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Bill116th CongressFiled Apr 11, 2019Science, Technology, Communications
S. 1166

Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020

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What it doesSummary reported to senate (Dec 15, 2020)

Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to award grants for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas. The NTIA must also award grants to states and Native American tribes to build infrastructure and acquire necessary equipment to establish or expand an open-access, carrier-neutral submarine cable landing station that serves a military facility.

What just happenedDec 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN](R-TN)Sponsor
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  1. Dec 15, 2020Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.

  2. Dec 15, 2020Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  3. Dec 15, 2020Committee14000

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  4. Nov 18, 2020Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  5. Apr 11, 2019IntroReferral

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

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  6. Apr 11, 2019IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to SenateDec 15, 202025

Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to award grants for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas. The NTIA must also award grants to states and Native American tribes to build infrastructure and acquire necessary equipment to establish or expand an open-access, carrier-neutral submarine cable landing station that serves a military facility.

Introduced in SenateApr 11, 2019

Internet Exchange Act of 2019

This bill creates a grant program for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas.

Further, the bill allows recipients of funding from the E-Rate and Telehealth programs to apply such funds to the procurement or maintenance of a connection to an internet exchange facility.

Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020 — Informed