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HR 46 · in committee · niche

Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

What this bill does

  • The FCC must prioritize processing broadband expansion applications in areas with short construction seasons.
  • Rural communities in regions with long winters and heavy snowfall are affected.
  • This applies to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction for partially served areas.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would prioritizing applications from areas with short construction seasons affect the timeline for broadband deployment in other underserved rural regions?

  2. 02

    What evidence demonstrates that seasonal construction limitations are the primary barrier to broadband expansion in eligible rural communities?

  3. 03

    Which rural communities would benefit from this prioritization, and how might FCC application processing changes impact their actual broadband access costs?

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Jack Bergman

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Introduced 2025-01-03

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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