tellite carriers,
distributors, and copyright owners, who are not party to a voluntary
agreement filed with the Copyright Office under paragraph (2).

(4) Reduction. [62]-

(A) Superstation. The rate of the royalty fee in effect on January 1,
1998, payable in each case under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) shall be
reduced by 30 percent.

(B) Network and public broadcasting satellite feed. The rate of the
royalty fee in effect on January 1, 1998, payable under subsection (b)
(1)(B)(ii) shall be reduced by 45 percent.

(5) Public broadcasting service as agent. For purposes of section 802,
with respect to royalty fees paid by satellite carriers for
retransmitting the Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed, the
Public Broadcasting Service shall be the agent for all public television
copyright claimants and all Public Broadcasting Service member
stations. [63]

(d) Definitions. As used in this section-

(1) Distributor. The term "distributor" means an entity which contracts
to distribute secondary transmissions from a satellite carrier and,
either as a single channel or in a package with other programming,
provides the secondary transmission either directly to individual
subscribers for private home viewing or indirectly through other program
distribution entities.

(2) Network station. The term "network station" means-

(A) a television broadcast station, including any translator station or
terrestrial satellite station that rebroadcasts all or substantially all
of the programming broadcast by a network station, that is owned or
operated by, or affiliated with, one or more of the television networks
in the United States which offer an interconnected program service on a
regular basis for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 of its
affiliated television licensees in 10 or more States; or

(B) a noncommercial educational broadcast station (as defined in section
397 of the Communications Act of 1934).

(3) Primary network station. The term "primary network station" means a
network station that broadcasts or rebroadcasts the basic programming
service of a particular national network.

(4) Primary transmission. The term "primary transmission" has the
meaning given that term in section 111(f) of this title.

(5) Private home viewing. The term "private home viewing" means the
viewing, for private use in a household by means of satellite reception
equipment which is operated by an individual in that househo