3.0.0 2332 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z Senate S S 2006-02-17 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-17T18:20:38Z American Broadband for Communities Act 109 5085 HR 2006-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2006-02-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2006-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Broadband Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Planning Television broadcasting Television frequency allocation Television stations Wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2006-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-29T18:54:28Z American Broadband for Communities Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the use of any unused broadcast television spectrum in the band between 72 and 698 megaHertz, other than between 608 and 614 megaHertz, by unlicensed devices, including wireless broadband devices.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) adopt minimal technical and device rules to develop the use of such spectrum by such unlicensed devices; and (2) establish specified rules and procedures, including to protect incumbent licensed services from harmful interference from such unlicensed devices, and to address complaints from licensed broadcast stations that an unlicensed device using such spectrum causes harmful interference.

]]> American Broadband for Communities Act Display Title American Broadband for Communities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced American Broadband for Communities Act Introduced in Senate 2006-02-17T05:00:00Z 2006-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.