today's posted documents
- Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances -- Click to view this document
- Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding -- Click to view this document
- Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview -- Click to view this document
- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program -- Click to view this document
- Child Support Enforcement Program Incentive Payments: Background and Policy Issues -- Click to view this document
- Trends in Discretionary Spending -- Click to view this document
- United States Fire Administration: An Overview -- Click to view this document
- Broadband Deployment: Legal Issues for the Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities and Amendments to the Pole Attachment Rule -- Click to view this document
For Power Users
FULL TEXT CRS DOCUMENTS
Find documents
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
Legislation introduced into the 109th Congress (H.R. 144, H.R. 146, S. 14) seeks to provide federal financial assistance for broadband deployment in the form of grants, loans, subsidies, and tax credits. In assessing this legislation, several policy issues arise. For example, is the current status of broadband deployment data an adequate basis on which to base policy decisions? Given the early stages of broadband deployment, is federal assistance premature, or do the risks of delaying assistance to underserved areas outweigh the benefits of avoiding federal intervention in the marketplace? And finally, if one assumes that governmental action is necessary to spur broadband deployment in underserved areas, which specific approaches, either separately or in combination, are likely to be most effective?
This package includes following files:
| # | File Name | Document Date | Order ID: | Number of Pages | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RL30719_04_01_2005.pdf
|
Feb 02, 2005 | RL30719 | 53 | $29.95 | Add to Cart |
Older Versions: