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House Bill 7359
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 25, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 25, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 25, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
7359
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Trent Kelly
Mississippi
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House 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 House
June 25, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4021
Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Actions (2)
06/25/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/25/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:49 PM
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