Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

Bill: 115-hr-288
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Small business
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

 
This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for:
 
 
consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and
 
content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.
 
 
 The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this bill, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether:
 
 
this exception should be made permanent, and
 
the definition of &quot;small business&quot; for these purposes should be modified.


action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for:
 
 
consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and
 
content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.
 
 
 The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this bill, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether:
 
 
this exception should be made permanent, and
 
the definition of &quot;small business&quot; for these purposes should be modified.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H268)
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H268)
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 288.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H268-270)
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House