,i #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bijc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #ae1 #bjag,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to direct ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission to promulgate regulations t e/abli% a national /&>d = det]m9+ :e!r mobile & broadb& s]vices available 9 rural areas are reasonably comp>able to ^? s]vices provid$ 9 urban areas4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,reasonable & ,comp>able ,wireless ,access ,act ( #bjag4 #b4 ,availability ( mobile & broadb& s]vices 9 und]s]v$ rural areas 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all promulgate regulations t e/abli% a national /&>d = det]m9+1 = purposes ( rural1 insul>1 & high co/ univ]sal s]vice support pursuant to subsection 7b77#c7 ( section #bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed71 :e!r comm]cial mobile s]vice1 comm]cial mobile data s]vice1 & broadb& int]net access s]vice available 9 rural areas are reasonably comp>able to ^? s]vices provid$ 9 urban areas4 7b7 ,und]s]v$ rural areas ,! /&>d e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 def9e a rural area z any area t is ei!r-- 7,a7 a rural area 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #ed4fjj7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations72 or 7,b7 a s]vice area 7z def9$ 9 section #bad7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e777 s]v$ by a rural telephone company 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( su* ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec772 7#b7 def9e a rural area z und]s]v$1 ) respect to a s]vice describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 if s]vice t meets or exce$s ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u su* subsection is n available 9 ! area2 & 7#c7 provide t a rural area w be consid]$ und]s]v$1 ) respect to a s]vice describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 if te/s %[ t ! s]vice available 9 ! area does n meet or exce$ ! applicable av]ages det]m9$ "u subsection 7c77#a74 7c7 ,data f urban areas ,! ,commission %all-- 7#a7 ga!r data on av]age signal /r5g?s & av]age spe$s ( comm]cial mobile s]vice & comm]cial mobile data s]vice1 & on av]age spe$s ( broadb& int]net access s]vice1 provid$ 9 ! #bj mo/ popul\s metropolitan /ati/ical areas2 & 7#b7 specify 9 ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 t-- 7,a7 comm]cial mobile s]vice or comm]cial mobile data s]vice available 9 rural areas is reasonably comp>able to t s]vice provid$ 9 urban areas only if ! av]age signal /r5g?s & av]age spe$s meet or exce$ ! av]ages det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 = su* s]vice2 & 7,b7 broadb& int]net access s]vice available 9 rural areas is reasonably comp>able to t s]vice provid$ 9 urban areas only if ! av]age spe$s meet or exce$ ! av]ages det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 = su* s]vice4 7d7 ,p]iodic updat+ ( data ,! ,commission %all p]iodically update ! data ga!r$ "u subsection 7c77#a74 7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,broadb& int]net access s]vice ,! t]m broadb& int]net access s]vice means a mass-m>ket retail s]vice by wire or radio t provides ! capability to transmit data to & receive data f all or sub/antially all int]net endpo9ts1 includ+ any capabilities t are incid5tal to & enable ! op]ation ( ! communications s]vice1 b exclud+ dial-up int]net access s]vice4 ,su* t]m includes any s]vice t ! ,commission f9ds to be provid+ a functional equival5t ( ! s]vice describ$ 9 ! previ\s s5t5ce4 7#b7 ,comm]cial mobile s]vice ,! t]m comm]cial mobile s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ccb ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb74 7#c7 ,comm]cial mobile data s]vice ,! t]m comm]cial mobile data s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fjja ( ! ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation ,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja74 7#d7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission4