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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017

Introduced: January 24, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S451; text of measure as introduced: CR S451)
Jan 24, 2017
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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act 2017

This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for:

  • consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and
  • content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.

The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this bill, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether:

  • this exception should be made permanent, and
  • the definition of "small business" for these purposes should be modified.
What's happening now January 24, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S451; text of measure as introduced: CR S451)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 288 Related bill Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 228: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-228/
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"S. 228: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-228/.
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S. 228, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-228/.
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