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 124 STAT. 1250 PUBLIC LAW 111–175—MAY 27, 2010 exceeds the requisite signal intensity standard in such clause, the subscriber shall not be denied the retrans- mission of a signal of a network station under section 119(d)(10)(A) of title 17, United States Code.’’; (C) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘the signal inten- sity’’ and all that follows through ‘‘United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘such requisite signal intensity standard’’; and (D) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘Grade B inten- sity’’. (c) SECTION 340.—Section 340(i) is amended by striking para- graph (4). SEC. 205. APPLICATION PENDING COMPLETION OF RULEMAKINGS. (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Federal Communications Commission adopts rules pursuant to the amendments to the Communications Act of 1934 made by section 203 and section 204 of this title, the Federal Communica- tions Commission shall follow its rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 338, 339, and 340 of the Communications Act of 1934 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND LOW POWER TELEVISION STA- TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), for purposes of determining whether a subscriber within the local market served by a translator station or a low power television station affiliated with a television network is eligible to receive distant signals under section 339 of the Communications Act of 1934, the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission for determining such sub- scriber’s eligibility as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall apply until the date on which the translator station or low power television station is licensed to broadcast a digital signal. (c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subtitle: (1) LOCAL MARKET; LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION; SAT- ELLITE CARRIER; SUBSCRIBER; TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION.— The terms ‘‘local market’’, ‘‘low power television station’’, ‘‘sat- ellite carrier’’, ‘‘subscriber’’, and ‘‘television broadcast station’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 338(k) of the Communications Act of 1934. (2) NETWORK STATION; TELEVISION NETWORK.—The terms ‘‘network station’’ and ‘‘television network’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 339(d) of such Act. SEC. 206. PROCESS FOR ISSUING QUALIFIED CARRIER CERTIFICATION. Part I of title III is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 342. PROCESS FOR ISSUING QUALIFIED CARRIER CERTIFI- CATION. ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.—The Commission shall issue a certification for the purposes of section 119(g)(3)(A)(iii) of title 17, United States Code, if the Commission determines that— ‘‘(1) a satellite carrier is providing local service pursuant to the statutory license under section 122 of such title in each designated market area; and 47 USC 342. Applicability. Time period. 47 USC 338 note. 47 USC 340.