S. 277 · 115th Congress
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017
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This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 2, 2017
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to:
- provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced and next-generation telecommunications services in rural areas, the advancement of universal service principles for nationwide access to affordable and quality telecommunications and information services, and other policies relating to telecommunications in rural areas;
- define what constitutes a rural area that has access to telecommunications and information technologies and services in accordance with universal service principles; and
- advise on the impact of FCC agenda items on the provision of such services in rural areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017
Latest action (Feb 2, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 2, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.