Broadband Parity Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/27/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-05-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-27 (00)
Broadband Parity Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a minimum level of service (e.g., upload and download speeds) that any fixed broadband internet service provider must offer to be eligible for assistance under a federal broadband support program. This minimum must ensure that a provider can support virtual learning, telehealth services, and telework.
Further, the bill prohibits an agency from assisting a provider through a federal broadband support program unless the service that will be assisted meets or exceeds (or will meet or exceed when deployed) this minimum level of service.
Cosponsors (1)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Economic development
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Housing and community development funding
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Libraries and archives
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Public housing
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Telecommunication rates and fees
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