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Old 07-06-2005, 10:04 PM
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Re: Canada Satellite

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Originally Posted by mhoward
That is very interesting regarding US TV in Canada. I assume that some ExpressView and BEV? signals spill into the US. Is it also illegal to receive signals/have such a subscription here in the US? If I had a BUD would it be illegal for me to watch the FTA CBC channels on Anik?
Yes, the signals from Nimiq 1 & 2 (Bell ExpressVu's birds) spill over into the States and right into northern Mexico (at least on Nimiq 1). The U.S. government has no rules banning Canadian satellite signals in the U.S. but Bell ExpressVu's corporate policy prohibits U.S. residents from taking out subscriptions. As for CBC on C-band it would be legal since its FTA.

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