,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aeae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4    
,hassan 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,capito7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,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 ( #bjai4  #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