,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjac,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to encourage spectrum licensees to   
make unused spectrum available for use  
by rural and smaller carriers in order  
to expand wireless coverage4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,rural ,spectrum ,accessibility ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,extension of licenses      
,section #cjg of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cjg7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,extension of licenses  
7#a7 ,definitions  7,a7 ,in general ,for
 purposes of this subsection-- 7i7 the  
term rural area means any area other    
than-- 7,i7 an area described in clause 
7i7 or 7ii7 of section                  
#cdc7;a77#ac77;,a7 of the ,consolidated 

,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77;,a772 and     
7,,ii7 a city1 town1 or incorporated    
area that has a population of greater   
than #bj1jjj inhabitants2 and  7ii7 the 
term small carrier means a carrier with 
not more than #a1ejj employees4  7,b7   
,calculation of number of employees ,for
 purposes of subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the 
number of employees of a carrier shall  
be determined in accordance with section
 #aba4ajf of title #ac1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
thereto4  7#b7 ,establishment of program
 ,not later than #ij days after the date
 of enactment of ,rural ,spectrum       
,accessibility ,act of #bjac1 the       
,commission shall establish a program   
under which a carrier that receives a   
license under this section may partition
 or disaggregate the license in order to
 make unused spectrum available to small
 carriers or carriers serving a rural   
area4  7#c7 ,extension of license term  
,any carrier that receives a license    

under this section and participates in  
the program established under paragraph 
7#b7 shall receive a #c-year extension  
of the license granted under this       
section4  4