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Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 14, 2019
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Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a process that uses broadband coverage data reported by consumers and government entities to verify coverage data reported by wireless carriers.

In addition, the FCC must consider (1) including a mechanism to incorporate such data; and (2) implementing other measures, such as an evidence-based challenge process, to verify reported coverage data.

What's happening now March 14, 2019

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

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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 14, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 842: Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-842/
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