{"id":1560,"date":"2021-02-24T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/02\/24\/rosen-helps-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-increase-access-to-broadband-services-to-rural-americans\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:26:47","slug":"rosen-helps-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-increase-access-to-broadband-services-to-rural-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/02\/24\/rosen-helps-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-increase-access-to-broadband-services-to-rural-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Broadband Services to Rural Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced that she and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced the <i>American Broadband Buildout Act<\/i>, bipartisan legislation to increase access to fast and reliable broadband service to unserved communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cAccess to fast, reliable broadband is critical for families all across the state of Nevada &#8212; including in our rural communities &#8212; to do everything from attending school online to conducting business,\u201d <b>dijo el Senador Rosen. <\/b>\u201cI\u2019m proud to co-lead this bipartisan legislation 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