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Under committee review
What it doesSummary reported to senate (Dec 20, 2022)
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.
What just happenedDec 20, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Who’s behind it
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine each year (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its annual inquiry concerning the availability of advanced telecommunications capability.