{"id":65415,"date":"2019-11-07T02:02:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=65415"},"modified":"2019-11-07T02:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:03:10","slug":"grange-applauds-step-forward-for-rural-satellite-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/grange-applauds-step-forward-for-rural-satellite-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Grange applauds step forward for rural satellite customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-65411\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/STAR-statement-for-web-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/STAR-statement-for-web-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/STAR-statement-for-web.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>We applaud Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) for introducing The Satellite Television Access Reauthorization STAR Act), legislation that would prevent a TV blackout of 870,000 Americans and protect the FCC\u2019s \u201cgood faith\u201d authority during retransmission consent negotiations. This legislation will help ensure that rural Americans across the country get consistent access to programming at a fair price. We urge the committee to not only renew the current law but to fix this broken system that has brought record blackouts and allowed broadcasters to raise fees paid by cable and satellite customers by more than 5,000%. Rural communities deserve fair access to information and entertainment. Congress must act swiftly to pass this important legislation before it is too late.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 We applaud Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) for introducing The Satellite Television Access Reauthorization STAR Act), legislation that would prevent a TV blackout of 870,000 Americans and protect the FCC\u2019s \u201cgood faith\u201d authority during retransmission consent negotiations. 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