US Congress Senate Bill 2418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-10-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking to establish a national standard for determining whether mobile broadband service in rural areas is reasonably comparable to the service provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strength and speed of mobile broadband service from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The service provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban areas if the average signal strength and speed meet or exceed the averages in the most-populated areas.

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-10-09	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
2018-10-09	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-345.
2018-05-22	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2018-02-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB2903 (Related) 2017-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2418/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2418/BILLS-115s2418is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2418/BILLS-115s2418rs.pdf