H.R. 3281 · 110th Congress
Community Broadband Act of 2007
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BoucherSponsor5 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R
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Community Broadband Act of 2007 - Prohibits any state or local government statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from having the effect of prohibiting any public provider from providing advanced communications capability to any person or any public or private entity.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 1, 2007
Community Broadband Act of 2007 - Prohibits any state or local government statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from having the effect of prohibiting any public provider from providing advanced communications capability to any person or any public or private entity.
Defines "public provider" as a state or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof or any entity owned, controlled, or otherwise affiliated with a state, subdivision, or instrumentality.
Prohibits a public provider from granting any regulatory preference to itself or to any provider it owns or is affiliated with.
Requires, subject to exception, a public provider, before it provides advanced communications capability or services, to publish notice and provide local citizens and private-sector entities with an opportunity to be heard.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Community Broadband Act of 2007
Latest action (Aug 2, 2007): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1684-1685)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 1, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.