,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bergman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal      
,communications ,commission to          
prioritize the timely processing of     
certain long-form applications in the   
,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund      
,phase ,,ii auction4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural   
,broadband ,window of ,opportunity ,act4
  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act
 is to level the playing field for      
service providers participating in the  
,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund that 
are disadvantaged by short construction 
seasons4  #c4 ,application ,processing  
,prioritization ,with respect to the    
long-form applicants of the ,rural      
,digital ,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,,ii 
auction provided for in the ,report and 
,order in the matter of ,rural ,digital 

,opportunity ,fund and ,connect ,america
 ,fund adopted by the ,federal          
,communications ,commission 7in this    
section referred to as the ,commission7 
on ,january #cj1 #bjbj 7,,fcc #bj-e71   
the ,commission shall prioritize the    
timely processing of long-form          
applications and any subsequent         
paperwork 7in this section referred to  
as the applications7 submitted by the   
long-form applicants as follows3 ,the   
,commission shall prioritize the timely 
processing of applications which are    
proposing to provide service in         
geographic areas which the ,commission  
determines to have the shortest         
construction seasons 7such as in areas  
characterized by long winters with heavy
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