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HR 3103 114th Congress House

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015

Official title: To encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available for use by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage.

Introduced: July 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesLicensing and registrationsRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Communications Commission 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 to serve 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 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1814 Reintroduced Bill Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017
  • S 417 Related bill Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3103: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3103/
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"H.R. 3103: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3103/.
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