Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1515| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication