3.0.0 417 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-09 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-09T22:30:28Z Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 114 3103 HR 2015-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2015-02-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2015-02-09 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2015-09-08 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-11-05 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2015-11-10 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Licensing and registrations Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-28T14:49:19Z Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program under which a wireless carrier receiving a license under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 may partition or disaggregate the license in order to make unused spectrum available to small carriers or carriers serving certain rural areas.

Defines "small carrier" as a carrier with not more than 1,500 employees as calculated under regulatory standards used by the Small Business Administration to determine the number of individuals employed by a business concern on a full-time, part-time, or other basis.

Provides carriers receiving such licenses and participating in the program with a three-year extension of licenses granted under this Act.

]]> Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 Display Title Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available for use by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s417is/xml/BILLS-114s417is.xml 2015-02-09 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.