S. 2959 · 115th Congress
Office of Rural Broadband Act
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This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, whose duties shall include:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 24, 2018
Office of Rural Broadband Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, whose duties shall include:
- coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs,
- coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding programs that deploy rural broadband,
- coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment, and
- tracking broadband Internet subscription rates in rural areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Office of Rural Broadband Act
Latest action (May 24, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 24, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.