SENATE 277115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2017-02-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-02 (00)
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to:
- provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced and next-generation telecommunications services in rural areas, the advancement of universal service principles for nationwide access to affordable and quality telecommunications and information services, and other policies relating to telecommunications in rural areas;
- define what constitutes a rural area that has access to telecommunications and information technologies and services in accordance with universal service principles; and
- advise on the impact of FCC agenda items on the provision of such services in rural areas.
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Rural conditions and development
- Telephone and wireless communication
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