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HR 1814 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Licensing and registrations Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017

Introduced: March 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017

This bill 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.

A "small carrier" is defined 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.

A three-year license extension is provided to any carrier that receives such a license and participates in the program.

What's happening now March 31, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1814: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1814/
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"H.R. 1814: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1814/.
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H.R. 1814, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1814/.
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