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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 9, 2021
Speedy Updates Act of 2021
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report evaluating the process used by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for establishing, reviewing, and updating the upload and download broadband internet access speed thresholds.
This report must include (1) how the FCC reviews and updates broadband internet access speed thresholds; (2) whether the FCC considers future broadband speed needs when establishing these thresholds; and (3) how the FCC considers the impacts of changes in the use of the internet when establishing, reviewing, or updating these thresholds.
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D–VA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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