,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjai,mr4    
,man*9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>dn]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ! collection &     
aggregation ( fix$ & mobile broadb&     
int]net access cov]age data1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,map ,improvem5t ,act (    
#bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,adm9i/ration 
means ! ,national ,telecommunications & 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,broadb&
 int]net access s]vice ,! t]m broadb&   
int]net access s]vice-- 7,a7 means      
mass-m>ket retail s]vice by wire or     
radio t provides ! capability to        
transmit data to & receive data f all or
 sub/antially all int]net endpo9ts1     
includ+ any capabilities t are incid5tal
 to & enable ! op]ation ( !             
communications s]vice1 b exclud+ dial-up

 int]net access s]vice2  7,b7 includes  
any s]vice t ! ,commission f9ds to be   
provid+ a functional equival5t ( !      
s]vice describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or t 
is us$ to evade ! protections set =? 9  
"p #h ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al       
,regulations1 or any successor !reto2 & 
7,c7 does n include dial-up int]net     
access s]vice4  7#c7 ,commission ,! t]m 
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#d7 ,end 
us] ,! t]m end us] means any individual 
or entity t uses a broadb& int]net      
access s]vice4  7#e7 ,fix$ broadb&      
int]net access s]vice ,! t]m fix$       
broadb& int]net access s]vice means--   
7,a7 a broadb& int]net access s]vice t  
s]ves end us]s prim>ily at fix$ endpo9ts
 us+ /ation>y equipm5t2 &  7,b7 includes
 fix$ wireless s]vices1 includ+ fix$    
unlic5s$ wireless s]vices1 & fix$       
satellite s]vices4  7#f7 ,,gis ,! t]m   
,,gis means geographic in=mation sy/ems4
  7#g7 ,mobile broadb& int]net access   
s]vice ,! t]m mobile broadb& int]net    

access s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m    
comm]cial mobile s]vice 9 section       
#ccb7;d77#a7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d77#a774  #c4
 ,collection & mapp+ ( fix$ & mobile    
broadb& int]net access cov]age  7a7     
,/&>diz$ me?odology rule  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission1 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,national               
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration1 %all promulgate a f9al   
rule to e/abli% a /&>diz$ me?odology =  
collect+ & mapp+ accurate fix$ & mobile 
broadb& int]net access s]vice cov]age   
data 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 
ensure t cov]age data = fix$ & mobile   
broadb& int]net access s]vices is       
collect$ 9 a /&>diz$1 consi/5t1 & robu/ 
mann]2  7,b7 improve ! validity &       
reliability ( cov]age data2  7,c7       
increase ! effici5cy ( cov]age data     
collection2  7,d7 conta9 /&>d def9itions
 = diff]5t spe$ ti]s1 su* z ! #b;,g1    
#c;,g1 #d;,g1 & #d;,g ,,lte ti]s & !    

equival5t = fix$ broadb& int]net access 
s]vice2  7,e7 ensure t ! collection &   
validation process occurs on a regul>   
basis2 &  7,f7 e/abli% a /&>diz$ ongo+  
validation process & public fe$back     
me*anism t w all[ = consum]s1 ,/ate &   
local (ficials1 & c>ri]s to submit data 
to ! ,commission to v]ify cov]age data f
 c>ri]s & *all5ge any areas !y feel are 
misrepres5t$4  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9   
promulgat+ ! rule requir$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,commission %all consid]-- 7,a7 
coord9at+ ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al      
,s]vice1 o!r ,f$]al deliv]y fleet       
vehicles1 & ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus =      
assi/ance ) data collection & !         
feasibility ( us+ m granul> address     
level data2 &  7,b7 creat+ #a c5traliz$ 
national map ) multiple lay]s1 includ+ a
 lay] ea* = fix$ broadb& int]net access 
s]vice & mobile broadb& int]net access  
s]vice1 :i* %all be us$ 9 det]m9+       
eligibility = all ,f$]al broadb& int]net
 access grant1 loan1 & subsidy programs4
  7#c7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,(fice ,!          

,commission %all e/abli% an ,(fice (    
,broadb& ,data ,collection & ,mapp+ )9 !
 ,commission to s]ve z ! c5tral po9t (  
collection1 aggregation1 & validation ( 
data collect$ "u ! /&>diz$ me?odology   
e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection4  7b7        
,te*nical assi/ance program  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% a   
te*nical assi/ance program "u :i* !     
,adm9i/ration %all provide grants to    
,/ate & local entities1 su* z regional  
plann+ organizations1 to-- 7,a7 assi/ ) 
mapp+ & ! developm5t ( a ,,gis-bas$ map 
( exi/+ s]viceability = fix$ & mobile   
broadb& int]net access s]vice2 &  7,b7  
assess curr5t broadb& int]net access    
s]vice adoption rates & adv]tis$ broadb&
 int]net access s]vice pric+ 9 !        
community4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,funds    
receiv$ "u ?is subsection-- 7,a7 %all be
 us$ to p>ticipate 9 ! /&>diz$ ongo+    
validation process & public fe$back     
me*anism describ$ 9 subsection          
7a77#a77;,f72 &  7,b7 may be us$ to     
pur*ase ,,gis s(tw>e & = te*nical       

assi/ance ) t s(tw>e4  7#c7 ,o!r uses = 
,,gis s(tw>e ,a regional plann+         
organization may use ,,gis s(tw>e       
acquir$ us+ funds receiv$ "u ?is        
subsection = o!r purposes 9 addition to 
broadb& int]net access s]vice mapp+4