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 offer rebates to customers who lose access to video programming due to negotiation issues. • Residents may benefit from financial rebates if they experience blackouts of local sports programming. • Local sports teams could see increased viewership if more residents have access to their games. • Cable and satellite providers in the district may need to adjust their negotiation strategies, potentially affecting service offerings. • The Federal Communications Commission's rules could influence how these changes are implemented locally. 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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