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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas.

USA115th CongressHR-2903| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2017
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (12)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop regulations that would establish a national standard for determining whether mobile service, mobile data service, and broadband service in rural areas are reasonably comparable to the services provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strengths and speeds of mobile services and the average speeds of broadband Internet services from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The services provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban area if the signal strengths and/or speeds meet or exceed the averages in the most-populated areas.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • June 15, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • June 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 115-2418: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Government information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas.

USA115th CongressHR-2903| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2017
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop regulations that would establish a national standard for determining whether mobile service, mobile data service, and broadband service in rural areas are reasonably comparable to the services provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strengths and speeds of mobile services and the average speeds of broadband Internet services from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The services provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban area if the signal strengths and/or speeds meet or exceed the averages in the most-populated areas.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • June 15, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • June 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (12)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 115-2418: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Government information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication