,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #fbf #aae? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bdah ,report ,no4   
#aae-cde ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjah,ms4       
,hassan 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4  
,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 & ,mr4    
,k+7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,octob] #i1 #bjah,report$ by ,mr4 ,?une1
 ) an amendment,strike out all aft] !   
enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9      
italic  ,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  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rural ,reasonable & ,comp>able         
,wireless ,access ,act ( #bjah4  #b4    
,availability ( mobile broadb& s]vice 9 
und]s]v$ rural areas  7a7 ,def9itions   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is section3 7,a7      
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     

7,b7 ,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,c7
 ,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  7#b7 ,mobile      
broadb& s]vice ,! ,commission %all def9e
 ! t]m mobile broadb& s]vice = purposes 
( ?is section4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( /&>d  
7#a7 ,comm5cem5t ( rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,commission %all comm5ce a      
rulemak+ to 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 mobile    
broadb& s]vice available 9 rural areas  
is reasonably comp>able to mobile       
broadb& s]vice provid$ 9 urban areas4   
7#b7 ,progress reports ,n less frequ5tly
 ?an once e #ahj days aft] comm5c+ !    

rulemak+ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission
 %all submit to ,congress a report on ! 
progress ( ! ,commission 9 e/abli%+ !   
/&>d "u t p>agraph4  7c7 ,consid]ations 
,9 e/abli%+ a /&>d "u subsection 7b71 ! 
,commission %all consid]-- 7#a7 def9+ a 
rural area z any area--  7,a7 9 :i* a   
s*ool or libr>y designat$ z rural "u    
section #ed4eje7;b77#c77;i7 ( title #dg1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect
 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is    
locat$2 or  7,b7 t is a s]vice area t is
 s]v$ by a rural telephone company2     
7#b7 def9+ a rural area z und]s]v$1 )   
respect to mobile broadb& s]vice1 if    
mobile broadb& s]vice t meets or exce$s 
! /&>d e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 is n  
available 9 ! area2 &  7#c7 provid+ t a 
rural area %all be consid]$ und]s]v$1 ) 
respect to mobile broadb& s]vice1 if    
te/s %[ t ! av]age spe$ & signal /r5g? (
 mobile broadb& s]vice available 9 !    
area d n meet or exce$ ! av]age spe$ &  
signal /r5g? ( mobile broadb& s]vice    
provid$ 9 ! #bj mo/ popul\s metropolitan

 /ati/ical areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7
 ,data f urban areas ,to help in=m !    
/&>d e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 !      
,commission %all ga!r1 & p]iodically    
update1 data on mobile broadb& s]vice   
provid$ 9 ! #bj mo/ popul\s metropolitan
 /ati/ical areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
,octob] #i1 #bjah,report$ ) an am5dm5t