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Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act

USA117th CongressS-1676| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Margaret Wood Hassan

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act This bill provides tax incentives for investment in broadband, particularly in rural areas. Specifically, the bill allows issuance of private activity bonds for financing qualified broadband projects, issuers of broadband infrastructure bonds a credit for interest payments under such bonds, and a 10% investment tax credit for qualified broadband projects. The bill defines qualified broadband project as any project that (1) is designed to provide broadband service solely to one or more areas that are rural areas and in which more than 50% of residential households do not have access to fixed, terrestrial broadband service that delivers at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least 3 megabits service upstream, and (2) results in gigabit capable internet access to certain residential and commercial locations.
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Timeline
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Business investment and capitalIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentSecurities

Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act

USA117th CongressS-1676| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act This bill provides tax incentives for investment in broadband, particularly in rural areas. Specifically, the bill allows issuance of private activity bonds for financing qualified broadband projects, issuers of broadband infrastructure bonds a credit for interest payments under such bonds, and a 10% investment tax credit for qualified broadband projects. The bill defines qualified broadband project as any project that (1) is designed to provide broadband service solely to one or more areas that are rural areas and in which more than 50% of residential households do not have access to fixed, terrestrial broadband service that delivers at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least 3 megabits service upstream, and (2) results in gigabit capable internet access to certain residential and commercial locations.
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Timeline
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Margaret Wood Hassan

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business investment and capitalIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentSecurities