A few interested and necssary facts that you will need to know before you install or have some other
satellite provider install satellite in your house, apartment or business.
1 Dishes from dish network are 33 in in diameter which puts them under the rules for the F C C. Meaning that if you live in a apartment, the use of the dish is not illegal.
2 F C C rules stat the all satellite dished attacted to an apartment have to under 39.37 inches in
diameter. Anythingn over and you are violations and could be fined.
3 Putting a satellite dish that is not on you rented property is also illegal. Meaning roofs and
or exterior walls of the apartment complex. If the management agress to allow your dish in these area, proceed with caution.
4 Receveing your rebate back on your satellite or the property taxes that you have to pay. When filing
to receieve your
5 Fcc regulates that an satellite antenna must be placed in the back of a residental home. let say
you want to place you antenna in the back of your home, But the cost is to high, so you want in the front. The only way
this can be done is if you are not blocking other satellite singals.
6 If placing and antenna in a home rental, the landlord can place restriction such as, no hole in
the wall. also the landlord may impley restriction such for historic property and or historic presevation.
7 In 1999 a new satellite bill " shiva" passed that allowed compeption
between satelllite companies and cable providers(televsion disturbution) so there
could be an competitive market that would promote new channels.
8 In accordance with new F C C rules programming channels are now beng promted to have an satellite
uplink so the competeting satellite companies are able to contend with local cable companies.
9 F C C has just lifted a ban, stating that owners of radio
stations and newspaper compaines are prohibited from owning both with in the same city. The twentyeight year old rules
was lifted, now one company may own 3 television-radio station and 8 newspaper companies in one city. One of the first cities
that was lifted was los angeles, due to vast number ratio of people per station.
