3.0.0 3820 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z Senate S S 2006-08-03 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-08-03T23:51:18Z 2006-08-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8836-8839) IntroReferral 2006-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8833-8836) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Broadband Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Public-private partnerships Radio spectrum allocation Rural economic development Wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-29T20:56:14Z Broadband for Rural America Act of 2006 - Establishes the Broadband Access Trust Fund. Establishes, in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Office of Broadband Access to coordinate the use of all Fund resources as those resources relate to the expansion of broadband technology into rural or unserved areas. Deposits into the Fund appropriations and one percent of the proceeds of frequency band auctions.

Amends provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 relating to making or guaranteeing loans for broadband facilities and equipment in eligible rural communities to: (1) to extend the period for making or guaranteeing such loans; (2) modify the definition of "eligible rural community;" (3) remove provisions giving priority to communities in which residential broadband service is not available; and (4) modify loan eligibility criteria. Authorizes grants to provide broadband services.

Requires the FCC to issue a final order in the matter of Unlicensed Operation in TV Broadcast Bands. Sets forth requirements for the order, including that it allow certified unlicensed devices to use certain non-licensed television broadcast channels in rural areas.

Requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to reconfigure its band plans: (1) for the upper 700 MHz band and the unauctioned portions of the lower 700 MHz band to designate up to 12 MHz of paired recovered analog spectrum; and (2) to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic license areas.

Establishes the Rural Broadband Access Task Force to study broadband deployment.

]]> Broadband for Rural America Act of 2006 Display Title Broadband for Rural America Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand broadband access for rural Americans. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Broadband for Rural America Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3820is/xml/BILLS-109s3820is.xml 2006-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8836-8839) 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.