S. 1439 · 110th Congress
Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007
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Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to extend the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 21, 2007
Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to extend the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program.
Revises the definition of "eligible rural area."
Establishes a non-duplification of terrestrial lines, facilities, or systems requirement.
Requires loan applications to be processed within 180 days.
Eliminates the eligibility prohibition for entities that serve more than 2% of the telephone lines installed in the United States.
Establishes a grant program for development of statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband services within eligible rural areas.
Sets forth loan security and equity requirement provisions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action (May 21, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 21, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.