Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass'n v. FCC
| Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass'n v. FCC | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Full case name | Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association v. FCC |
| Argued | September 25, 2001 |
| Decided | December 7, 2001 |
| Citation | 275 F.3d 337 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Hiram Emory Widener Jr., Paul V. Niemeyer, M. Blane Michael |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Michael, joined by a unanimous court |
| Laws applied | |
| Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 (SHVIA) | |
Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association v. FCC, 275 F.3d 337 (4th Cir. 2001) was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Congress required satellite television carriers to carry all requesting local broadcast stations in the market where the carrier voluntarily decides to carry one local station in order to, in part, preserve a multiplicity of local broadcast outlets for over-the-air-viewers who do not subscribe either to satellite or cable service.