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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

Introduced: February 13, 2018 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Oct 9, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-345.
May 22, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 13, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking to establish a national standard for determining whether mobile broadband service in rural areas is reasonably comparable to the service provided in urban areas.

The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strength and speed of mobile broadband service from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The service provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban areas if the average signal strength and speed meet or exceed the averages in the most-populated areas.

What's happening now October 9, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2903 Related bill Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 22, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 21, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 16, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2418: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2418/
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"S. 2418: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2418/.
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S. 2418, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2418/.
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