S. 2275 · 116th Congress
Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
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This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 25, 2019
Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.
Specifically, the bill requires providers to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data for each covered household in a census block showing
- average speed and price of broadband service;
- latency, or the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer;
- denials of service and their reason; and
- type of broadband technology available.
Providers must also report data measuring the characteristics of broadband service as advertised and as delivered.
The FCC must make the collected data available to certain governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and researchers.
Further, the bill requires the FCC to develop a searchable map of existing broadband service capability and availability.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
Latest action (Jul 25, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 25, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.