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upon receipt of the notice required under 
clause (i). 
(B) NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SUPER-
SEDES EXISTING AGREEMENT.—Upon receipt of 
notice under subparagraph (A)(ii), a cable oper-
ator with an existing franchise to provide cable 
service in that area may submit an application 
for a franchise under section 603 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended by this Act. 
When the franchise is granted— 
(i) the terms and conditions of the new 
franchise agreement supersede the existing 
franchise agreement; and 
(ii) the provisions of title VI of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
by this Act, shall apply. 
(c) LIMITED APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b) or otherwise explicitly provided in new 
title VI, the provisions of old title VI (and all regula-
tions, rulings, waivers, orders, and franchise agree-
ments under old title VI) shall continue in effect after 
the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any 
cable operator to which they applied before that date 
until the earlier of— 
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(A) the expiration date of the franchise 
agreement under which the cable operator was 
operating on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) that date on which a new franchise 
agreement takes effect that replaces a cable oper-
ator’s franchise agreement described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) PRESERVATION
OF
BASIC
TIER
REGULA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subsection, section 623 of old title VI shall continue 
to apply in any franchise area until a franchising 
authority 
receives 
a 
notice 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(i). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CABLE OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘cable oper-
ator’’ includes a local exchange carrier that provides 
video services to video service subscribers in its tele-
phone service area through an open video system that 
complies with the requirements of section 653 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 573). 
(2) NEW TITLE VI.—The term ‘‘new title VI’’ 
means title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 521 et seq.) as amended by this Act. 
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(3) OLD
TITLE
VI.—The term ‘‘old title VI’’ 
means title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 521 et seq.) as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—VIDEO CONTENT 
Subtitle A—National Satellite 
SEC. 401. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN LICENSED SERVICES 
IN NONCONTIGUOUS STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 335 (47 U.S.C. 335) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(c) ALASKA AND HAWAII OBLIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each satellite carrier shall, 
to the extent technically feasible given the carrier’s 
satellite constellation in use, provide a comparable 
consumer product to subscribers in Alaska and Ha-
waii at prices and terms comparable to those made 
available to subscribers in the contiguous United 
States. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS ON NEW LICENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Commission 
grants a license for a new satellite used for serv-
ice in the contiguous United States to a satellite 
carrier, it shall ensure that, to the extent tech-
nically feasible, the following minimum condi-
tions are met: 
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