DISH Network Statement on House Judiciary Committee’s Unanimous Vote in Favor of The Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Sept. 16, 2009 – DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), today issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s unanimous vote in favor of The Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009:
“DISH Network applauds and thanks Chairman Conyers and Representatives Boucher, Wasserman-Schultz and Johnson for their leadership in drafting the ‘The Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009.’
The strong and important bill that was unanimously voted out of the House Judiciary Committee today, makes many necessary changes to the copyright law, and is a key step toward providing an incentive for DISH Network to offer local channels to every television market in the country. We stand ready to work with the Judiciary Committee and the Congress to help this bill move forward.”
