31, 1999 or received such service on October 31, 1999. (Sec. 103) Requires statutory licenses for secondary transmissions into a station's local market relating to significantly viewed stations or low power programming. Revises requirements regarding reports satellite carriers must submit to network stations. Increases the maximum statutory damages for violation of territorial restrictions: (1) for willful or repeated individual violations, from $5 to $250 per month for each subscriber to whom the secondary transmission was inappropriately sent; and (2) for of a willful or repeated pattern of violations, from $250,000 to $2.5 million for each 6-month period. (Sec. 104) Declares that a secondary transmission is not an infringement if it is made by a cable system in certain circumstances (such as being made to the American Red Cross or a federal governmental body designated by the Office of Emergency Communications) related to emergency preparation, response, or recovery. Requires a related report to Congress. Modifies requirements regarding the calculation of secondary transmission statutory license semiannual deposits cable systems must make with the Register of Copyrights. Modifies various definitions, including defining certain terms to include references to primary streams and multicast streams. (Sec. 105) Requires, when an injunction that was imposed on a carrier before enactment of this Act because of a willful or repeated pattern or practice of delivering a primary transmission to subscribers who are not eligible to receive the transmission, waiver of the injunction if the carrier is providing local-into-local service to all DMAs and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certifies that: (1) the carrier's beams are designed and predicted to provide a good quality signal to at least 90% of households; and (2) there is no material evidence that there has been a satellite or subsystem failure after the satellite's launch that precludes providing a good signal to at least that percentage. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the court issuing the injunction, the Register of Copyrights, and Congress on the qualified carrier's compliance with the royalty payment and household eligibility requirements. Requires an entity recognized as a qualified carrier to continue to provide local-into-local service to all DMAs. Imposes penalties for violations. Declares that an entity provides local-into-local service to all DMAs if the entity provides local service in all DMAs with a good quality satellite signal to at least 90% of the households in a DMA. (Sec. 106) Ends, on December 31, 2014, the effectiveness of provisions relating to limitations on exclusive rights regarding secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite. (Sec. 107) Requires the Copyright Royalty Judges to establish a surcharge or surcharges to be paid (in addition to royalty fees) by cable systems subject to statutory licensing and satellite carriers whose secondary transmissions are subject to statutory licensing. Title II: Communications Provisions - (Sec. 202) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to December 31, 2014, the termination of provisions allowing satellite retransmission of network station signals (without the station's consent) to a subscriber who is located outside of the local market of the station and resides in an unserved household. (Current law terminates those provisions on December 31, 2009.) (Sec. 203) Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit a significantly viewed signal of a station located outside of the local market in which a subscriber is located, but: (1) only for subscribers receiving local-into-local (currently, analog local-into-local) service; or (2) regarding high definition (HD) signals, only if the carrier also retransmits available HD signals of a station in the local market of the subscriber and affiliated with the same network. (Sec. 204) Allows a carrier to retransmit HD signals to a reception antenna separate from the one for non-HD signals. Revises the rules regarding: (1) the reception of distant signals by certain grandfathered and nongrandfathered subscribers; (2) models for predicting the reception level; and (3) on-location testing of reception levels. Requires the FCC to study and report to Congress regarding whether, for purposes of identifying if a household is unserved by an adequate digital signal, a specified digital signal strength standard or certain testing procedures should be revised to take into account the types of antennas that are available to and used by consumers. (Sec. 206) Establishes a process for the FCC to issue a certification for purposes of provisions relating to recognition of carriers as qualified for statutory licensing of local-into-local satellite service. (Sec. 207) Requires each eligible satellite carrier providing any local-into-local HD secondary transmissions before enactment of this Act to carry the HD signals of qualified noncommercial educational television stations in that local market according to a specified time schedule. Defines "eligible satellite carrier" as any satellite carrier that does not have in effect at enactment of this Act a carriage contract with a qualified noncommercial educational television station. Title III: Reports - (Sec. 302) Requires the Register of Copyrights to report to Congress on phasing out the statutory licensing requirements in specified provisions by making those provisions inapplicable to the secondary transmission of a primary transmission of a broadcast station that is authorized to license the secondary transmission. (Sec. 303) Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the changes to the carriage requirements currently imposed on multichannel video programming distributors under the Communications Act of 1934 and FCC regulations that would be required by or beneficial to consumers if Congress implemented such a phase-out. (Sec. 304) Requires the FCC to report to Congress on: (1) the number of households in a state that receive local broadcast stations from a station located in a different state; (2) the extent to which consumers have access to in-state broadcast programming; and (3) whether there are alternatives to the use of DMAs to define local markets that would provide more consumers with in-state broadcast programming. Title IV: Severability - Requires that if any portion of this Act is held unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act remain in effect.

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damages willful repeated pattern violations deposited distribution copyright owners works included secondary transmissions subject damages extends december copyright liability moratorium current law terminates moratorium december allowing subscriber receive signal grade intensity local network broadcast station receive signals network stations affiliated network subscriber satellite service terminated july october received service october sec requires statutory licenses secondary transmissions station local market relating significantly viewed stations low power programming revises requirements reports satellite carriers submit network stations increases maximum statutory damages violation territorial restrictions willful repeated individual violations month subscriber secondary transmission inappropriately sent willful repeated pattern violations million month period sec declares secondary transmission infringement cable system certain circumstances federal governmental body designated related emergency preparation response recovery requires related report congress modifies requirements calculation secondary transmission statutory license semiannual deposits cable systems modifies definitions including defining certain terms include references primary streams streams sec requires injunction imposed carrier enactment act willful repeated pattern practice delivering primary transmission subscribers eligible receive transmission waiver injunction carrier providing local local service federal_communications_commission fcc certifies carrier designed predicted provide good quality signal households material evidence satellite failure satellite launch precludes providing good signal percentage requires comptroller general report court issuing injunction congress qualified carrier compliance royalty payment household eligibility requirements requires entity recognized qualified carrier continue provide local local service imposes penalties violations declares entity provides local local service entity provides local service good quality satellite signal households sec ends december effectiveness provisions relating limitations exclusive rights secondary transmissions distant television programming satellite sec requires copyright royalty judges establish surcharge surcharges paid addition royalty fees cable systems subject statutory licensing satellite carriers secondary transmissions subject statutory licensing title communications provisions sec amends communications act extend december termination provisions allowing satellite retransmission network station signals station consent subscriber located outside local market station resides unserved household current law terminates provisions december sec allows satellite carrier retransmit significantly viewed signal station located outside local market subscriber located subscribers receiving local local currently analog local local service high definition signals carrier available signals station local market subscriber affiliated network sec allows carrier retransmit signals reception antenna separate non signals revises rules reception distant signals certain grandfathered subscribers models predicting reception level location testing reception levels requires fcc study report congress purposes identifying household unserved adequate digital signal specified digital signal strength standard certain testing procedures revised account types available consumers sec establishes process fcc issue certification purposes provisions relating recognition carriers qualified statutory licensing local local satellite service sec requires eligible satellite carrier providing local local secondary transmissions enactment act carry signals qualified noncommercial educational television stations local market according specified time schedule defines eligible satellite carrier satellite carrier effect enactment act carriage contract qualified noncommercial educational television station title iii reports sec requires register copyrights report congress phasing statutory licensing requirements specified provisions making provisions inapplicable secondary transmission primary transmission broadcast station authorized license secondary transmission sec requires comptroller general study report congress changes carriage requirements currently imposed multichannel video programming distributors communications act fcc regulations required beneficial consumers congress implemented phase sec requires fcc report congress number households state receive local broadcast stations station located different state extent consumers access state broadcast programming alternatives use define local markets provide consumers state broadcast programming title severability requires portion act held unconstitutional remainder act remain effect


Summary: Requires, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, that sums made available to administer the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program remain available until expended, but not beyond September 30, 2012. Extends the period for performance of any investment approved under the Program as of enactment of this Act by one year, but not later than September 30, 2011. Allows the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to extend, on a case-by-case basis, the period of performance for any such investment for a period of not more than 2 years, but not later than September 30, 2012.

requires notwithstanding specified provisions digital_television_transition_and_public_safety_act sums available administer remain available expended september extends period performance investment approved program enactment act year later september allows assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information extend case case basis period performance investment period years later september


Summary: Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a broadband lifeline program enabling qualifying low-income customers residing in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband service at reduced charges by reimbursing providers for each such customer served. Requires that the program: (1) be similar in structure to the Lifeline program for basic telephone service; and (2) promote competition from broadband service providers by using neutral technology. Requires a broadband service provider that is not an eligible telecommunications carrier to obtain FCC authorization to participate in the program.

broadband affordability act requires federal_communications_commission fcc establish broadband lifeline program enabling qualifying low income customers residing urban rural areas purchase broadband service reduced charges reimbursing providers customer served requires program similar structure lifeline program basic telephone service promote competition broadband service providers neutral technology requires broadband service provider eligible telecommunications carrier obtain fcc authorization participate program


Summary: Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a telecommunication carrier to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agency and other public safety and health agencies in order to respond to emergency situations. Prohibits any cause of action against any commercial mobile service or IP-enabled voice service provider (including its officers, employees, or agents) for providing such call location information in good faith.

require telecommunication carrier provide request law enforcement agency location information users commercial mobile service enabled voice service cell phones agency public safety health agencies order respond emergency situations prohibits cause action commercial mobile service enabled voice service provider including officers employees agents providing location information good faith


Summary: Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be carried, in the same channel capacity as network-affiliated commercial television stations carried on cable; and (2) provided to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges. Requires a cable operator to: (1) carry PEG signals to subscribers without material degradation and without altering content; and (2) provide facilities adequate to fulfill such requirements. Requires cable operators in states that have adopted statewide franchising to: (1) make PEG support payments equal to the greater of the cash payment required under state law or the value of historically-provided PEG support; (2) carry PEG signals from the point of origin to subscribers; and (3) provide at least the number of channels for PEG use provided as of May 31, 2005.

community access preservation act cap act amends communications act require specified waiver authority public educational government channels carried channel capacity local commercial television channels stations required carried channel capacity network affiliated commercial television stations carried cable provided cable subscriber additional service equipment charges requires cable operator carry signals subscribers material degradation altering content provide facilities adequate fulfill requirements requires cable operators states adopted statewide franchising support payments equal greater cash payment required state law value historically provided support carry signals point origin subscribers provide number channels use provided


Summary: Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations. Directs the Attorney General, under the Byrne Law Enforcement Grant Program, to: (1) provide education and training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officials to collect and use call location information in emergency situations; and (2) develop and disseminate procedures to ensure that such agencies and officials have the necessary contact information to request and obtain call location information.

require telecommunication carriers provide request law enforcement agency location information users commercial mobile service enabled voice service cell phones agencies public safety agencies respond emergency situations directs attorney general byrne law enforcement grant program provide education training state local law enforcement agencies officials collect use location information emergency situations develop disseminate procedures ensure agencies officials necessary contact information request obtain location information


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the taxpayer election to expense qualified film or television production costs in the current taxable year.

amends internal revenue code extend taxpayer election expense qualified film television production costs current taxable year


Summary: Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow, notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, three or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken; (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee; (3) for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member, at least one Commissioner who is a member of the respective party is present, and, if any Commissioner has no party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated Commissioner is present; and (4) an attorney from the FCC's Office of General Counsel is present. Requires public disclosure of the meeting, attendees, and matters discussed. Terminates the effectiveness of this Act five years after enactment.

federal_communications_commission collaboration act amends communications act allow notwithstanding specified open meeting provision commissioners federal_communications_commission fcc hold meeting closed public discuss official business agency action taken person present fcc commissioner employee political party commissioner member commissioner member respective party present commissioner party affiliation unaffiliated commissioner present attorney fcc present requires public disclosure meeting attendees matters discussed terminates effectiveness act years enactment


Summary: Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, from demanding, requesting, or conditioning treatment ("giving cooperation credit") on the disclosure by an organization (or affiliated person) of any communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or any attorney work product. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from conditioning a civil or criminal charging decision relating to an organization (or affiliated person) on one or more specified actions, or from using one or more such actions as a factor in determining whether an organization or affiliated person is cooperating with the government. Numbers among the actions a U.S. agent or attorney may not use as a charging decision condition or a cooperation-determining factor: (1) any valid assertion of the attorney-client privilege or privilege for attorney work product; (2) the provision of counsel to, or contribution to the legal defense fees or expenses of, an employee of the organization; (3) entry into a joint-defense, information-sharing, or common-interest agreement with an employee of the organization if the organization determines it has a common interest in defending against the investigation or enforcement matter; (4) the sharing of relevant information with an employee; or (5) a failure to terminate an employee's employment, or otherwise sanction an employee, because of the employee's decision to exercise his or her constitutional rights or other legal protections in response to a government request. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from demanding or requesting that an organization or an affiliated person not take any such action.

attorney client privilege protection act amends federal criminal code prohibit agent attorney federal investigation criminal civil enforcement matter demanding requesting conditioning treatment giving cooperation credit disclosure organization affiliated person communication protected attorney client privilege attorney work product prohibits agent attorney conditioning civil criminal charging decision relating organization affiliated person specified actions actions factor determining organization affiliated person cooperating government numbers actions agent attorney use charging decision condition cooperation determining factor valid assertion attorney client privilege privilege attorney work product provision counsel contribution legal defense fees expenses employee organization entry joint defense information sharing common interest agreement employee organization organization determines common interest defending investigation enforcement matter sharing relevant information employee failure terminate employee employment sanction employee employee decision exercise constitutional rights legal protections response government request prohibits agent attorney demanding requesting organization affiliated person action


Summary: Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to authorize owners and operators of wireless microphones operating on a primary basis in the VHF bands and on a secondary basis in the UHF bands to have access to the geolocation database maintained to prohibit the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies. Specifies registration sites (for the purpose of identifying locations to be protected through database registration).

wireless users interference protection act directs federal_communications_commission fcc authorize owners operators wireless operating primary basis bands secondary basis bands access geolocation database maintained prohibit operation unlicensed band devices protected frequencies specifies registration sites purpose identifying locations protected database registration


Summary: Standards for Internet Non-Censorship Act of 2010 or the SINC Act of 2010 - Declares it to be the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish interim minimum standards of non-censorship for Internet search providers and create programs to restrict access to domestic online information by providers determined to be censoring nonviolent political speech; (2) any long-term solution to the problem of the censorship of nonviolent political speech on the Internet must include minimum standards of non-censorship set by a coalition of free countries; and (3) the President should negotiate with free countries to adopt minimum standards for non-censorship of nonviolent political speech as a condition for access to the Internet. Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin a proceeding to adopt regulations to restrict repressive Internet search providers from accessing domestic online information. Requires the FCC, if it adopts such regulations, to develop, operate, and maintain a public website that lists repressive providers and the reasons for finding that the providers were repressive. Authorizes the FCC to enforce the regulations using any existing enforcement authority to prevent collusion to evade the regulations. Directs the Secretary of State to seek to enter into agreements with free countries to adopt minimum standards. Authorizes the FCC to begin a proceeding to adopt regulations to restrict or prevent entities that operate outside of any such agreements from accessing domestic online information.

standards internet non censorship act act declares sense congress president establish interim minimum standards non censorship internet search providers create programs restrict access domestic online information providers determined nonviolent political speech long term solution problem censorship nonviolent political speech internet include minimum standards non censorship set coalition free countries president negotiate free countries adopt minimum standards non censorship nonviolent political speech condition access internet authorizes federal_communications_commission fcc begin proceeding adopt regulations restrict repressive internet search providers accessing domestic online information requires fcc adopts regulations develop operate maintain public website lists repressive providers reasons finding providers repressive authorizes fcc enforce regulations existing enforcement authority prevent collusion evade regulations directs secretary state seek enter agreements free countries adopt minimum standards authorizes fcc begin proceeding adopt regulations restrict prevent entities operate outside agreements accessing domestic online information


Summary: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the electromagnetic spectrum allocation for public safety services by 10 megahertz and reduce such allocation for commercial use by the same amount. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) allocate the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758-763 megahertz and 788-793 megahertz (referred to as D Block) for public safety broadband communications and assign such paired bands to public safety; (2) establish rules to permit a public safety broadband licensee to authorize public safety service providers to construct and operate a wireless public safety broadband network in the licensee's spectrum if such authorization would expedite public safety broadband communications; (3) require that any wireless public safety broadband network be fully interoperable, provide for user roaming, be disaster survivable, and have the appropriate level of cyber security; (4) establish regulations to authorize the shared use of the public safety broadband spectrum and network infrastructure by entities that are not defined as public safety services; (5) establish regulations to allow use of the public safety broadband spectrum by emergency response providers; and (6) develop a public safety agency statement of requirements that enables nationwide interoperability and roaming across any communications system using public safety broadband spectrum.

broadband responders act amends communications act increase electromagnetic spectrum allocation public safety services megahertz reduce allocation commercial use directs federal_communications_commission fcc allocate paired electromagnetic spectrum bands megahertz megahertz referred block public safety broadband communications assign paired bands public safety establish rules permit public safety broadband licensee authorize public safety service providers construct operate wireless public safety broadband network licensee spectrum authorization expedite public safety broadband communications require wireless public safety broadband network fully interoperable provide user roaming disaster appropriate level cyber security establish regulations authorize shared use public safety broadband spectrum network infrastructure entities defined public safety services establish regulations allow use public safety broadband spectrum emergency response providers develop public safety agency statement requirements enables nationwide interoperability roaming communications system public safety broadband spectrum


Summary: Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates, terms, conditions, provisioning, or use of an information service or an Internet access service unless: (1) there is a market failure in the provision of such service; (2) there is substantial evidence such failure is preventing a substantial number of consumers nationwide from accessing a substantial amount of lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice on a continuing basis; (3) regulations are necessary to ameliorate such consumer harm; and (4) the FCC has performed a cost-benefit analysis determining that the benefit of such regulation exceeds its costs. Requires any FCC regulation to: (1) be the least restrictive necessary to address market failure and consumer harm; and (2) not prohibit network management from addressing quality of service or measures to prevent unauthorized or illegal activity, including copyright infringement. Requires the FCC to enforce any such regulation on a nondiscriminatory basis between and among broadband network providers, service providers, application providers, and content providers.

internet investment innovation competition preservation act amends communications act prohibit federal_communications_commission fcc regulating rates terms conditions use information service internet access service market failure provision service substantial evidence failure preventing substantial number consumers nationwide accessing substantial lawful internet content applications services choice continuing basis regulations necessary ameliorate consumer harm fcc performed cost benefit analysis determining benefit regulation exceeds costs requires fcc regulation restrictive necessary address market failure consumer harm prohibit network management addressing quality service measures prevent unauthorized illegal activity including copyright infringement requires fcc enforce regulation nondiscriminatory basis broadband network providers service providers application providers content providers


Summary: Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, if consistent with the public interest for a licensee to voluntarily relinquish some or all of its spectrum usage rights in order to permit the assignment of new initial licenses or the allocation of spectrum for unlicensed use, the proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system may be shared with any licensee who agreed to voluntarily relinquish such usage rights. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reclaiming frequencies of broadcast television licensees or any other licensees on an involuntary basis for certain licensing purposes.

auctions act amends communications act provide consistent public interest licensee voluntarily relinquish spectrum usage rights order permit assignment new initial licenses allocation spectrum unlicensed use proceeds use competitive bidding system shared licensee agreed voluntarily relinquish usage rights prohibits federal_communications_commission fcc reclaiming frequencies broadcast television licensees licensees involuntary basis certain licensing purposes


Summary: Public Radio Music Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends federal copyright law to remove, for certain public broadcasting entities, the limit on the number of selections an online broadcaster is permitted to transmit from a recording or an artist in a three-hour period, unless, on a weekly basis, a substantial portion of the selections transmitted on the channel are by the same featured recording artist or are of the same musical work.

amends federal copyright law remove certain public broadcasting entities limit number selections online broadcaster permitted transmit recording artist hour period weekly basis substantial portion selections transmitted channel recording artist musical work


Summary: Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2010 or NOTICE Act of 2010 - Requires business entities that initiate or receive certain customer service communications to disclose their physical location if located outside the United States. Directs each such business entity to annually certify to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it has complied or failed to comply with the disclosure. Treats such a business entity's failure to comply as a regulatory violation under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Requires FTC enforcement and subjects violators to penalties under the FTCA.

notice act requires business entities initiate receive certain customer service communications disclose physical location located outside united_states directs business entity annually certify federal_trade_commission ftc complied failed comply disclosure treats business entity failure comply regulatory violation federal_trade_commission act ftca unfair deceptive acts practices requires ftc enforcement subjects violators penalties ftca


Summary: Local Community Radio Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket No. 99-25, to: (1) prescribe protection for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels; and (2) prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of the Communications Act of 1934. (Current law is the same, except that clause (1) instead requires prescribing minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels, as well as for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels.) States that any license that was issued by the FCC to a low-power FM station prior to April 2, 2001, and that does not comply with the modifications adopted by the Commission in the above docket on April 2, 2001, shall remain invalid. Eliminates provisions prohibiting the FCC from extending the eligibility for application for low-power FM stations beyond the organizations and entities as proposed in the above docket. (Sec. 3) Requires the FCC to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between: (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations. Prohibits the FCC from reducing the minimum co-channel and first- and second-adjacent channel distance separation requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act between: (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations. Authorizes a waiver of the second-adjacent channel distance separation requirement to any low-power FM station that establishes that its proposed operations will not interfere with any authorized radio service, provided that, upon notification by the FCC that it is causing certain interference, such station must: (1) suspend operation; and (2) resume operation only after interference has been eliminated or it demonstrates that such interference was not due to the low-power FM station's emissions. (Sec. 4) Requires the FCC to comply with its existing minimum distance separation requirements for full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations that broadcast radio reading services via an analog subcarrier frequency to avoid potential interference by low-power FM stations. (Sec. 5) Requires the FCC, when licensing new FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations, to ensure that: (1) licenses are available to FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations; (2) such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community; and (3) FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations remain equal in status and secondary to existing and modified full-service FM stations. (Sec. 6) Requires the FCC to modify its rules to address the potential for predicted interference to FM translator input signals on third-adjacent channels set forth in a specified technical report. (Sec. 7) Requires the FCC to modify the interference complaint process in specified ways. (Sec. 8) Requires the FCC to study and report to Congress on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-service commercial FM stations.

sec amends departments_of_commerce justice state judiciary related agencies appropriations act require federal_communications_commission fcc modify rules authorizing operation low power radio stations proposed prescribe protection channels first- second adjacent channels prohibit applicant obtaining low power license applicant engaged manner unlicensed operation station violation communications act current law clause instead requires prescribing minimum distance separations adjacent channels channels first- second adjacent channels states license issued fcc low power station prior april comply modifications adopted commission docket april shall remain invalid eliminates provisions prohibiting fcc extending eligibility application low power stations organizations entities proposed docket sec requires fcc eliminate adjacent minimum distance separation requirements low power stations service stations translator stations booster stations prohibits fcc reducing minimum channel first- second adjacent channel distance separation requirements effect date enactment act low power stations service stations authorizes waiver second adjacent channel distance separation requirement low power station establishes proposed operations interfere authorized radio service provided notification fcc causing certain interference station suspend operation resume operation interference eliminated demonstrates interference low power station emissions sec requires fcc comply existing minimum distance separation requirements service stations translator stations booster stations broadcast radio reading services analog frequency avoid potential interference low power stations sec requires fcc licensing new translator stations booster stations low power stations ensure licenses available translator stations booster stations low power stations decisions based needs local community translator stations booster stations low power stations remain equal status secondary existing modified service stations sec requires fcc modify rules address potential predicted interference translator input signals adjacent channels set forth specified technical report sec requires fcc modify interference complaint process specified ways sec requires fcc study report congress impact low power stations service commercial stations


Summary: Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service. Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria. Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible households and individuals receive a coupon. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service. Requires the FCC to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible consumers are provided access to basic broadcast television service. Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act.

fairness act requires department_of_commerce implement administer program obtain coupons applied cost install digital analog converter box purchase installation indoor outdoor antenna needed facilitate reception display signals channels broadcast digital television service cost install cost equipment needed receive display basic broadcast television service sets forth consumer product eligibility criteria provides website telephone hotline provide relevant information assist consumers degraded lost signals channels result power transition analog digital television occur february requires assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information develop anti fraud measures procedures ensure eligible households individuals receive coupon requires federal_communications_commission fcc promulgate rules requiring multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television local market provide eligible consumers local market access basic broadcast television service requires fcc develop anti fraud measures procedures ensure eligible consumers provided access basic broadcast television service directs fcc carry education outreach campaign inform educate consumers availability benefits advantages programs requirements established act


Summary: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or Internet protocol (IP)-enabled voice service, to cause any caller identification (ID) service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value, unless such transmission is exempted in connection with: (1) authorized activities of law enforcement agencies; or (2) a court order specifically authorizing the use of caller ID manipulation. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as preventing or restricting any person from blocking any caller identification service. Requires a related report by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Congress. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations. Allows enforcement by states (with authorized intervention by the FCC). Declares that this Act does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a state, or a state's political subdivision, or of a U.S. intelligence agency.

truth caller act amends communications act unlawful person united_states connection telecommunications service internet protocol voice service cause caller identification service transmit misleading inaccurate caller information intent defraud cause harm wrongfully obtain value transmission exempted connection authorized activities law enforcement agencies court order specifically authorizing use caller manipulation prohibits act construed preventing restricting person blocking caller identification service requires related report federal_communications_commission fcc congress provides civil criminal penalties violations allows enforcement states authorized intervention fcc declares act prohibit lawfully authorized investigative protective intelligence activity law enforcement agency united_states state state political subdivision intelligence agency


Summary: Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the supervisory authority of a correctional facility to operate a jamming system within the facility to prevent, jam, or otherwise interfere with unauthorized wireless communications by individuals held in the facility. Defines "supervisory authority" as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the chief executive officer of a state, or the person in charge of a county or local correctional facility not under the authority of the chief executive officer of a state. Requires the supervisory authority: (1) to file a notice of intent with the FCC; and (2) if requested by the public agencies and commercial mobile service providers identified by the FCC, consult with them to determine the types of equipment, facilities and frequencies in use in the correctional facility's area, and provide testing access to the outer perimeter of the correctional facility. Authorizes the supervisory authority upon completion of such procedures to file a petition with the FCC to install and operate a jamming system. Requires FCC action within 60 days of petition receipt. States that an approved petition shall be: (1) valid for up to five years and renewable; and (2) terminated or suspended if the FCC receives notice from a commercial mobile service provider, supported by affidavit and documentation, that the correctional facility jamming device is interfering with commercial mobile service. Sets forth jamming use limitations. Requires a supervisory authority to: (1) destroy a jamming device within 60 days after an authorization expires; (2) destroy a jamming device that is permanently removed from service; (3) certify such destruction to the FCC; and (4) notify the FCC upon acquisition of any jamming device that replaces a destroyed device. Requires the FCC to maintain a petition database. (Sec. 3) Requires the FCC to promulgate final regulations governing the use of wireless jamming systems in correctional facilities within 180 days of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Requires the FCC to: (1) adopt a final rule within 120 days of enactment of this Act establishing the criteria for the manufacture, sale, importation, and interstate shipment of jamming devices; and (2) maintain a website list of all approved devices.

safe prisons communications act sec amends communications act authorize federal_communications_commission fcc permit supervisory authority correctional facility operate jamming system facility prevent interfere unauthorized wireless communications individuals held facility defines supervisory authority director federal_bureau_of_prisons chief executive officer state person charge county local correctional facility authority chief executive officer state requires supervisory authority file notice intent fcc requested public agencies commercial mobile service providers identified fcc consult determine types equipment facilities frequencies use correctional facility area provide testing access outer perimeter correctional facility authorizes supervisory authority completion procedures file petition fcc install operate jamming system requires fcc action days petition receipt states approved petition shall valid years renewable terminated suspended fcc receives notice commercial mobile service provider supported affidavit documentation correctional facility jamming device interfering commercial mobile service sets forth jamming use limitations requires supervisory authority destroy jamming device days authorization expires destroy jamming device permanently removed service certify destruction fcc notify fcc acquisition jamming device replaces destroyed device requires fcc maintain petition database sec requires fcc promulgate final regulations governing use wireless jamming systems correctional facilities days enactment act sec requires fcc adopt final rule days enactment act establishing criteria manufacture sale importation interstate shipment jamming devices maintain website list approved devices


Summary: TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act - Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to authorize the expenditure of additional amounts to carry out the program to provide coupons for the purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes.

converter box coupon program relief act amends digital television transition public safety act authorize expenditure additional amounts carry program provide coupons purchase digital analog converter boxes


Summary: DTV Delay Act - Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to delay the transition of television broadcasting from analog to digital to June 13, 2009. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend for a 116-day period the licenses for recovered spectrum, including the license period and construction requirements associated with those licenses.Extends to July 31, 2009, provided additional budget authority is enacted, the deadline for requesting digital-to-analog converter box coupons. Authorizes the issuance, on request, of one replacement coupon for each coupon that expired without being redeemed.Declares that this Act does not prevent: (1) a station from ending analog broadcasting (and continuing to broadcast exclusively digitally) before June 13, 2009; or (2) a public safety service from beginning operations on spectrum recovered as a result of such voluntary cessation of analog or digital broadcasting.Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend through September 30, 2012 (under current law, September 30, 2011), the authority of the FCC to grant a license or permit under provisions relating to competitive bidding.

dtv delay act amends digital television transition public safety act delay transition television broadcasting analog digital june requires federal_communications_commission fcc extend day period licenses recovered spectrum including license period construction requirements associated licenses extends july provided additional budget authority enacted deadline requesting digital analog converter box coupons authorizes issuance request replacement coupon coupon expired redeemed declares act prevent station ending analog broadcasting continuing broadcast exclusively june public safety service beginning operations spectrum recovered result voluntary cessation analog digital broadcasting amends communications act extend september current law september authority fcc grant license permit provisions relating competitive bidding


Summary: Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from: (1) demanding or requesting that an organization, or a current or former employee, officer, director, or agent of such organization, waive the protections of the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine; (2) offering to reward or actually rewarding an organization, or current or former employee, officer, director, or agent, for waiving such protections; or (3) threatening adverse treatment or penalizing an organization, or current or former employee, officer, director, or agent, for declining to waive those protections. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from considering specified conduct in: (1) making a civil or criminal charging or enforcement decision relating to an organization, or one of its current or former employees or agents; or (2) determining whether an organization, or a current or former employee, officer, director, or agent, is cooperating with the government. Numbers among the actions a U.S. agent or attorney may not use as a charging decision condition or a cooperation-determining factor: (1) any valid assertion of the protection of the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine; (2) the provision of counsel to, or contribution to the legal defense fees or expenses of, a current or former employee, officer, director, or agent of an organization; (3) entry into, or existence of, a valid joint-defense, information-sharing, or common-interest agreement between an organization and a current or former employee or officer or director or agent, or among its current or former employees; (4) the sharing of relevant information in anticipation of or in response to an investigation or enforcement matter between an organization and a current or former employee or officer or director or agent, or among its current or former employees, unless shuch sharing is itself an offense; or (5) the failure to terminate the employment or affiliation of or otherwise sanction any employee, officer, director, or agent of the organization because of the employee's, officer's, director's, or agent's decision to exercise personal constitutional rights or other legal protections in response to a government request. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from demanding or requesting that an organization or an affiliated person not take any such action.

attorney client privilege protection act amends federal criminal code prohibit agent attorney federal investigation criminal civil enforcement matter including form administrative proceeding adjudication demanding requesting organization current employee officer director agent organization waive protections attorney client privilege attorney work product doctrine offering reward actually rewarding organization current employee officer director agent waiving protections threatening adverse treatment penalizing organization current employee officer director agent declining waive protections prohibits agent attorney federal investigation criminal civil enforcement matter including form administrative proceeding adjudication considering specified conduct making civil criminal charging enforcement decision relating organization current employees agents determining organization current employee officer director agent cooperating government numbers actions agent attorney use charging decision condition cooperation determining factor valid assertion protection attorney client privilege attorney work product doctrine provision counsel contribution legal defense fees expenses current employee officer director agent organization entry existence valid joint defense information sharing common interest agreement organization current employee officer director agent current employees sharing relevant information anticipation response investigation enforcement matter organization current employee officer director agent current employees sharing offense failure terminate employment affiliation sanction employee officer director agent organization employee officer director agent decision exercise personal constitutional rights legal protections response government request prohibits agent attorney demanding requesting organization affiliated person action


Summary: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels; (2) prohibit applicants who have engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station from obtaining a low-power FM license; and (3) conduct a program to test whether low-power FM radio stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM radio stations if minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels are not required. Requires the FCC to modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed, to prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of a station. Requires the FCC to modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between specified FM stations. Requires the FCC to retain rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power noncommercial FM stations that broadcast radio reading services via a subcarrier frequency from potential low-power FM station interference. Requires the FCC, when licensing FM translator stations, to ensure that: (1) licenses are available to both FM translator stations and low-power FM stations; and (2) such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community. Requires the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations. Requires the FCC to retain its rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power FM stations that are licensed in significantly populated states with more than three million housing units and a population density greater than 1,000 per square mile land area.

repeals provisions departments_of_commerce justice state judiciary related agencies appropriations act required federal_communications_commission fcc modify rules authorizing operation low power radio stations prescribe minimum distance separations adjacent channels prohibit applicants engaged unlicensed operation station obtaining low power license conduct program test low power radio stations result harmful interference existing radio stations minimum distance separations adjacent channels required requires fcc modify rules authorizing operation low power radio stations proposed prohibit applicant obtaining low power license applicant engaged manner unlicensed operation station requires fcc modify rules eliminate adjacent minimum distance separation requirements specified stations requires fcc retain rules provide adjacent channel protection power noncommercial stations broadcast radio reading services frequency potential low power station interference requires fcc licensing translator stations ensure licenses available translator stations low power stations decisions based needs local community requires fcc conduct economic study impact low power stations power commercial stations requires fcc retain rules provide adjacent channel protection power stations licensed significantly populated states million housing units population density greater square mile land area


Summary: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) biennially inventory each radio spectrum band, at a minimum, from 300 megahertz to 3.5 gigahertz managed by each such agency, including information on the licenses or government user assigned in the band, the total spectrum allocation of each licensee or government user, the number of deployed intentional and end-user intentional radiators, and (if available) other specified information; and (2) make the information available to the public through the Internet. Directs the NTIA and FCC to report to Congress on such inventory. Allows a licensee or government user to petition the NTIA or the FCC for a partial or total exemption from website inclusion. Allows an exemption to be granted only to the extent that each such agency determines that disclosure of the information would be harmful to U.S. national security. Makes such exemptions applicable for a two-year period, unless there is a request for, and granting of, an extension. Requires information excluded under an exemption to be compiled and reported to Congress on a confidential basis.

require national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia federal_communications_commission fcc biennially inventory radio spectrum band minimum megahertz gigahertz managed agency including information licenses government user assigned band total spectrum allocation licensee government user number deployed intentional end user intentional available specified information information available public internet directs ntia fcc report congress inventory allows licensee government user petition ntia fcc partial total exemption website inclusion allows exemption granted extent agency determines disclosure information harmful national security makes exemptions applicable year period request granting extension requires information excluded exemption compiled reported congress confidential basis


Summary: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - Amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to allow satellite or cable retransmission of signals of broadcast television stations located in the capital of a state to counties in that state if the counties meet specified criteria.

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Summary: DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce to make payments (not to exceed $125 million in the aggregate) during FY2009-FY2012 from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund for a program through which a local civil government body may receive funding for the construction and equipment of digital TV translators to fill gaps in the digital coverage for full-power stations where the gaps were created from the conversion of the signal from analog to digital. Requires any translator tower built under this Act to reasonably facilitate the collocation of any wireless communications or broadband equipment (unless there is clear evidence of unresolvable signal interference issues).

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Summary: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions. Defines "webcaster," for provisions relating to licenses for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings via webcasting, as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions. (Current law defines such term as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings.) Terminates, 30 days after enactment of this Act, the authority to make commercial or noncommercial webcasting settlements under existing provisions.

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Summary: Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or property that is not generally imposed on other types of services or property, or that is generally imposed at a lower rate.

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Summary: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or the CALM Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation limiting the volume of television advertisements that is limited to incorporating by reference and making mandatory (but subject to waivers) the "Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television" insofar as such recommended practice concerns the transmission of commercial advertisements by a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor. Deems a broadcast television operator, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, utilizes, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the FCC in accordance with this Act to be in compliance with such regulations.

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