Consumer Broadband Deregulation Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7933-7935)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the FCC or any State or political subdivision from requiring a broadband services provider to afford an Internet service provider access to its facilities or services for the purpose of offering broadband services.
Prohibits a State or local statute from impeding the ability of any entity to provide broadband services.
Requires the manufacturer of equipment used for broadband services to ensure that the equipment is accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.
Provides an exception to local exchange carrier unbundled access and collocation requirements with respect to the provision of broadband services.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a national clearinghouse for data and information relating to the deployment of facilities capable of supporting high-speed Internet services.
Directs the FCC to conduct a study of wireless technology and the appropriate Federal role in facilitating such technology.
Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on ways to promote broadband services through e-government.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7933-7935)
- Aug 1, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7931-7933)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Computer security measures
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer protection
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Distance education
- Education
- Electronic government information
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal preemption
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forfeiture
- Freedom of information
- Government and the press
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Higher education
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Injunctions
- Internet
- Internet service providers
- Law
- Local laws
- Public meetings of administrative bodies
- Public records
- Right of privacy
- Right-of-way
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- State laws
- Telecommunication industry
- Telecommunication rates
- Telecommunication systems
- Telemedicine
- Transportation and Public Works
- Wireless communication
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