,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #f           
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,mr4
 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4      
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,udall1  
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,franken7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish privacy      
protections for customers of broadband  
,internet access service and other      
telecommunications services4  #a4       
,privacy of customers of broadband      
,internet access service and other      
telecommunications services  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #bbb of the            
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7h7 as         
subsection 7i72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7g7 the following3  7h7

 ,privacy of customers of broadband     
,internet access service and other      
telecommunications services  7#a7       
,definitions ,in this subsection--  7,a7
 the term broadband ,internet access    
service has the meaning given the term  
in section #h4b of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation2  7,b7 the term customer     
means-- 7i7 a current or former         
subscriber to a telecommunications      
service2 or  7ii7 an applicant for a    
telecommunications service2  7,c7 the   
term customer proprietary information   
means1 with respect to information or   
content that a telecommunications       
carrier acquires in connection with its 
provision of telecommunications         
service--  7i7 individually identifiable
 customer proprietary network           
information2  7ii7 personally           
identifiable information2 and  7iii7    
content of communications2  7,d7 the    
term opt-in approval means a method for 
a telecommunications carrier to obtain  

customer consent to use1 disclose1 or   
permit access to the customer's customer
 proprietary information that requires  
that the telecommunications carrier     
obtain from the customer affirmative1   
express consent allowing the requested  
usage1 disclosure1 or access to the     
customer proprietary information after  
the customer is provided appropriate    
notification of the carrier's request2  
7,e7 the term sensitive customer        
proprietary information includes-- 7i7  
financial information2  7ii7 health     
information2  7iii7 information         
pertaining to children2  7iv7 ,social   
,security numbers2  7v7 precise         
geolocation information2  7vi7 content  
of communications2  7vii7 call detail   
information2  7viii7 web browsing       
history1 application usage history1 and 
the functional equivalents of either2   
and  7ix7 any other customary           
proprietary information that the        
,commission determines to be sensitive2 
and  7,f7 the term telecommunications   

service includes broadband ,internet    
access service and interconnected       
,vo,i,p service4  7#b7 ,regulations ,in 
carrying out this section1 the          
,commission shall promulgate regulations
 to protect the privacy of customers of 
telecommunications service4  7#c7       
,contents ,in promulgating regulations  
under paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission   
shall-- 7,a7 require a                  
telecommunications carrier to notify a  
customer about the collection1 use1 and 
sharing of his or her customer          
proprietary information1 including by-- 
7i7 notifying the customer about the    
types of customer proprietary           
information the carrier collects2  7ii7 
specifying how and for what purposes the
 carrier uses and shares customer       
proprietary information2 and  7iii7     
identifying the types of entities with  
which the carrier shares customer       
proprietary information2  7,b7 require a
 telecommunications carrier to--  7i7   
provide the notification under          

subparagraph 7,a7 to a customer at the  
point of sale1 before the purchase of   
service2 and  7ii7 update a customer    
when the carrier makes a material change
 to a privacy policy1 including any of  
the policies described in subparagraph  
7,a72  7,c7 require a telecommunications
 carrier to obtain opt-in approval from 
a customer to use and share his or her  
sensitive customer proprietary          
information2  7,d7 implement strong     
protection for de-identified customary  
proprietary information1 to prevent     
re-identifying such information2  7,e7  
prohibit a telecommunications carrier   
from refusing to serve a customer who   
doesn't consent to the use and sharing  
of his or her customer proprietary      
information for commercial purposes     
7commonly known as take-it-or-leave-it  
offers72 and  7,f7 require a            
telecommunications carrier to-- 7i7     
develop reasonable data security        
practices2 and  7ii7 notify customers if
 a breach of security has occurred4  4  

7b7 ,deadline ,the ,federal             
,communications ,commission--  7#a7 not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 shall promulgate
 regulations under section #bbb7;h77#b7 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;h77#b771 as added  
by subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 shall      
ensure that the regulations promulgated 
under paragraph 7#a7 take effect not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
promulgation4