Attachment 1990Comments of Home

1990Comments of Home

COMMENT submitted by The Home Entertainment Television Network

Comments

1990-11-08

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19900731-00044 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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PBefore The FEDERAL CMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION T499 M Si. N.: W. Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of No S w Nee M Ne ND RC No Application of Norris Satellite Communications, Inc. File Nos. 54—NXG—P/L—90 File Nos. SS—iG—L—SG To Launch and Operate Communications Satellites in the Domestic Fixed—Satellite Service CMMENTS OF THE HOME ENIERITAINMENT TELEVISION NETWORK TIHE HME ENIERIAINMENT TELEVISION NETWOKRK hereby sulmits comments with regard to the above referenced applications of Norris Satellite Commu— nications, Inc. THE HME ENIERTAINMENT— TELEVISION NETIWOKK is a supplier of video programming to more than one humred anm three television broadcast stations, cable television systems and low—power television stations across America. As such it has an interest in proposed facilities for the distribution of video programming. IHE HOME ENIERIAINMENT ITELEVISION NETWORK urges the Commission to process exrpeditiously the application of Norris Satellite Communications, Inc. for corstruction, launch amd operation of a Ka—hbard communications satellite system. The proposed system will provide additional facilities for use by video programmers such as IHE HME ENIERIAINMENT TELEVISION NETWORK affording additional alternatives for tramsmission facilities and increasing options for all video program suppliers. In addition, THE HME ENIERIAINMENT TELEVISION NETWORK supports in particular _ the request of Norris Satellite Communications to provide its services on a nom—common carrier hasis, in order to insure that the proposed facilities are not used for the transmission of obsenity or pornmography. As Norris has proposed in its application, it seeks authority to operate on a momn—common carrier bhasis to have the Fflexibility to preclude such programming from transmission on its facilities.

—3— The FCC is well aware that satellite operators operating as common carriers are prohibited from discriminating against prospective custcomers on the basis of content of the program material to be transmitted. This inability to preclude olbscene or imdecent programming has let to the transmission of numerous porams of an obscene armd imdecent nature to thousamis, if not millions, of homes in the United States. While local district attorneys, in certain instances, have sought to take action against these tramnsmissions, their efforts have had mixed results. 4 new programming facility such as that proposed by Norris Satellite Copmmunications, Inc., would provide the opportunity for transmission of family—oriented programming to cable systems, television stations, low— power television stations armd to receivers located at the homes of individual consumers. Such a proposed satellite system is clearly in the public interest. : In addition, THE ME ENIERITAINMENT TELEVISION NETWORK believes that development aml use of a new frequency bamd (Ka—band), as proposed by Norris, will lead to the stimulation of the home receiver market. Ultimately, receivers operating in the Ka—hband, built in large quantities will be low in cost ard size, enabling millions of Americans, curreni{ly excluded from recaipt of local television signals and/or unable to utilize C— or ku—bard receivers, to receive television programming from this systenm. ‘ Wherefore, in view of the foregoing, THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT YIPLEVIS‘I_ON NETWCIK respectfully urges the Commmission to take prompt action with regard to the applications of Norris Satellite Communications, Inc. November 8, 19290


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