Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Senate Passes Small Business Broadband Bill

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
The Senate on Thursday passed legislation that directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to designate a senior Office of Investment and Innovation employee as the broadband and emerging information technology coordinator. It also establishes measures to help the competitiveness and productivity of small businesses through broadband access and other emerging information technologies.
 
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and John Kennedy (R-LA), sponsored the measure. “Small businesses are engines of economic growth in New Hampshire and across the country,” said Shaheen. She said she looks forward to the House taking up and passing the legislation, “which will help small businesses in New Hampshire and around the country.” Continue Reading

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