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S 2473 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act

Introduced: July 26, 2021 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 26, 2021
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Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award grants to state or tribal governments, utility providers, or other eligible entities for projects to construct, improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure (i.e., broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to an end-user location).

What's happening now July 26, 2021

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

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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2473: Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2473/
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"S. 2473: Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2473/.
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S. 2473, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2473/.
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[S. 2473: Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2473/)
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