,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to direct !
 ,f$]al ,communications ,commission to  
conduct an annual inquiry on !          
availability ( advanc$                  
telecommunications capability 9 broadb& 
des]ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,connect+ ,broadb& ,des]ts ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,annual inquiry on deploym5t (    
advanc$ telecommunications capability 9 
broadb& des]ts ,title ,i ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #ad4 ,annual       
inquiry on deploym5t ( advanc$          
telecommunications capability 9 broadb& 
des]ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission     
%all1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is section1 & annually      

!reaft]1 initiate a notice ( inquiry    
conc]n+ ! availability ( advanc$        
telecommunications capability 9 broadb& 
des]ts & %all complete ! inquiry n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] its initiation4 ,9 ! 
inquiry1 ! ,commission %all det]m9e :e!r
 advanc$ telecommunications capability  
is be+ deploy$ 9 broadb& des]ts 9 a     
reasonable & timely fa%ion1 includ+ !   
ext5t to :i* digital r$l9+ is occurr+4  
,if ! ,commission det]m9es t advanc$    
telecommunications capability is n be+  
deploy$ 9 broadb& des]ts 9 a reasonable 
& timely fa%ion1 x %all take imm$iate   
action to accel]ate deploym5t ( su*     
capability 9 broadb& des]ts by remov+   
b>ri]s to infra/ructure inve/m5t & by   
promot+ competition 9 !                 
telecommunications m>ket4  7b7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,advanc$ telecommunications capability  
,! t]m advanc$ telecommunications       
capability has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications    
,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb74     

7#b7 ,broadb& des]t ,! t]m broadb& des]t
 means a c5sus block-- 7,a7 t is locat$ 
9 an urban area2 &  7,b7 9 :i* few] ?an 
#cc p]c5t ( end-us] premises 7z def9$ by
 ! ,commission = purposes ( ,=m #dgg7 d 
n h access to advanc$ telecommunications
 capability4  7#c7 ,digital r$l9+ ,! t]m
 digital r$l9+ means a practice :]eby a 
provid] ( advanc$ telecommunications    
capability excludes c]ta9 areas :5 exp&+
 or upgrad+ s]vice due to income or o!r 
reasons4  7#d7 ,urban area ,! t]m urban 
area means an urbaniz$ area or urban    
clu/] area ) a population equal to or   
great] ?an #be1jjj1 z det]m9$ by ! mo/  
rec5t rural-urban classification by !   
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  4