Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., took aim at the...
Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., took aim at the issue of orphan counties, in legislation introduced Thursday. HR-5585 (http://1.usa.gov/1r7YbhB) aims “to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast…
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programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties,” said its longer title. It has no co-sponsors and has been referred to the House Commerce and Judiciary committees. In a news release, Duffy said the bill is called The Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice Act. It will let households “continue to access their current programming, but also give residents the choice to access Wisconsin news, weather and sports -- including Packers games,” Duffy said in a statement (http://1.usa.gov/XwFMQO). The news release said the legislation “would provide local programming to Wisconsin residents in the seven border counties by allowing them to access in-state, over-the-air broadcasting,” saying “cable or satellite subscribers may choose to keep their current broadcasting, elect the Wisconsin broadcasting or -- for an additional fee -- obtain both market broadcasts."