,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjba,mr4    
,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4    
,wittman1 ,mr4 ,h]n1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4  
,la,turner1 ,mr4 ,meus]1 ,mrs4 ,bice (  
,oklahoma1 & ,mr4 ,cole7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission to /udy !   
curr5t & project$ dem&s on rural broadb&
 networks associat$ ) s]vices (f]$ by   
edge provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,edge provid] ,! t]m edge provid]--
 7,a7 means an entity t provides 7?r\gh1
 b z a sep>ate product f1 ! broadb&     
int]net s]vice ( a us]7 a s]vice or     
cont5t-- 7i7 = :i* ! entity requires !  
us] to subscribe or e/abli% an acc\nt 9 
ord] to use ! s]vice2  7ii7 ?r\gh :i* ! 
us] pur*ases1 d[nloads1 or accesses     

cont5t1 applications1 or s]vices f !    
entity )\t a subscription or acc\nt2    
7iii7 by :i* a program se>*es = &       
id5tifies items 9 a database t          
correspond to keywords or *>act]s       
specifi$ by ! us]1 us$ especially = f9d+
 p>ticul> sites on ! ,_w ,wide ,web2 or 
7iv7 by :i* ! us] divulges s5sitive     
in=mation ( ! us]2  7,b7 includes an    
entity t provides a s]vice describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7 ?r\gh a s(tw>e program1
 includ+ a mobile application2 &  7,c7  
does n include an entity t solely       
provides broadb& int]net s]vice4  7#c7  
,edge provid] data ,! t]m edge provid]  
data means data associat$ ) s]vices or  
cont5t (f]$ by edge provid]s4  7#d7     
,high-co/ rural area ,! t]m high-co/    
rural area means an area ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates t-- 7,a7 is n conta9$ )9 an      
incorporat$ city or t[n2 &  7,b7 has a  
population ( few] ?an #bj1jjj           
inhabitants4  7#e7 ,qualify+ broadb&    
s]vice ,! t]m qualify+ broadb& s]vice   
means broadb& int]net s]vice )          

measurable spe$s ( n less ?an ! spe$s   
requir$ = ! ,commission to det]m9e !    
s]vice is advanc$ telecommunications    
capability1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section  
#gjf7;d7 ( ! ,telecommunications ,act ( 
#aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;d774  7#f7  
,rural broadb& network ,! t]m rural     
broadb& network means ! plant1 equipm5t1
 compon5ts1 facilities1 h>dw>e1 & s(tw>e
 us$ by a rural broadb& provid] to      
provide qualify+ broadb& s]vice 9 a     
high-co/ rural area4  7#g7 ,rural       
broadb& provid] ,! t]m rural broadb&    
provid] means an entity t-- 7,a7        
provides qualify+ broadb& s]vice 9 a    
high-co/ rural area us+ any te*nology1  
includ+ a fix$ or mobile wireless or    
wirel9e network2 &  7,b7 provides       
qualify+ broadb& s]vice to few] ?an     
#bej1jjj cu/om]s4  #b4 ,rural broadb&   
network advancem5t /udy  7a7 ,proce$+ by
 ,,fcc  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7 ,initiation 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
initiate a proce$+ to analyze ! dem&s t 

h be5 or w be plac$ on rural broadb&    
networks dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod t are       
associat$ ) edge provid] data transmitt$
 ov] su* networks1 includ+ int]net br[s+
 data & data associat$ ) video /ream+   
s]vices4  7,b7 ,conclusion ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] initiat+ ! proce$+ "u       
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,commission %all    
conclude ! proce$+4  7#b7 ,matt]s =     
analysis ,! analysis conduct$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,e/imation ( edge provid] data ,an 
e/imation ( ! quantity ( edge provid]   
data t has be5 or w be transmitt$ ov]   
rural broadb& networks dur+ ! cov]$     
p]iod4  7,b7 ,calculation ( co/s ,a     
calculation ( ! co/s to rural broadb&   
provid]s dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod associat$ ) 
transmission by su* provid]s ( edge     
provid] data ov] ! rural broadb& network
 t are n already recov]$ ?r\gh-- 7i7 us]
 rates t are reasonably comp>able to us]
 rates 9 urban areas2 or  7ii7 ,f$]al   
programs aim$ at promot+ rural broadb&  
deploym5t or su/a9+ rural broadb&       

networks1 includ+ ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice
 support programs e/abli%$ "u section   
#bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed74  7#c7 ,co/s       
describ$ ,! categories ( co/s to be     
calculat$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 %all    
include co/s associat$ )-- 7,a7 !       
initial deploym5t ( rural broadb&       
networks2  7,b7 ! op]ation & ma9t5ance (
 rural broadb& networks2 &  7,c7 !      
deliv]y ( s]vices to us]s ov] rural     
broadb& networks1 includ+ ! transmission
 ( data betwe5 high-co/ rural areas &   
urban or suburban int]connection po9ts4 
7#d7 ,provision ( in=mation  7,a7 ,use (
 data ,to analyze ! dem&s describ$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission %all-- 7i7 
use any exi/+ comm]cial or gov]nm5t data
 or e/imate conc]n+ ! cov]$ "t p]iod2 & 
7ii7 collect data conc]n+ ! cov]$ "t    
p]iod f edge provid]s or rural broadb&  
provid]s4  7,b7 ,requirem5t to submit   
in=mation ,9 any case 9 :i* !           
,commission det]m9es t x is necess>y to 
collect data "u subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 f  

an edge provid] or a rural broadb&      
provid]1 su* edge provid] or rural      
broadb& provid] %all provide any        
in=mation necess>y = ! ,commission to   
complete ! proce$+ "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7#e7 ,cov]$ p]iod def9$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ p]iod means !   
#f-ye> p]iod t-- 7,a7 beg9s on ! date t 
is #c ye>s be=e ! date on :i* ! proce$+ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 is initiat$2 &  7,b7   
ends on ! date t is #c ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! proce$+ is initiat$4  7b7      
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] conclud+ ! proce$+ "u         
subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,commission %all  
publi% on its website & submit to !     
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
f9d+s ( ! proce$+4