A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage.
Summary
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to analyze current and projected demands for data transmission on rural broadband networks and publish a report of its findings. The analysis must include, for example, estimates of the quantity of data transmitted and certain unrecovered costs to rural broadband providers associated with those transmissions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 7, 2021
Last action Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
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State
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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