To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with services offered by edge providers, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to analyze and report on the demands associated with edge provider data transmitted over rural broadband networks during a specified six-year period. An edge provider is an entity that provides content, applications, or services over the internet (e.g., search engine providers, streaming video or music services, social media platforms, and retailers). Some edge providers generate revenue by selling products or subscriptions to their content, while others offer their content for free and generate revenue by selling advertising to users based on user-provided information. In its analysis, the FCC must retrospectively and prospectively estimate the quantity of edge provider data transmitted over rural broadband networks. It must also calculate costs to rural broadband providers that are not otherwise recovered for transmitting such data. These costs include (1) initial deployment of rural broadband networks, (2) operation and maintenance of those networks, and (3) the delivery of services to users over those networks.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 March 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Markwayne Mullin · R · Sponsor
• Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Hern · R · Sponsor
• James Baird · R · Sponsor
• Jake LaTurner · R · Sponsor
• Daniel Meuser · R · Sponsor
• Stephanie Bice · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cole · R · Sponsor
• Tracey Mann · R · Cosponsor
• Cliff Bentz · R · Cosponsor
• John Curtis · R · Cosponsor
• Victoria Spartz · R · Cosponsor
• James Comer · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Simpson · R · Cosponsor
• Garret Graves · R · Cosponsor
• Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
• Burgess Owens · R · Cosponsor
• John Rose · R · Cosponsor
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