,i #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhad ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,janu>y #ag1 #bjah,ms4 ,e%oo 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 & ,mr4 ,polis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif to pres]ve & protect ! ability ( local gov]nm5ts to provide broadb& capability & s]vices4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community ,broadb& ,act ( #bjah4 #b4 ,community broadb& capability & s]vices ,section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3 7d7 ,local gov]nm5t provision ( advanc$ telecommunications capability & s]vices 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,/ate /atute1 regulation1 or o!r ,/ate legal requirem5t may prohibit or h ! effect ( prohibit+ any public provid] f provid+1 to any p]son or any public or private entity1 advanc$ telecommunications capability or any s]vice t utilizes ! advanc$ telecommunications capability provid$ by su* provid]4 7#b7 ,antidiscrim9ation safegu>ds ,to ! ext5t any public provid] regulates compet+ private provid]s ( advanc$ telecommunications capability or s]vices t utilize advanc$ telecommunications capability1 x %all apply its ord9ances & rules )\t discrim9ation 9 favor ( itself or any provid] t x owns ( s]vices t utilize advanc$ telecommunications capability4 7#c7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all exempt a public provid] f any ,f$]al or ,/ate telecommunications law or regulation t applies to all provid]s ( advanc$ telecommunications capability or s]vices t utilize su* advanc$ telecommunications capability4 2 & 7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ?is subsection & ins]t+ ?is section2 & 7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#c7 ,public provid] ,! t]m public provid] means a ,/ate or political subdivision !re(1 any ag5cy1 au?ority1 or in/rum5tality ( a ,/ate or political subdivision !re(1 or an ,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d7;e7 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7;e7771 t provides advanc$ telecommunications capability1 or any s]vice t utilizes su* advanc$ telecommunications capability1 to any p]son or public or private entity4 4