S 253 · 114th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
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Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; and (3) whether laws, regulations, or regulatory practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services. Requires the report to describe the FCC's actions in the marketplace and its agenda for the next two years. Directs the FCC to: (1) compile a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 253, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
Mar 6, 2015As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 26, 2015
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