Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 1492)
The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492), introduced by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), seeks to improve the quality and speed of broadband Internet by requiring the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate its current 200 kilobit broadband standard.
It also directs Internet service providers to report to the FCC the availability of broadband service and second-generation broadband connections by nine-digit zip codes, to replace the current five-digit zip code reporting system. In addition, the bill provides an annual $40 million in grants for five years to match private, nonprofit state investments to identify barriers to statewide broadband deployment.
A companion bill, H.R. 3919, has been introduced in the House.
Free Press strongly supports this bill.
COSPONSORS: Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Bill Nelson, Byron L. Dorgan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jim Webb, John D. Rockefeller, IV, John F. Kerry, Maria Cantwell, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Olympia Snowe, Thomas Carper
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