---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 386.2"
title: "37"
number: "386.2"
heading: "Royalty fee for secondary transmission by satellite carriers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/386.2"
---

# §386.2. Royalty fee for secondary transmission by satellite carriers.

- (a) **General.**
  - (1) For purposes of this section, Per subscriber per month shall mean for each subscriber subscribing to the station in question (or to a package including such station) on the last day of a given month.
  - (2) In the case of a station engaged in digital multicasting, the rates set forth in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section shall apply to each digital stream that a satellite carrier or distributor retransmits pursuant to [17 U.S.C. 119](/usc/17/119.md), provided however that no additional royalty shall be paid for the carriage of any material related to the programming on such stream.
- (b) **Rates—**
  - (1) **Private home viewing.** The rates applicable to Satellite Carriers' carriage of each broadcast signal for private home viewing shall be as follows:
    - (i) 2010: 25 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2010);
    - (ii) 2011: 25 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (iii) 2012: 26 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (iv) 2013: 27 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (v) 2014: 27 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (vi) 2015: 27 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2015). 1
    - (vii) 2016: 27 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2016). 3
    - (viii) 2017: 27 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (ix) 2018: 28 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (x) 2019: 29 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xi) 2020: 30 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xii) 2021: 30 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xiii) 2022: 32 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xiv) 2023: 34 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xv) 2024: 35 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xvi) 2025: 36 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xvii) 2026: 37 cents per subscriber per month.
  - (2) **Viewing in commercial establishments.** The rates applicable to Satellite Carriers' carriage of each broadcast signal for viewing in commercial establishments shall be as follows:
    - (i) 2010: 50 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2010);
    - (ii) 2011: 51 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (iii) 2012: 53 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (iv) 2013: 54 cents per subscriber per month;
    - (v) 2014: 55 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (vi) 2015: 56 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2015). 2
    - (vii) 2016: 56 cents per subscriber per month (for each month of 2016). 4
    - (viii) 2017: 57 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (ix) 2018: 58 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (x) 2019: 59 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xi) 2020: 60 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xii) 2021: 61 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xiii) 2022: 65 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xiv) 2023: 70 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xv) 2024: 72 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xvi) 2025: 74 cents per subscriber per month.
    - (xvii) 2026: 76 cents per subscriber per month.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 53198, Aug. 31, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 75624, Dec. 6, 2010; 76 FR 74704, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 70374, Nov. 26, 2012; 78 FR 71502, Nov. 29, 2013; 80 FR 22418, Apr. 22, 2015; 80 FR 73119, Nov. 24, 2015; 81 FR 84479, Nov. 23, 2016; 82 FR 55947, Nov. 27, 2017; 83 FR 61127, Nov. 28, 2018; 84 FR 64206, Nov. 21, 2019; 85 FR 74884, Nov. 24, 2020; 86 FR 67329, Nov. 26, 2021; 87 FR 73941, Dec. 2, 2022, 88 FR 83354, Nov. 29, 2023; 88 FR 84710, Dec. 6, 2023; 89 FR 94614, Nov. 29, 2024; 90 FR 55045, Dec. 1, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 119(c), 801(b)(1).

### Source

Source: 75 FR 53198, Aug. 31, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 53198, Aug. 31, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 75624, Dec. 6, 2010; 76 FR 74704, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 70374, Nov. 26, 2012; 78 FR 71502, Nov. 29, 2013; 80 FR 22418, Apr. 22, 2015; 80 FR 73119, Nov. 24, 2015; 81 FR 84479, Nov. 23, 2016; 82 FR 55947, Nov. 27, 2017; 83 FR 61127, Nov. 28, 2018; 84 FR 64206, Nov. 21, 2019; 85 FR 74884, Nov. 24, 2020; 86 FR 67329, Nov. 26, 2021; 87 FR 73941, Dec. 2, 2022, 88 FR 83354, Nov. 29, 2023; 88 FR 84710, Dec. 6, 2023; 89 FR 94614, Nov. 29, 2024; 90 FR 55045, Dec. 1, 2025]