The Commission shall issue a certification for the purposes of section 119(g)(3)(A)(iii) 1 of title 17 if the Commission determines that-
Any entity seeking the certification provided for in subsection (a) shall submit to the Commission the following information:
The Commission shall provide 30 days for public comment on a request for certification under this section.
The Commission shall grant or deny a request for certification within 90 days after the date on which such request is filed.
An entity granted qualified carrier status pursuant to section 119(g) 1 of title 17 shall file an affidavit with the Commission 30 months after such status was granted stating that, to the best of the affiant's knowledge, it is in compliance with the requirements for a qualified carrier.
For the purposes of this section:
The term "designated market area" has the meaning given such term in section 122(j)(2)(C) of title 17.
The term "good quality satellite signal" means-
For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the top 100 designated market areas shall be as determined by Nielsen Media Research and published in the Nielsen Station Index Directory and Nielsen Station Index United States Television Household Estimates or any successor publication as of the date of a satellite carrier's application for certification under this section.
1 See References in Text note below.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 119(g) of title 17, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), was redesignated section 119(f) of title 17 by Pub. L. 116-94, div. P, title XI, §1102(a)(6), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3203.The date of enactment of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111-175 which shall be deemed to refer to Feb. 27, 2010, see section 307(a) of Pub. L. 111-175 set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 111 of Title 17, Copyrights.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Feb. 27, 2010, see section 307(a) of Pub. L. 111-175 set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 111 of Title 17, Copyrights.