A bill to reauthorize the broadband loan and loan guarantee program under title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.
Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to extend the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program.
Revises the definition of "eligible rural area."
Establishes a non-duplification of terrestrial lines, facilities, or systems requirement.
Requires loan applications to be processed within 180 days.
Eliminates the eligibility prohibition for entities that serve more than 2% of the telephone lines installed in the United States.
Establishes a grant program for development of statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband services within eligible rural areas.
Sets forth loan security and equity requirement provisions.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6951-6952)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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