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H.R. 46 119th Congress House

Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize the timely processing of certain long-form applications in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAtmospheric science and weatherFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Government trust funds
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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize the processing of applications for certain rural broadband expansion projects that are located in areas with the shortest construction seasons (e.g., areas with long winters and heavy snowfall).

Specifically, the FCC must prioritize processing such applications for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase II auction, which aims to facilitate the provision of broadband service to areas that are partially served. (The RDOF program's first phase, which is focused on broadband service for wholly unserved areas, is underway.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-46/
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