The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) is the national
trade organization
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...
representing the consumer satellite (
direct broadcast satellite
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna comm ...
) industry in the
United States
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, including the two largest service providers,
DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. I ...
and
DISH Network
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, manufacturers, installers, and distributors of satellite equipment.
Background
Its representatives intervene legally and legislatively against taxes, fees, and ordinances that would restrict the installation and use of satellite antennas.
For example, it threatened a lawsuit to defeat an ordinance in
Omaha, Nebraska
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that would have required a fee for satellite dish inspections. The organization also offers education programs to certify satellite installers. 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).
About SBCA
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See also
*'' Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association v. FCC''
References
External links
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association
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Satellite broadcasting