S. 3692 · 117th Congress
NET Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- John Hickenlooper
- Introduced
- 2022-02-17
- Latest action
- 2022-12-20 · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
Summary
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.