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HR 3916 113th Congress House

Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote the expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations.

Introduced: January 16, 2014 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Licensing and registrations
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Public contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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Jan 16, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 16, 2014
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 Latest action January 16, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when prescribing regulations concerning the competitive bidding system under which electromagnetic spectrum licenses are auctioned to qualified bidders, to promote the expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations.

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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 14, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3916: Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3916/
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"H.R. 3916: Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3916/.
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H.R. 3916, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3916/.
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