Current through September 30, 2024
Section 386.2 - Royalty fee for secondary transmission by satellite carriers(a)General.(1) For purposes of this section, Per subscriber per month shall mean for each subscriber subscribing to the station in question (or to a package including such station) on the last day of a given month.(2) In the case of a station engaged in digital multicasting, the rates set forth in paragraph (b) of this section shall apply to each digital stream that a satellite carrier or distributor retransmits pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 119 , provided however that no additional royalty shall be paid for the carriage of any material related to the programming on such stream.(b)Rates - (1)Private home viewing. The rates applicable to Satellite Carriers' carriage of each broadcast signal for private home viewing shall be as follows: (i) 2010: 25 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2010);(ii) 2011: 25 cents per subscriber per month;(iii) 2012: 26 cents per subscriber per month;(iv) 2013: 27 cents per subscriber per month;(v) 2014: 27 cents per subscriber per month.(vi) 2015: 27 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2015).(vii) 2016: 27 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2016).(viii) 2017: 27 cents per subscriber per month.(ix) 2018: 28 cents per subscriber per month.(x) 2019: 29 cents per subscriber per month.(xi) 2020: 30 cents per subscriber per month.(xii) 2021: 30 cents per subscriber per month.(xiii) 2022: 32 cents per subscriber per month.(xiv) 2023: 34 cents per subscriber per month.(xv) 2024: 35 cents per subscriber per month.(2)Viewing in commercial establishments. The rates applicable to Satellite Carriers' carriage of each broadcast signal for viewing in commercial establishments shall be as follows:(i) 2010: 50 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2010);(ii) 2011: 51 cents per subscriber per month;(iii) 2012: 53 cents per subscriber per month;(iv) 2013: 54 cents per subscriber per month;(v) 2014: 55 cents per subscriber per month.(vi) 2015: 56 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2015).(vii) 2016: 56 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2016).(viii) 2017: 57 cents per subscriber per month.(ix) 2018: 58 cents per subscriber per month.(x) 2019: 59 cents per subscriber per month.(xi) 2020: 60 cents per subscriber per month.(xii) 2021: 61 cents per subscriber per month.(xiii) 2022: 65 cents per subscriber per month.(xiv) 2023: 70 cents per subscriber per month.(xv) 2024: 72 cents per subscriber per month.75 FR 53198, Aug. 31, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 75624, Dec. 6, 2010; 76 FR 74704, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 70374, Nov. 26, 2012; 78 FR 71502, Nov. 29, 2013; 80 FR 22418, Apr. 22, 2015; 80 FR 73119, Nov. 24, 2015; 81 FR 84479, Nov. 23, 2016; 82 FR 55947, Nov. 27, 2017; 83 FR 61127, Nov. 28, 2018; 84 FR 64206, Nov. 21, 2019; 85 FR 74884, Nov. 24, 2020; 86 FR 67329, Nov. 26, 2021; 87 FR 73941, Dec. 2, 2022 81 FR 84479, 1/1/2017; 82 FR 55947, 1/1/2018; 83 FR 61127, 1/1/2019; 84 FR 64206, 1/1/2020; 85 FR 74884, 11/24/2020; 86 FR 67328, 1/1/2022; 87 FR 73941, 12/2/2022; 88 FR 83354, 11/29/2023; 88 FR 84710, 1/1/2024 At 88 FR 83354, Nov. 29, 2023, § 386.2 was amended by adding paragraphs (b)(1)(xiv) and (b)(2)(xiv); however, this amendment could not be incorporated due to an inaccurate amendatory instruction.