Community Broadband Act of 2007

To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services, and for other purposes.

8/1/2007--Introduced.
Community Broadband Act of 2007 - Prohibits any state or local government statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from having the effect of prohibiting any public provider from providing advanced communications capability to any person or any public or private entity. Defines "public provider" as a state or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof or any entity owned, controlled, or otherwise affiliated with a state, subdivision, or instrumentality. Prohibits a public provider from granting any regulatory preference to itself or to any provider it owns or is affiliated with. Requires, subject to exception, a public provider, before it provides advanced communications capability or services, to publish notice and provide local citizens and private-sector entities with an opportunity to be heard.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
• and 5 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3281

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
August 01, 2007

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• Aug 02, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1684-1685)
• Aug 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
• Aug 01, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Aug 01, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.1853

Related Issue Areas:

• Telecommunication
• Broadband
• Federal preemption
• Government information
• 6 more
• Government publicity
• Internet
• Local laws
• State and local government
• State laws
• Technology

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August 03, 2007 CEA Statement In Support Of Community Broadband Act Of 2007

... Government Affairs Veronica O’Connell today issued the following statement in response to the Community Broadband Act of 2007 (S. 1853 and HR 3281), ...

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October 31, 2008 Untitled

Enhancement Act (H.R. 3281) in the. House. The two pieces of legislation had. great potential but, because of resistance. from the Department of Justice, they fell. by the wayside. Now the 109th Congress ...

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June 10, 2008 Universal Broadband - Key Driver

Enact municipal broadband legislation to override existing state-level laws banning or making it difficult for communities to develop telecommunications networks -- Community Broadband Act of 2007 in House (HR 3281) and Senate (S. ...

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May 20, 2008 Reppin' the House

He's a sponsor of bills such as the Community Broadband Act (HR3281), and has been pushing for equitable royalty rates since 2002. Oh, well. I'm hoping that Cantor isn't sitting this one out because of partisan politics. ...

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