The Persistent Digital Divide: Selected Broadband Deployment Issues and Policy Considerations

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R47506

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Archived

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Apr 18, 2023

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Sep 2, 2026, 8:43 pm UTC

Authors: Colby Leigh Rachfal

Source topics: Telecommunications & Internet Policy

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Related federal bills

• HR 889To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income.
  118th Congress
• S 341A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income.
  118th Congress
• S 690A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 1162A bill to ensure that broadband maps are accurate before funds are allocated under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program based on those maps.
  118th Congress
• S 3692A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 4374To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture.
  117th Congress
• HR 3369To codify the ReConnect Program, to expand rural broadband assistance, and to improve the administration and accountability of the broadband programs at the Department of Agriculture.
  117th Congress
• S 3587A bill to modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program of the Rural Utilities Service, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 7060To modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program of the Rural Utilities Service, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 2252To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities for fiscal year 2024.
  118th Congress
• HR 800New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017
  115th Congress
• HR 827Home Internet Accessibility Act
  118th Congress
• HR 922To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide requirements on the use of assistance for broadband deployment, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 1178Broadband SALE Act
  118th Congress
• HR 1241To 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.
  118th Congress
• HR 1752To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative.
  118th Congress
• HR 1812To require the Federal Communications Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 975A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 2285To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for US Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service, Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program for fiscal year 2024.
  118th Congress
• S 275A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.
  118th Congress
• S 856A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 43To direct the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize the timely processing of certain long-form applications in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
  118th Congress