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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
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
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