Richard Burr: “My interest in DBS technology began really last August when I first introduced a local-to-local bill. It appeared to me…”

“My interest in DBS technology began really last August when I first introduced a local-to-local bill. It appeared to me then as it does now that once the new technologies designed to facilitate transmission of local TV signals to their local markets are up and running, satellite television will provide a swift and viable competition to cable television. This in turn will allow customers to take full advantage of the open multichannel video programming market that is being created with cable deregulation. The bill we have before us today will not only bring this much needed competition to the market but it will alleviate some of the problems satellite TV viewers are experiencing as a result of the court decisions. I am truly excited about the possibilities that can happen from this piece of legislation. This is truly a piece of legislation written with the American people in mind.”