Rep. Delgado Reintroduces Bill to Improve Broadband Speed

Rep Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19) reintroduced legislation to help end the digital divide and deliver affordable, quality broadband service to rural Americans. The Broadband Speed Act would require internet service providers to report annual, accurate speed data to the Federal Communications Commission. The Broadband Speed Act (HR 2398) would require internet service providers to annually report data to the FCC that shows the actual speeds they are capable of providing, as opposed to what they can potentially provide within 7-10 business days, as current law requires. This will help demonstrate to the FCC where broadband service is actually matching the speeds being advertised, and where there are still gaps in service. The bill would also require that new FCC funding awards be built out at speeds of 100 mbps or higher to ensure that they are built to last.