Skip to main content
S 2275 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Telecommunication rates and fees User charges and fees

Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.

Specifically, the bill requires providers to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data for each covered household in a census block showing

  • average speed and price of broadband service;
  • latency, or the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer;
  • denials of service and their reason; and
  • type of broadband technology available.

Providers must also report data measuring the characteristics of broadband service as advertised and as delivered.

The FCC must make the collected data available to certain governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and researchers.

Further, the bill requires the FCC to develop a searchable map of existing broadband service capability and availability.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1