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S. 2959

Office of Rural Broadband Act

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND](R-ND)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Office of Rural Broadband Act — Informed