Bill Detail

H.R. 2037

Congress: 119

Title

Open RAN Outreach Act

Summary

Open RAN Outreach Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers regarding the benefits, uses, and challenges of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) standards and other open network architectures. (Open RAN is a nonproprietary, standardized network deployment approach that promotes open networks with interoperable equipment and virtualized network operations.) The NTIA must also conduct outreach and provide assistance to small providers regarding participation in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, a competitive grant program that funds efforts to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of Open RAN.

Sponsor

Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA-2]

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Status as of Jun 9, 6:28 PM · synced 20d ago

Introduced

2025-03-11

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