,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bife  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #g1 #bjba,mr4  
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission to /udy !   
curr5t & project$ dem&s on rural broadb&
 networks associat$ ) data transmission 
due to increas$ network usage4  #a4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,cov]$ p]iod ,! 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 section #b7;a77#a7 is        
initiat$2 &  7,b7 ends on ! date t is #c
 ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! proce$+ "u   
section #b7;a77#a7 is initiat$4  7#c7   
,high-co/ rural area ,! t]m high-co/    
rural area means an area ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates t is n conta9$ )9 an incorporat$ 
city or t[n ) a population ( m ?an      

#bj1jjj inhabitants4  7#d7 ,qualify+    
broadb& s]vice ,! t]m qualify+ broadb&  
s]vice means broadb& s]vice ) measurable
 spe$s ( n less ?an ! spe$s requir$ = ! 
s]vice to qualify z an advanc$          
telecommunications capability1 z t t]m  
is def9$ 9 section #gjf7;d7 ( !         
,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;d774  7#e7 ,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#f7 ,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 t]re/rial   
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$ ) data transmitt$ 
ov] ^? networks4  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 & analysis ( network    
usage  7i7 ,ov]all data transf]s ,an    
e/imate ( ! quantity ( data t has be5 or
 w be transmitt$ ov] rural broadb&      
networks dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod4  7ii7      
,categories ( network usage ,an analysis
 ( ! quantity ( data t has be5 or w be  
transmitt$ ov] rural broadb& networks   
dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod brok5 d[n by cont5t  
own]1 lic5sor1 or di/ributor1 9 ord] to 
produce an e/imate ( network usage by   
type ( cont5t1 use1 & purpose4  7,b7    
,calculation ( co/s  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a    

calculation ( ! co/s to rural broadb&   
provid]s dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod associat$ ) 
transmission ( data ov] rural broadb&   
networks t are n already recov]$ ?r\gh--
 7,i7 us] rates t are reasonably        
comp>able to us] rates 9 urban areas2 or
  7,,ii7 ,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  7ii7 ,co/s describ$ ,!
 categories ( co/s to be calculat$ "u   
clause 7i7 %all include co/s associat$  
)-- 7,i7 ! initial deploym5t ( rural    
broadb& networks2  7,,ii7 ! op]ation &  
ma9t5ance ( rural broadb& networks2 &   
7,,iii7 ! 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#c7 ,provision (
 in=mation ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 a rural broadb& provid] may        

disclose to ! ,commission-- 7,a7 !      
quantity ( data transmitt$ ov] rural    
broadb& networks ( ! provid]1 brok5 d[n 
by cont5t own]1 lic5sor1 or di/ributor2 
&  7,b7 any o!r in=mation necess>y = !  
,commission to complete ! proce$+ "u    
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,report to ,congress
 ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] conclud+ !  
proce$+ "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