S. 1294 · 109th Congress
Community Broadband Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Frank Lautenberg
- Introduced
- 2005-06-23
- Latest action
- 2005-06-23 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Community Broadband Act of 2005 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to prohibit any state statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from prohibiting any public provider from providing, to any person or public or private entity, advanced telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability.
Defines as a "public provider" any State or political subdivision thereof, or Indian tribe, that provides telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability.