S. 159 · 108th Congress
Jumpstart Broadband Act
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Jumpstart Broadband Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allocate no less than an additional 255 megahertz of contiguous spectrum in the 5 gigahertz band for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices while ensuring that Department of Defense devices and systems are not compromised.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 14, 2003
Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish standards for interference protection which enable incumbent Federal government agency users of such allocated spectrum to continue such use.
Directs the FCC to: (1) adopt minimal technical and device rules for efficient use of such allocated spectrum by wireless broadband devices; and (2) amend its rules to require that all wireless broadband devices manufactured after such rules amendment that operate in such allocated spectrum be capable of two-way digital communications and meet the interference protection standards.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Jumpstart Broadband Act
Latest action (Jan 14, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S301)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 14, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.