S. 2283 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2283 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2015 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet access service can devote resources to broadband deployment rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015. 2. Exception to enhancement to transparency requirements for small businesses (a) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term broadband Internet access service— (A) means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including any capability that is incidental to and enables the operation of the communications service; and (B) does not include dial-up Internet access service; and (2) the term small business means any provider of broadband Internet access service that has not more than— (A) 1,500 employees; or (B) 500,000 subscribers. (b) Exception for small businesses The enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission under section 8.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in paragraphs 162 through 184 of the Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order of the Federal Communications Commission with regard to protecting and promoting the open Internet (adopted February 26, 2015) (FCC 15–24), shall not apply to any small business.