Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) is the national trade organization representing the consumer satellite (direct broadcast satellite) industry in the United States, including the two largest service providers, DirecTV and DISH Network, manufacturers, installers, and distributors of satellite equipment.[1]

Background

Its representatives intervene legally and legislatively against taxes, fees, and ordinances that would restrict the installation and use of satellite antennas.[2] For example, it threatened a lawsuit to defeat an ordinance in Omaha, Nebraska that would have required a fee for satellite dish inspections.[3] The organization also offers education programs to certify satellite installers.[4] The organization was founded on December 2, 1986 as a merger of the Society for Private and Commercial Earth Stations (SPACE) and the Direct Broadcast Satellite Association (DBSA).[5]

gollark: øĸæy
gollark: The only evil developer-related conspiracy is the one to make Firefox on Linux not do hardware accelerated video decoding.
gollark: No.
gollark: It's not like they decided to form an evil conspiracy to annoy Terra1.
gollark: Also,> Fucking asshole devs.Really?

See also
  • Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association v. FCC

References
  1. SBCA Member Companies
  2. Joseph Widoff (25 March 2011). Savannah Morning News. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Satellite TV Group Lauds Defeat Of Proposed Fee
  4. SBCA National Standards & Testing Program
  5. About SBCA
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.