Community Broadband Act
Community Broadband Act
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114TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
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A BILL
To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services,
and for other purposes.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
PROVISION
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.
CAPABILITY
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SEC. 4. SAFEGUARDS.
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(b) APPLICATION
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GENERAL LAWS.Nothing in
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8 of telecommunications services or advanced telecommuni9 cations capability or services to the public.
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(a) NOTICE
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OPPORTUNITY
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(b) APPLICATION
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1 by a public provider, no Federal funds may be provided
2 to the public provider specifically to assist the public pro3 vider in reviving or renewing that project, unless the fail4 ure due to bankruptcy occurred in a jurisdiction that is
5 subject to a declaration by the President of a major dis6 aster, as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
7 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
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