,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #babe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjad ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd to ensure !
 integrity ( voice communications & to  
prev5t unju/ or unreasonable            
discrim9ation among areas ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 ! deliv]y ( su* communications4
  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be    
cit$ z ! ,public ,safety & ,economic    
,security ,communications ,act ( #bjad4 
#b4  ,ensur+ ! integrity ( voice        
communications  ,"p ,,ii ( title ,,ii ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #bea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #bfb4  ,ensur+ !   
integrity ( voice communications  7a7   
,regi/ration & compliance by int]m$iate 
provid]s  ,an int]m$iate provid] t (f]s 
or holds itself out z (f]+ ! capability 
to transmit cov]$ voice communications f

 "o de/9ation to ano!r & t *>ges any    
rate to any o!r entity 7includ+ an      
affiliat$ entity7 = ! transmission      
%all--  7#a7 regi/] ) ! ,commission2 &  
7#b7 comply ) ! s]vice quality /&>ds =  
su* transmission to be e/abli%$ by !    
,commission "u subsection 7c77#a77;,b74 
7b7  ,requir$ use ( regi/]$ int]m$iate  
provid]s  ,a cov]$ provid] may n use an 
int]m$iate provid] to transmit cov]$    
voice communications unless su*         
int]m$iate provid] is regi/]$ "u        
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7  ,commission   
rules  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,commission %all promulgate  
rules to e/abli%--  7,a7 a regi/ry to   
record regi/rations "u subsection       
7a77#a72 &  7,b7 s]vice quality /&>ds = 
! transmission ( cov]$ voice            
communications by int]m$iate provid]s4  
7#b7  ,requirem5ts  ,9 promulgat+ !     
rules requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,commission %all--  7,a7 ensure !       
integrity ( ! transmission ( cov]$ voice

 communications to all cu/om]s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 prev5t unju/ or  
unreasonable discrim9ation among areas (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! deliv]y ( cov]$    
voice communications4  7d7  ,public     
availability ( regi/ry  ,! ,commission  
%all make ! regi/ry e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 publicly        
available on ! website ( ! ,commission4 
7e7  ,scope ( application  ,!           
requirem5ts ( ?is section %all apply    
reg>dless ( ! =mat by :i* any           
communication or s]vice is provid$1 !   
protocol or =mat by :i* ! transmission (
 su* communication or s]vice is a*iev$1 
or ! regulatory classification ( su*    
communication or s]vice4  7f7  ,rule (  
con/ruction  ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ to affect ! regulatory         
classification ( any communication or   
s]vice4  7g7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7  ,cov]$ provid] ,! t]m   
cov]$ provid] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9  
section #fd4baja ( title #dg1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   

!reto4  7#b7 ,cov]$ voice communication 
,! t]m cov]$ voice communication means a
 voice communication 7includ+ any relat$
 signal+ in=mation7 t is g5]at$--  7,a7 
f ! placem5t ( a call f a connection us+
 a ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan res\rce 
or a call plac$ to a connection us+ su* 
a numb]+ res\rce2 &  7,b7 ?r\gh any     
s]vice provid$ by a cov]$ provid]4  7#c7
  ,int]m$iate provid]  ,! t]m int]m$iate
 provid] means any entity t--  7,a7     
c>ries or processes traffic t is g5]at$ 
f ! placem5t ( a call f a connection us+
 a ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan res\rce 
or a call plac$ to a connection us+ su* 
a numb]+ res\rce2 &  7,b7 does n itself 
orig9ate or t]m9ate su* traffic 9 !     
context ( ! c>riage or process+4  4