ld and which
serves only such household, of a secondary transmission delivered by a
satellite carrier of a primary transmission of a television station
licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.
(6) Satellite carrier. The term "satellite carrier" means an entity that
uses the facilities of a satellite or satellite service licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission and operates in the Fixed-Satellite
Service under part 25 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations or
the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service under part 100 of title 47 of the
Code of Federal Regulations to establish and operate a channel of
communications for point-to-multipoint distribution of television
station signals, and that owns or leases a capacity or service on a
satellite in order to provide such point-to-multipoint distribution,
except to the extent that such entity provides such distribution
pursuant to tariff under the Communications Act of 1934, other than for
private home viewing.
(7) Secondary transmission. The term "secondary transmission" has the
meaning given that term in section 111(f) of this title.
(8) Subscriber. The term "subscriber" means an individual who receives a
secondary transmission service for private home viewing by means of a
secondary transmission from a satellite carrier and pays a fee for the
service, directly or indirectly, to the satellite carrier or to a
distributor.
(9) Superstation. The term "superstation"-
(A) means a television broadcast station, other than a network station,
licensed by the Federal Communications Commission that is secondarily
transmitted by a satellite carrier; and
(B) except for purposes of computing the royalty fee, includes the
Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed. [64]
(10) Unserved household. The term "unserved household", with respect to
a particular television network, means a household that-
(A) cannot receive, through the use of a conventional, stationary,
outdoor rooftop receiving antenna, an over-the-air signal of a primary
network station affiliated with that network of Grade B intensity as
defined by the Federal Communications Commission under section 73.683(a)
of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January
1, 1999;
(B) is subject to a waiver granted under regulations established under
section 339(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934;
(C) is a subscriber to whom subsection (e) applies;
(D) is a subscr
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