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A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission.

USA115th CongressS-277| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • February 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Advisory bodiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication

A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission.

USA115th CongressS-277| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2017
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.
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Timeline
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • February 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication