STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF BROADBAND SPEED AND PRICE ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

SEC. 105. STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF BROADBAND SPEED AND PRICE ON SMALL BUSINESSES. (a) In General.—Subject to appropriations, the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy shall conduct a study evaluating the impact of broadband speed and price on small businesses. (b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on the results of the study, including— (1) a survey of broadband speeds available to small businesses; (2) a survey of the cost of broadband speeds available to small businesses; (3) a survey of the type of broadband technology used by small businesses; and (4) any policy recommendations that may improve small businesses access to comparable broadband services at comparable rates in all regions of the Nation.