Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING CABLE TV COMPANIES TO OPERATE CABLE CHANNEL WITH COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS
Date filed
April 21, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07269 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING CABLE TV COMPANIES TO OPERATE CABLE CHANNEL WITH COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Cable TV companies are committed to provide uninterrupted cable channel programs in exchange for monthly fees from subscribers. Allowing them to provide commercial advertisement will give them added income that will be unfair to regular television, which does not charge monthly fees from its viewers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PONCE, NESTOR JR. C. |
| DATE FILED : 1999-04-21 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB08916 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 1999-04-26 |
Abstract
Rationale: Cable TV companies are committed to provide uninterrupted cable channel programs in exchange for monthly fees from subscribers. Allowing them to provide commercial advertisement will give them added income that will be unfair to regular television, which does not charge monthly fees from its viewers.
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