The 2014 Freedom of Television Act

The 2014 Freedom of Television Act is a bill that was presented to Parliament of Dahrconia to bring some fairness to television.
== History ==
In 2014 a bill was presented to the Parliament of Dahrconia to bring some order to broadcast television within the Sovereignty. For years there has been a battle over what kinds of television can be aired within Dahrconia. Namely Cable, satellite and terrestrial digital broadcasting. The dispute has always been over the broadcast of television over said terrestrial broadcasting. (i.e Radio) And in this bill, Parliament was presented with a way to settle this dispute once and for all. The bill as presented states that cable companies or satellite companies cannot directly interfere with the operations of the others, nor can they attempt to subvert any other programming that is offered by the other. On July 31st, 2014 the bill was passed by the Parliament of Dahrconia, then signed into law by the King.
== Provisions ==
Here's some of the provisions listed in the Freedom of Television Act.
* No broadcasting entity may directly or indirectly interfere with the main operations of any other entity that is involved with television or radio broadcasting.
* No broadcasting entity may directly or indirectly interfere with the broadcast of any other entity that is involved with television or radio broadcasting.
* No broadcasting entity may try to block the addition of any channel on anybody's broadcasting system.
* No broadcasting entity may hinder the addition or upgrade of any technology that is offered by any broadcasting entity.
* No broadcasting entity may attempt to injunction or block any other entity from broadcasting.
These rules are in place to ensure that no one broadcasting entity may get too much market share. Part of the reason this bill was put into law was because for too many years, the cable and satellite companies have been pressing Parliament and the government of Dahrconia to end terrestrial television broadcasting. A proposition that has been met with opposition by proponents of free television.
== Terrestrial over the air expansion ==
As one of the provisions of the act, money was made available to over the air systems, to expand their services and to upgrade any and all broadcasting equipment that is working. Over the next 10 years it is expected that more and more channels will be available via over the air broadcasting thanks to the Freedom of Television Act and it's effects. This includes allowing over the air broadcasters the rights to channels 80 through 99.
On July 22nd at 3:30 PM Western Dahrconian Time, it was announced by the Dahrconian Federal Communications Commission that over the air broadcasters may begin forming station on channels 125 through 200.