Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025
What this could mean for your district
The Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 requires cable and satellite providers to issue rebates to customers who lose access to programming due to negotiation issues. • Residents may benefit financially if they experience blackouts of local sports programming. • Local businesses that rely on sports viewership could see changes in customer engagement during blackout periods. • The bill may encourage providers to negotiate more effectively, potentially reducing the frequency of blackouts. • Community events centered around sports could be impacted by changes in programming availability. AI-generated from official bill summary; verify with bill text.
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Introduced in House
Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 This bill requires cable and satellite broadcast providers to issue rebates to customers who are denied access to video programming included in their subscription because of programming negotiations. Specifically, where a provider’s negotiations related to the retransmission or carriage of video programming result in the provider failing to offer access to programming included in a customer’s subscription, the customer must be issued a rebate for the affected period. The Federal Communications Commission is directed to issue rules to this effect, including to establish the appropriate amount for such a rebate.
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