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S. 711 Universal Service for the 21st Century Act
Submitted by Benton Foundation on Mon, 03/05/2007 - 21:31
Last updated: Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:45
Last updated: Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:45
Summary
On February 28th, 2007, Sen Gordon Smith (R-OR)introduced the Universal Service for the 21st Century Act (S 711). The legislation would allocate $500 million annually from the Universal Service Fund for construction of broadband infrastructure. The $500 million annual allotment would be made available to facilities-based providers in un-served areas on a merit-based and competitive basis.
Read Sen Smith's press release
Read text of bill
Updates
* Referred to Senate Commerce Committee 2/28/2007
Resources
Supporters
Sen Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Co-sponsors:
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)-- 2/28/2007
Mark Pryor (D-AR) -- 2/28/2007
Detractors
Date
February 27, 2007