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S. 1939 (112th)

Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011

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Introduced

1 December 2011

Last action

1 December 2011 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Amy Klobuchar, Mark Warner

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

14 August 2025

Transport

Summary

Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to require states to install broadband conduits (conduits for fiber optic cables that support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service) in certain highway construction projects. Requires the Secretary to ensure that any requesting broadband provider has access to such installed broadband conduit on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for a charge not to exceed a cost-based rate.

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Timeline

  1. 1 December 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 December 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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