Satellite Dish for Apartments, Condo's & Townhouses
Satellite Dish Installed in Apartments, Condos or Townhouses.
Living in an apartment, townhouse or Condo without Satellite TV
is like going to the Super Bowl Blindfolded!
The BIG game is about to start and there you in your apartment
with all your friends starring at your beautiful T V when the
picture goes blank. What happened? You hurriedly check all the
connections to see if they are tight and functioning. You check
the lights to see if the electricity has gone off. Every thing
is working fine but still no picture. The game starts in a few
minutes, you run to the phone and call the Apartment manager,
"My T V just went blank" you scream, " What's going on, the game
is about to start and I have all my friends here to watch it."
"The cable company has had an accident and the cable has been
cut" he answers. "Won't have it fixed for a few hours" "Maybe
you could watch the game with John in #115, he has Satellite
Dish."
Do you know that Apartment, Condo and Townhouse dwellers can
install a Satellite Dish to provide all the great advantages of
Satellite TV? The FCC says you can in Rule 47 C.F.R. Section
1.4000. Here is what they say:
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As directed by Congress in Section 207 of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the
Over-the-Air Reception Devices ("OTARD") rule concerning
governmental and nongovernmental restrictions on viewers'
ability to receive video programming signals from direct
broadcast satellites ("DBS"), broadband radio service providers
(formerly multichannel multipoint distribution service or MMDS),
and television broadcast stations ("TVBS").
The rule (47 C.F.R. Section 1.4000) has been in effect since
October 1996, and it prohibits restrictions that impair the
installation, maintenance or use of antennas used to receive
video programming. The rule applies to video antennas including
direct-to-home satellite dishes that are less than one meter
(39.37") in diameter (or of any size in Alaska), TV antennas,
and wireless cable antennas. The rule prohibits most
restrictions that: (1) unreasonably delay or prevent
installation, maintenance or use; (2) unreasonably increase the
cost of installation, maintenance or use; or (3) preclude
reception of an acceptable quality signal.
Effective January 22, 1999, the Commission amended the rule so
that it also applies to rental property where the renter has an
exclusive use area, such as a balcony or patio.
On October 25, 2000, the Commission further amended the rule so
that it applies to customer-end antennas that receive and
transmit fixed wireless signals. This amendment became effective
on May 25, 2001.
The rule applies to individuals who place antennas that meet
size limitations on property that they own or rent and that is
within their exclusive use or control, including condominium
owners and cooperative owners, and tenants who have an area
where they have exclusive use, such as a balcony or patio, in
which to install the antenna.
The rule applies to antenna users who live in a multiple
dwelling unit building, such as a condominium or apartment
building, if the antenna user has an exclusive use area in which
to install the antenna. "Exclusive use" means an area of the
property that only you, and persons you permit, may enter and
use to the exclusion of other residents. For example, your
condominium or apartment may include a balcony, terrace, deck or
patio that only you can use, and the rule applies to these
areas. The rule does not apply to common areas, such as the
roof, the hallways, the walkways or the exterior walls of a
condominium or apartment building. Restrictions on antennas
installed in these common areas are not covered by the
Commission's rule. For example, the rule would not apply to
restrictions that prevent drilling through the exterior wall of
a condominium or rental unit and thus restrictions may prohibit
installation that requires such drilling.
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Satellite Dish Reception is without a doubt has become very
popular but many people have thought that they could not use it
because they live in a Multi Unit facility. However, as long as
they confirm to the FCC rule concerning the installation of
Satellite Dishes, they too can enjoy the benefits of Satellite
TV. I would certainly discuss the issue with the Management of
the complex but you certainly have the right to install a
Satellite Dish within certain restrictions as per the FCC Rule.
Satellite Dish reception is unbelievable. Talk to the Satellite
Dish Supplier for specifics.