United States · Bill · S
S. 1294 (109th)
Community Broadband Act of 2005
Introduced
23 June 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7298-7299)
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15 August 2025
Summary
Community Broadband Act of 2005 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to prohibit any state statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from prohibiting any public provider from providing, to any person or public or private entity, advanced telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability. Defines as a "public provider" any State or political subdivision thereof, or Indian tribe, that provides telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 June 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1294
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1294