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H.R. 5497 — Office of Rural Telecommunications Act | PoliFocus

H.R. 5497115th Congress

Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]

5 cosponsors

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications

Summary

Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, whose duties shall include:

coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs,
coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding Connect American Fund programs that deploy rural broadband,
coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to rural broadband deployment, and
measuring broadband adoption rates in rural areas.

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Related Legislation

S. 2959Office of Rural Broadband Act
2018-05-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related

Legislative Actions

2018-04-12
Introduced in House
2018-04-12
Introduced in House
2018-04-12
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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