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.

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 broadband service in which most connections can reliably transmit full-motion, high definition video; and
(3) revise certain provider reporting requirements to enable the FCC to identify actual numbers of broadband connections by customer type and geographic area. Requires the FCC to determine certain demographic data for geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability. Requires expansion of the American Community Survey to elicit information to determine whether persons subscribe to Internet service and, if so, by dial-up or broadband.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study to evaluate additional broadband metrics or standards that may be used to provide users with more accurate information about the cost and capability of their broadband connection and to better compare the deployment and penetration of broadband in the United States with other countries. Requires a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy to conduct a study on the impact of broadband speed and price on small businesses.
(Sec. 6) Provides for grants to develop and implement statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband services within each state. Requires that the FCC provide eligible entities (nonprofit organizations selected by states to work in partnership with state agencies and private sector partners in identifying and tracking the availability and adoption of broadband services in each state) electronic access to aggregate data collected by the FCC from broadband service providers. Authorizes appropriations.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
• and 16 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
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Committees

• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1492

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 24, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Oct 24, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441..
• Oct 24, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-204.
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
• May 24, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• May 24, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6860)
• Introduced on May 24, 2007.

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November 02, 2007 House Committee Unanimously Backs Broadband Census Bill

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October 15, 2007 US Congress Subcommittee Unanimously Backs Broadband Data Bill

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July 23, 2007 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 ...

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December 22, 2007 Bill Seeks to ‘Get Our Broadband House in Order’

The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise its formula for determining US broadband penetration rates and to reevaluate its current [...]

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November 16, 2007 INOUYE PUSHES SENATE TO MOVE BROADBAND MAPPING BILL

The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) would also encourage initiatives that promote broadband deployment. “For America to keep pace with the rest of the world in the digital age, we need well-informed broadband policy. ...

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November 10, 2007 Broadband Data Improvement (S.1492)

Sadly, this is not being challenged by the US Senate in their so-called “Broadband Data Improvement Act” (S.1492). Our old favorite Dan Inouye (D-HI) who has done such a great\job of bringing millions of Federal dollars to his state to ...

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