Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

United States115th CongressS-1621Senate
Updated: Mar 9, 2018

Summary

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs. The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data, and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    House of Representatives

  2. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Senate

  3. Received in the House.

    House of Representatives

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

    House of Representatives