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S 1766 113th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication

USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require at least 75% of all amounts collected by interstate telecommunications providers from consumers in a rural state for the purpose of making certain contributions to universal service funds established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to be allocated to consumers in that rural state.

Defines "rural state" as a state in which the total population density is not more than 200 people per square mile, as determined by the latest available decennial census.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to require an increase in amounts collected by interstate telecommunications providers from consumers for the purpose of making such contributions.

What's happening now November 21, 2013

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

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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1766: USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1766/
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