HR 4814 · 115th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Community Broadband Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-01-17· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.(2018-01-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Broadband Act of 2018 This bill amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to bar states from prohibiting their state government, a political subdivision, or an Indian tribe from providing (i.e., serving as a "public provider" of) high-speed broadband telecommunications capabilities or services to persons or public or private entities. A public provider that regulates competing private providers of such telecommunications services may not discriminate in favor of itself or a provider that it owns.…

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Cosponsors (8)

8 Democrats