HR 363
108th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Broadband
Cable television
Communication satellites
Computers
Department of Commerce
Electronic data interchange
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Internet
Law
Military communications
Radio spectrum allocation
Telecommunication systems
Television frequency allocation
Television relay systems
Wireless communication
Jumpstart Broadband Act
Introduced: January 27, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jan 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 27, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Jumpstart Broadband Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allocate no less than an additional 255 megahertz of contiguous spectrum in the 5 gigahertz band for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices while ensuring that Department of Defense devices and systems are not compromised.
Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish standards for interference protection which enable incumbent Federal government agency users of such allocated spectrum to continue such use.
Directs the FCC to: (1) adopt minimal technical and device rules for efficient use of such allocated spectrum by wireless broadband devices; and (2) amend its rules to require that all wireless broadband devices manufactured after such rules amendment that operate in such allocated spectrum be capable of two-way digital communications and meet the interference protection standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1