#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #if 
,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd to ensure ! integrity (    
voice communications & to prev5t unju/  
or unreasonable discrim9ation among     
areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! deliv]y (   
su* communications4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+      
,rural ,call ,quality & ,reliability    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,ensur+ ! integrity (
 voice communications ,"p ,,ii ( title  
,,ii ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bfb4 ,ensur+ 
! integrity ( voice communications  7a7 
,regi/ration & compliance by int]m$iate 
provid]s ,an int]m$iate provid] t (f]s  
or holds itself out z (f]+ ! capability 
to transmit cov]$ voice communications f
 "o de/9ation to ano!r & t *>ges any    
rate to any o!r entity 7includ+ an      
affiliat$ entity7 = ! transmission      
%all--  7#a7 regi/] ) ! ,commission2 &  
7#b7 comply ) ! s]vice quality /&>ds =  
su* transmission to be e/abli%$ by !    

,commission "u subsection 7c77#a77;,b74 
7b7 ,requir$ use ( regi/]$ int]m$iate   
provid]s ,a cov]$ provid] may n use an  
int]m$iate provid] to transmit cov]$    
voice communications unless su*         
int]m$iate provid] is regi/]$ "u        
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,commission    
rules  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7 ,regi/ry ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all promulgate rules to e/abli% a      
regi/ry to record regi/rations "u       
subsection 7a77#a74  7,b7 ,s]vice       
quality /&>ds ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !        
,commission %all promulgate rules to    
e/abli% s]vice quality /&>ds = !        
transmission ( cov]$ voice              
communications by int]m$iate provid]s4  
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 promulgat+ ! rules 
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission 
%all--  7,a7 ensure ! integrity ( !     
transmission ( cov]$ voice              
communications to all cu/om]s 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7,b7 prev5t unju/ or        

unreasonable discrim9ation among areas (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! deliv]y ( cov]$    
voice communications4  7d7 ,public      
availability ( regi/ry ,! ,commission   
%all make ! regi/ry e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 publicly        
available on ! website ( ! ,commission4 
7e7 ,scope ( application ,! requirem5ts 
( ?is section %all apply reg>dless ( !  
=mat by :i* any communication or s]vice 
is provid$1 ! protocol or =mat by :i* ! 
transmission ( su* communication or     
s]vice is a*iev$1 or ! regulatory       
classification ( su* communication or   
s]vice4  7f7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to affect !
 regulatory classification ( any        
communication or s]vice4  7g7 ,effect on
 o!r laws ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be   
con/ru$ to preempt or exp& ! au?ority ( 
a ,/ate public utility commission or o!r
 relevant ,/ate ag5cy to collect data1  
or inve/igate & en=ce ,/ate law &       
regulations1 reg>d+ ! completion (      
intra/ate voice communications1         

reg>dless ( ! =mat by :i* any           
communication or s]vice is provid$1 !   
protocol or =mat by :i* ! transmission (
 su* communication or s]vice is a*iev$1 
or ! regulatory classification ( su*    
communication or s]vice4  7h7 ,exception
 ,! requirem5t "u subsection 7a77#b7 to 
comply ) ! s]vice quality /&>ds e/abli%$
 "u subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 %all n apply
 to a cov]$ provid] t--  7#a7 on or be=e
 ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 has c]tifi$ z a 
,safe ,h>bor provid] "u section         
#fd4bajg7;a7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulation2 &  7#b7 cont9ues to meet !  
requirem5ts "u su* section #fd4bajg7;a74
  7i7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 
,cov]$ provid] ,! t]m cov]$ provid] has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fd4baja ( 
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor !reto4  7#b7 ,cov]$    
voice communication ,! t]m cov]$ voice  
communication means a voice             
communication 7includ+ any relat$       

signal+ in=mation7 t is g5]at$--  7,a7 f
 ! placem5t ( a call f a connection us+ 
a ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan res\rce  
or a call plac$ to a connection us+ su* 
a numb]+ res\rce2 &  7,b7 ?r\gh any     
s]vice provid$ by a cov]$ provid]4  7#c7
 ,int]m$iate provid] ,! t]m int]m$iate  
provid] means any entity t--  7,a7 ent]s
 into a bus9ess arrangem5t ) a cov]$    
provid] or o!r int]m$iate provid] = !   
specific purpose ( c>ry+1 r\t+1 or      
transmitt+ voice traffic t is g5]at$ f !
 placem5t ( a call plac$--  7i7 f an end
 us] connection us+ a ,nor? ,am]ican    
,numb]+ ,plan res\rce2 or  7ii7 to an   
end us] connection us+ su* a numb]+     
res\rce2 &  7,b7 does n itself1 ei!r    
directly or 9 conjunction ) an          
affiliate1 s]ve z a cov]$ provid] 9 !   
context ( orig9at+ or t]m9at+ a giv5    
call4  4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,augu/ #c1    
#bjag4,secret>y