,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjah,ms4
 ,hassan 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,capito7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,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 ( #bjah4  #b4 ,availability
 ( mobile & broadb& s]vices 9 und]s]v$  
rural areas  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,broadb& ,int]net access 
s]vice ,! t]m broadb& ,int]net access   
s]vice-- 7,a7 means a mass-m>ket retail 
s]vice by wire or radio t provides !    
capability to transmit data to1 &       
receive data f1 all or sub/antially all 

,int]net endpo9ts1 includ+ any          
capabilities t are incid5tal to1 &      
enable ! op]ation (1 ! communications   
s]vice2  7,b7 includes any s]vice t !   
,commission f9ds to provide a functional
 equival5t ( ! s]vice describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 does n include
 dial-up ,int]net access s]vice4  7#b7  
,comm]cial mobile data s]vice ,! t]m    
comm]cial mobile data s]vice has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fjja ( ! ,middle 
,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation    
,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja74     
7#c7 ,comm]cial mobile s]vice ,! t]m    
comm]cial mobile s]vice has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #ccb7;d7 ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774  7#d7 ,commission  
,! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al       
,communications ,commission4  7#e7      
,rural telephone company ,! t]m rural   
telephone company has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #c ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#f7      
,s]vice area ,! t]m s]vice area has !   

mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bad7;e7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e774  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( 
/&>d ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all
 promulgate regulations t e/abli% a     
national /&>d to det]m9e1 ) respect to  
access to univ]sal s]vice 9 rural1      
insul>1 & high-co/ areas "u section     
#bed7;b77#c7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;b77#c771 :e!r
 comm]cial mobile s]vices1 comm]cial    
mobile data s]vices1 & broadb& ,int]net 
access s]vices available 9 rural areas  
are reasonably comp>able to ^? s]vices  
provid$ 9 urban areas4  7c7 ,und]s]v$   
rural areas ,! /&>d e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b7 %all-- 7#a7 def9e a rural
 area z any area t is--  7,a7 a rural   
area1 z def9$ 9 section #ed4fjj7;b77#a7 
( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 a s]vice  
area t is s]v$ by a rural telephone     
company2  7#b7 def9e a rural area z     

und]s]v$1 ) respect to a s]vice describ$
 9 subsection 7b71 if s]vice t meets or 
exce$s ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u t subsection  
is n available 9 ! area2 &  7#c7 provide
 t a rural area %all be consid]$        
und]s]v$1 ) respect to a s]vice describ$
 9 subsection 7b71 if te/s %[ t ! s]vice
 available 9 ! area does n meet or exce$
 ! applicable av]age det]m9$ "u         
subsection 7d77#a7 ) respect to t       
s]vice4  7d7 ,data f urban areas ,!     
,commission %all-- 7#a7 ga!r data on !  
av]age signal /r5g? & av]age spe$ (     
comm]cial mobile s]vice & comm]cial     
mobile data s]vice1 & on ! av]age spe$ (
 broadb& ,int]net access s]vice1 provid$
 9 ! #bj mo/ popul\s metropolitan       
/ati/ical areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &    
7#b7 specify 9 ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7b7 t-- 7,a7 comm]cial mobile
 s]vice or comm]cial mobile data s]vice 
available 9 a rural area is reasonably  
comp>able to t s]vice provid$ 9 an urban
 area only if ! av]age signal /r5g? &   
av]age spe$ ) respect to ! s]vice 9 !   

rural area meets or exce$s ! av]age     
det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to t 
s]vice2 &  7,b7 broadb& ,int]net access 
s]vice available 9 a rural area is      
reasonably comp>able to t s]vice provid$
 9 an urban area only if ! av]age spe$ )
 respect to ! s]vice 9 ! rural area     
meets or exce$s ! av]age det]m9$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to t s]vice4    
7e7 ,p]iodic updat+ ( data ,!           
,commission %all p]iodically update !   
data ga!r$ "u subsection 7d77#a74