S.1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act

A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation. view all titles (9)

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  • Short: Broadband Data Improvement Act as reported to senate.
  • Official: A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation. as introduced.
  • Short: Broadband Data Improvement Act as introduced.
  • Short: Broadband Data Improvement Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Broadband Data Improvement Act as passed house.
  • Short: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act as passed house.
  • Short: Broadband Data Improvement Act as enacted.
  • Short: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act as enacted.

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10/25/08
Connecting to the world

Earlier this month, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, or S. 1492, was passed in the US Senate and House of Representatives. “The bill was a very great ...

Source: Times-West Virginian, WV
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10/16/08
On Hate Speech, Internet Service Providers Exempt from First ...

In spite of the inclusion of an anti-child pornography provision in the recently passedBroadband Date Improvement Act, S. 1492, the bill does little to help ...

Source: BroadbandCensus.com, DC
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10/12/08
Schools soon required to teach web safety

The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492), sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, requires the Federal Trade Commission ...

Source: eSchool News, MD
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10/12/08
Schools soon required to teach web safety

...will guarantee that students are effectively protected. Therefore, we embrace wholeheartedly the thoughtful approach that S.1492 takes, particularly the flexibility that it affords districts on determining how best to educate students about staying safe

Source: eSchool News
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10/09/08
Statment by Press Secretary Dana Perino

S. 1492, which authorizes Commerce Department grants to designated State entities for initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of ...

Source: Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC
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10/08/08
New Broadband Data Bill Forgets The Broadband Data

On speed and price, for example, S. 1492 calls for GAO to develop methods and metrics to measure the actual price per bit consumers receive and the actual ...

Source: BroadbandReports.com, NY
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10/06/08
'Speed Matters:' CWA President Larry Cohen Urges Senate to Pass Broadband Bill

...to every household, business and community," he said. Cohen called on senators to pass the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492), a critical step in moving toward a national broadband policy. The measure would enable the U.S. to gather more informatio

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10/04/08
Web Wise Kids Applauds Congressional Passage of Child Online ...

S. 1492 now is headed to the President's desk forhis consideration. As a national leader in providing Internet safety education, Web Wise Kids'interactive ...

Source: PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro
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10/02/08
Broadband Data Bill Faces Implementation Hurdles

The delay will be necessary because while Congress passed the bill to improve broadband data collection, S. 1492, there isn’t any money actually set aside ...

Source: Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment, D.C.
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10/02/08
Web Wise Kids Applauds Congressional Passage of Child Online ...

S. 1492 now is headed to the President's desk for his consideration. As a national leader in providing Internet safety education, Web Wise Kids' interactive ...

Source: MarketWatch
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10/02/08
Web Wise Kids Applauds Congressional Passage of Child Online ...

S. 1492 now is headed to the President's desk for his consideration. As a national leader in providing Internet safety education, Web Wise Kids' interactive ...

Source: SYS-CON Media, NJ
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10/01/08
Broadband Mapping Bill Good for Jobs and Economy

Also referred to as the "broadband mapping bill," S. 1492 would identify gaps in high-speed Internet availability and enable public-private partnerships to ...

Source: PressZoom (press release), Netherlands
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10/01/08
TDS hails Senate passage of broadband data improvement act

The bill, S.1492, would provide survey information that should strengthen the argument for a widespread, US policy on access to broadband services, ...

Source: WTN News, WI
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10/01/08
Joint Statement of CoSN and ISTE Hailing Passage of Internet ...

Therefore, we embrace wholeheartedly the thoughtful approach that S. 1492 takes, particularly the flexibility that it affords districts on determining how ...

Source: MarketWatch
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09/29/08
House & Senate agree on better broadband data

The bill, S. 1492, passed the Senate unanimously on Friday and the House of Representatives approved it on Monday with minor revisions; the House wants ...

Source: FierceTelecom, DC
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09/28/08
Senate Approves Data Collection Bill

The measure, S. 1492, passed the Senate unanimously on Friday. Lawmakers have long pushed for increased broadband access throughout the country to help buoy ...

Source: PC Magazine
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09/28/08
'Speed Matters:' CWA President Larry Cohen Urges Senate to Pass ...

Cohen called on senators to pass the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492), a critical step in moving toward a national broadband policy. ...

Source: UNI Global Union, Switzerland
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09/28/08
'Speed Matters:' CWA President Larry Cohen Urges Senate to Pass Broadband Bill

...to every household, business and community," he said. Cohen called on senators to pass the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492), a critical step in moving toward a national broadband policy. The measure would enable the U.S. to gather more informatio

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11/01/07
House Committee Unanimously Backs Broadband Census Bill

It is similar to the Broadband Data Improvement Act, S. 1492, which also was unanimously approved by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation ...

Source: Union Network International, Switzerland
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10/14/07
US Congress Subcommittee Unanimously Backs Broadband Data Bill

The Senate Commerce Committee earlier voted unanimously on a similar measure, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, S. 1492, introduced by Senator Daniel ...

Source: Union Network International, Switzerland
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07/22/07
Durbin's Grand Idea: Ordinary People Should Write Legislation

Durbin’s legislative language has already been incorporated into Senate legislation (S. 1492) that proposes new broadband data-collection standards for the ...

Source: PressZoom (press release)
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07/21/07
Commerce Committee Approves Inouye Broadband Data Collection Bill

The Broadband Data Improvement Act ( S. 1492 ) was introduced by Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye ( D-Hawaii ) and cosponsored by Senators Byron ...

Source: PressZoom (press release)
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07/19/07
Inouye Bill Advances to Promote Broadband Consumer Interests

By Sean McLaughlin, 7/20/2007 9:09:05 AM Today, the US Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved S.1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, ...

Source: Hawaii Reporter, HI
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07/18/07
Congress Realizes Broadband Data Sucks Finally does something ...

User erin1 writes in: "The Senate Commerce Committee today voted unanimously in favor of S. 1492 (pdf), which would require the FCC to come up with a ...

Source: Dslreports
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07/18/07
Congress Realizes Broadband Data Sucks

User erin1 writes in: "The Senate Commerce Committee today voted unanimously in favor of S. 1492 (pdf), which would require the FCC to come up with a ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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07/17/07
Raise the Bar on Broadband

When Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduced the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492), he said, “The first step in an improved ...

Source: Center For American Progress, DC
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06/28/07
Center Leading Effort to Disclose Broadband Records

Last month, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, introduced the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492) requiring the FCC to ...

Source: YubaNet, CA
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05/24/07
New Senate bill defines "second generation broadband"

A staff working draft of the bill (the text is not yet available from THOMAS, but it should appear soon as S. 1492) contains several important changes to ...

Source: Ars Technica, MA
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05/23/07
Inouye Introduces Broadband Data Bill

Introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye, the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492, though there were no Columbus analogies ...

Source: InternetNews.com
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