Sens Rockefeller, Thune, Pryor, Wicker Letter on STELA

Several provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) are set to expire on December 31, 2014. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), and Communications, Technology and Internet Subcommittee Chairman Mark Pryor (D-AK) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent a letter seeking input on the scope and impact of the STELA reauthorization from a diverse array of stakeholders, including satellite TV, broadcasters, cable television, online video, broadband, public interest groups, and free market think tanks.