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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.

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10/24/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Broadband Data Improvement Act -
(Sec. 3) Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to:
(1) revise the definitions of advanced telecommunications capability, or broadband;
(2) identify tiers of broadb... more

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May 24, 2007September 26, 2008September 29, 2008October 10, 2008October 10, 2008
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October 26, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Times-West Virginian, WV


October 17, 2008 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 ...

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Source: BroadbandCensus.com, DC


October 13, 2008 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

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January 05, 2009 Klobuchar to Obama: Broadband Investments Should be Part of ...

She cosponsored the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492), which was signed into law in October. The legislation will improve the quality of the data collected by the federal government on broadband services. ...

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Source: Red Rock On Air


January 02, 2009 BroadbandCensus.com

In particular, Congress should fully fund the Broadband Data Improvement Act, S. 1492, which passed last October without any appropriated or authorized funding levels. Prior to passage, an earlier version of the bill had included ...

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Source: BroadbandCensus.com Blog


January 02, 2009 Senate Approves Broadband Data Bill « Blandin on Broadband

OK I’m a little late on the uptake for this one but the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) passed in the Senate last week (September 26, 2008) in traduced by Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and others ...

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Source: Blandin on Broadband


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