HR 2665
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Internet, web applications, social media
Small business
Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021
Introduced: April 19, 2021
Introduced by:
Van Drew, Jefferson
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program for awarding grants to states for the deployment of broadband service in underserved areas by small business broadband providers.
A state that receives such a grant must use the funds to make subgrants to small business broadband providers that enable those providers to deploy broadband service in underserved areas in the state. This broadband service must have (1) a download speed of at least 25 megabits per second (Mbps); (2) an upload speed of at least 10 Mbps; and (3) latency that is sufficiently low to allow real-time, interactive applications.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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