HR 4876
115th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative remedies
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018
Introduced: January 22, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an annual inquiry on the availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts, including whether such capability is being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion and, if not, take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition. The term "broadband desert" means a census block in an urban area in which fewer than 33% of end-user premises do not have access to advanced telecommunications capability.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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