unserved household
(11) Service to recreational vehicles and commercial trucks.— (A) Exemption.— (i) In general .— For purposes of this subsection, and subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the term “unserved household” shall include— (I) recreational vehicles as defined in regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 3282.8 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations ; and (II) commercial trucks that qualify as commercial motor vehicles under regulations of the Secretary of Transportation under section 383.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations . (ii) Limitation .— Clause (i) shall apply only to a recreational vehicle or commercial truck if any satellite carrier that proposes to make a secondary transmission of a network station to the operator of such a recreational vehicle or commercial truck complies with the documentation requirements under subparagraphs (B) and (C). (iii) Exclusion .— For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms “recreational vehicle” and “commercial truck” shall not include any fixed dwelling, whether a mobile home or otherwise. (B) Documentation requirements .— A recreational vehicle or commercial truck shall be deemed to be an unserved household beginning 10 days after the relevant satellite carrier provides to the network that owns or is affiliated with the network station that will be secondarily transmitted to the recreational vehicle or commercial truck the following documents: (i) Declaration .— A signed declaration by the operator of the recreational vehicle or commercial truck that the satellite dish is permanently attached to the recreational vehicle or commercial truck, and will not be used to receive satellite programming at any fixed dwelling. (ii) Registration .— In the case of a recreational vehicle, a copy of the current State vehicle registration for the recreational vehicle. (iii) Registration and license .— In the case of a commercial truck, a copy of— (I) the current State vehicle registration for the truck; and (II) a copy of a valid, current commercial driver’s license, as defined in regulations of the Secretary of Transportation under section 383 of title 49 , Code of Federal Regulations, issued to the operator. (C) Updated documentation requirements .— If a satellite carrier wishes to continue to make secondary transmissions to a recreational vehicle or commercial truck for more than a 2-year period, that carrier shall provide each network, upon request, with updated documentation in the form described under subparagraph (B) during the 90 days before expiration of that 2-year period.