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S 2307 106th Congress Senate

Rural Broadband Enhancement Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to encourage broadband deployment to rural America, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2000 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureCable televisionCommerceDirect broadcast satellites
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Economics and Public FinanceFederal Communications CommissionFederal aid to rural areasGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingHousing and Community DevelopmentIndependent regulatory commissionsInternetLawSpace activitiesSparsely populated areasTelecommunication industryTelecommunication ratesTelevision relay systemsWireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9599-9600)
Mar 28, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 28, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1822)
Mar 28, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 2, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9599-9600)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to initiate a proceeding to provide Federal universal service support for the deployment of broadband telecommunications service (high speed voice, data, graphic, and video telecommunications) to eligible rural communities ( non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants).

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administrative Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other credit extensions to eligible telecommunications carrier providers, or to companies that accept the obligations of such carriers, to finance the deployment of broadband service to eligible rural communities.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4122 Identical bill Rural Broadband Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 23, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2307: Rural Broadband Enhancement Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2307/
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"S. 2307: Rural Broadband Enhancement Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2307/.
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S. 2307, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2307/.
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