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Senate Bill 4021
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 22, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 22, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
4021
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Republican
Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee
Republican
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall offer additional funding to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers for specified broadband projects.

Specifically, the FCC shall make one-time funding offers from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers that receive support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is a mechanism through which the FCC finances high-speed broadband networks in unserved rural areas.

Recipients of amounts from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund shall use such funds to (1) begin construction of a broadband network, (2) make broadband available from the network deployed using Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support, and (3) meet all build-out obligations pursuant to receiving amounts from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 22, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7359
Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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CRS
Actions (2)
06/22/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
06/22/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:11 PM
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