S. 711 Universal Service for the 21st Century Act

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

Supporters

Sen Gordon Smith (R-OR)

Co-sponsors:
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)-- 2/28/2007
Mark Pryor (D-AR) -- 2/28/2007

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