Office of Rural Broadband Act This bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to track broadband subscription rates in rural areas.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Science, Technology, Communications
Consumer affairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication
Office of Rural Broadband Act
USA116th CongressS-454| Senate
| Updated: 2/12/2019
Office of Rural Broadband Act This bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to track broadband subscription rates in rural areas.
Consumer affairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication