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Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative of 2001
Introduced: March 1, 2001
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
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Became law
Mar 1, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1764)
Mar 1, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1761-1762, S1766-1767)
Mar 1, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) make grants to eligible recipients to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities to underserved rural areas; and (2) guarantee loans used for such purpose. Requires particular emphasis to be given to entities that use grant proceeds to: (1) provide underserved rural areas with access to Internet services by local telephone; (2) demonstrate models or technologies to bring broadband services to such areas; and (3) use broadband services to stimulate economic development in such areas.
Limits to $100 million the total amount of such grants.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1764)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1