Expanding Broadband: Potential Role of Municipal Networks to Address the Digital Divide

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R47225

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Aug 25, 2022

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Sep 3, 2026, 1:10 pm UTC

Authors: Colby Leigh Rachfal

Source topics: Telecommunications & Internet Policy

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Related federal bills

• HR 1149To prohibit a State or political subdivision thereof from providing or offering for sale to the public retail or wholesale broadband internet access service, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3435To establish a broadband expansion grant program, to streamline the permitting process for fixed and mobile broadband services, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1631To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services.
  117th Congress
• S 1460A bill to amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services.
  117th Congress
• HR 1783To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 745A bill to make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 4763A bill to support the construction of middle mile broadband infrastructure and enhance the electric grid.
  117th Congress
• HR 1672To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the establishment of a program to expand access to broadband service, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1700To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 741A bill to establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1848To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1904To include broadband as a utility that tenants residing in federally assisted housing can have subsidized by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 2400To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small internet providers.
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• HR 4374To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture.
  117th Congress
• HR 5058To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 2071A bill to provide grants to States, territories, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and eligible Tribal entities to promote access to affordable, high-speed broadband and digital equity.
  117th Congress
• HR 3703To facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 326A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States, and for other purposes.
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