S. 1939 · 112th Congress
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar
- Introduced
- 2011-12-01
- Latest action
- 2011-12-01 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to require states to install broadband conduits (conduits for fiber optic cables that support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service) in certain highway construction projects.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that any requesting broadband provider has access to such installed broadband conduit on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for a charge not to exceed a cost-based rate.