SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) PERMISSIVE EARLY TERMINATION UNDER EX-
ISTING REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this Act is intended 
to prevent a licensee of a television broadcast station
from terminating the broadcasting of such station’s analog 
television signal (and continuing to broadcast exclusively 
in the digital television service) prior to the date estab-
lished by law under section 3002(b) of the Digital Tele-
vision Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 for termi-
nation of all licenses for full-power television stations in 
the analog television service (as amended by section 2 of 
this Act) so long as such prior termination is conducted 
in accordance with the Federal Communications Commis-
sion’s requirements in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including the flexible procedures established in 
the Matter of Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s 
Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Tel-
evision (FCC 07–228, MB Docket No. 07–91, released 
December 31, 2007). 
(b) PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SERVICES.— 
(1) USE
ON
CLEARED
SPECTRUM.—Notwith-
standing the amendments made by section 2, if— 
(A) a television broadcast station ceases 
the broadcasting of such station’s analog tele-
vision service under subsection (a) of this sec-
tion prior to June 12, 2009, and 
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(B) as a consequence of such cessation, 
spectrum between frequencies 768 and 776 
megahertz, inclusive, and 798 and 806 mega-
hertz, inclusive, becomes available for non-tele-
vision broadcast use prior to June 12, 2009, 
the Federal Communications Commission shall per-
mit the use of such spectrum for authorized public 
safety radio services if the Commission determines 
that such use is in the public interest and does not 
cause harmful interference to full-power television 
stations in the analog or digital television service. 
(2) EXPEDITED
PROCEDURES.—The Federal 
Communications Commission is authorized to use 
expedited procedures, and to waive such rules as 
may be necessary, to make a determination on an 
application made under paragraph (1) to begin such 
use of such spectrum by a public safety agency (as 
such term is defined in section 3006(d)(1) of the 
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act 
of 2005) in not less than 2 weeks after the date of 
submission of such application. 
(c) 
EXPEDITED
RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Federal Communications 
Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration shall, not later than 30 days 
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after the date of enactment of this Act, each adopt or re-
vise its rules, regulations, or orders or take such other ac-
tions as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the 
provisions, and carry out the purposes, of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION AUCTION AUTHORITY. 
Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS. 
(a) MONTHLY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Begin-
ning one month after enactment of this Act and ending 
on October 31, 2009, the Assistant Secretary shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
monthly report detailing— 
(1) the number of unredeemed and unexpired 
coupons still held by consumers; 
(2) the number of replacement coupons the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration has issued for expired coupons pursuant to 
section 3005(c)(1) of the Digital Television Transi-
tion and Public Safety Act of 2005, as amended by 
section 3(a) of this Act, during the 30 days prior to 
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the monthly reporting date required by this sub-
section; 
(3) the approximate number of analog-to-digital 
converter boxes available for purchase by consumers; 
(4) the number of new and replacement cou-
pons issued by the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration via postal mail and 
other delivery methods, including electronic mail; 
and 
(5) the remaining amount of funds available to 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration to carry out section 3005 of the Dig-
ital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 
2005, as amended by this Act and any other Act. 
(b) REPORT ABOUT RURAL AREAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 30, 
2009, the Federal Communications Commission 
shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report about the effect of the 
digital television transition on consumers in rural 
areas in the United States. 
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(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include informa-
tion on the following: 
(A) Whether rural areas experienced dis-
proportionately more service disruptions than 
urban and suburban areas. 
(B) Whether gaps in over-the-air broadcast 
coverage exist for rural consumers due to the 
shorter range for digital signals, as compared to 
analog signals. 
(C) Recommendations for rectifying signifi-
cant problems that have arisen in rural areas in 
the United States as a result of the digital tele-
vision transition. 
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