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S 1776 113th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Licensing and registrations Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013

Introduced: November 21, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a program under which a wireless carrier receiving a license under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 may partition or disaggregate the license in order to make unused spectrum available to small carriers or carriers serving certain rural areas.

Defines "small carrier" as a carrier with not more than 1,500 employees as calculated under regulatory standards used by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to determine the number of individuals employed by a business concern on a full-time, part-time, or other basis.

Provides carriers receiving such licenses and participating in the program with a three-year extension of licenses granted under this Act.

What's happening now November 21, 2013

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

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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Nov 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1776: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1776/
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"S. 1776: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1776/.
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