Establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective.
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Latest Action · June 20, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Establishes a national next-generation broadband network goal to bring, for households, businesses, and government offices, universal and affordable access to networks with the capability of transmitting data bidirectionally at: (1) 10 megabits per second by 2010; and (2) 100 megabits per second by 2015.
Directs relevant congressional committees to work with the President to develop a strategy to achieve the goal and begin, by the end of 2009, to enact specific legislation and adopt policies to implement the strategy.
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