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S 2879 111th Congress Senate

Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13038)
Dec 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 11, 2009
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