DIRECTV and DISH Support Passage of STAVRA by Senate Commerce Committee
September 17 2014 - 3:48PM
Business Wire
DIRECTV and DISH issued the following statement regarding the
passage today of the Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights
Act (STAVRA) out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
& Transportation:
"We thank Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Thune and the
rest of the Senate Commerce Committee for passing bipartisan
legislation that makes important reforms to the outdated laws
governing today’s video market, while ensuring continuity of
service to more than 1.5 million distant signal subscribers who
would, otherwise, lose service at the end of this year. We look
forward to working with Congressional leadership to see this
reauthorization swiftly passed into law, and also look forward to
continuing the important discussion regarding retransmission
consent reform, and in particular protecting consumers from local
channel blackouts.”
About DIRECTV: DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is one of the world's
leading providers of digital television entertainment services.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United
States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America,
DIRECTV provides digital television service to more than 20 million
customers in the United States and more than 18 million customers
in Latin America. For more information on DIRECTV, please visit
http://www.directv.com.
About DISH: DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH),
through its subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C., provides approximately
14.053 million satellite TV customers, as of June 30, 2014, with
the highest quality programming and technology with the most
choices at the best value. Subscribers enjoy a high definition
line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most
international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology.
DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 250 company. Visit
www.dish.com.
DIRECTVAndrew Reinsdorf,
202-383-6330areinsdorf@directv.comorDISH NetworkJenna McMullin,
303-723-1695jenna.mcmullin@dish.com
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