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Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018

Introduced: January 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4876: Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4876/
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"H.R. 4876: Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4876/.
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