S. 2965 · 117th Congress
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Braun
- Introduced
- 2021-10-07
- Latest action
- 2021-10-07 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to analyze current and projected demands for data transmission on rural broadband networks and publish a report of its findings. The analysis must include, for example, estimates of the quantity of data transmitted and certain unrecovered costs to rural broadband providers associated with those transmissions.