A resolution establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the Internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective.

3.0.0 191 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z Senate S SRES 2007-05-08 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-08T19:34:58Z 2007-05-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5750-5751) IntroReferral 2007-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5751) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-05-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadband Congress Internet Legislation Science, Technology, Communications

00 2007-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-29T19:14:12Z Establishes a national next-generation broadband network goal to bring, by 2015, universal and affordable access to networks with the capability of transmitting data bidirectionally at 100 megabits per second for households, businesses, and government offices.

Directs relevant congressional committees to work with the President to develop a strategy to achieve the goal and begin, by the end of 2007, to enact specific legislation and adopt policies to implement the strategy.

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A resolution establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the Internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective. Display Title A resolution establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the Internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective. Official Title as Introduced A resolution establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the Internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2007-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres191is/xml/BILLS-110sres191is.xml 2007-05-08 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5750-5751) 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.