Connect The Nation Act
To promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 9/20/2007--Introduced.
Connect The Nation Act - Provides for grants to develop and implement statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband service within each state.
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| September 20, 2007 |
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Blog Coverage
February 25, 2008 This is what happens when you actually want a Broadband Policy
The report notes that this would serve as a significant economic stimulus, and urges support for two bills: HR 3919, which would generate a national broadband census, and HR 3627, which would promote broadband adoption (Senate ...
Source: Capitol Valley
November 03, 2007 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.3893 Connect America Now Act
Oct 22, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Oct 18, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Introduced on Oct 18, 2007. Related Bills:. S.1190 · H.R.3627. Related Issue Areas: ...
October 28, 2007 Statement of Julie A. Hedlund Senior Analyst Information ...
S. 1190 and H.R. 3627, 110. th. Cong. (2007). 23. For example, Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-VA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced the. âRural Telecommunications Modernization Act of 2000â with provisions offering tax credits for ...
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