,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ai1 #bjbc,mr4  
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,k+1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mr4    
,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,telecommunications 
,act ( #aiif to pres]ve & protect !     
ability ( ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1      
public-private p>tn]%ips1 & coop]atives 
to provide broadb& s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,community ,broadb& ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4  
,/ate1 local1 public-private p>tn]%ip1 &
 co-op broadb& s]vices ,section #gjf ( !
 ,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z subsection  
7e72  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7
 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,/ate1 local1           
public-,private p>tn]%ip1 & co-,op      
advanc$ telecommunications capability & 
s]vices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no /atute1      

regulation1 or o!r legal requirem5t ( a 
,/ate may prohibit or h ! effect (      
prohibit+ any public provid]1           
public-private p>tn]%ip provid]1 or     
coop]atively organiz$ provid] f provid+1
 to any p]son or public or private      
entity1 advanc$ telecommunications      
capability or any s]vice t utilizes !   
advanc$ telecommunications capability   
provid$ by t provid]4  7#b7             
,antidiscrim9ation safegu>ds  7,a7      
,public provid]s ,to ! ext5t any public 
provid] regulates compet+ private       
provid]s ( advanc$ telecommunications   
capability or s]vices t utilize advanc$ 
telecommunications capability1 ! public 
provid] %all apply its ord9ances & rules
 )\t discrim9ation 9 favor (-- 7i7 !    
public provid]2 or  7ii7 any entity own$
 by ! public provid] t provides s]vices 
t utilize advanc$ telecommunications    
capability4  7,b7 ,public-private       
p>tn]%ip provid]s ,to ! ext5t any ,/ate 
or local entity t is "p ( a             
public-private p>tn]%ip provid]         

regulates compet+ private provid]s (    
advanc$ telecommunications capability or
 s]vices t utilize advanc$              
telecommunications capability1 ! ,/ate  
or local entity %all apply its ord9ances
 & rules )\t discrim9ation 9 favor (--  
7i7 ! public-private p>tn]%ip provid]2  
or  7ii7 any entity own$ by ! ,/ate or  
local entity or public-private p>tn]%ip 
provid] t provides s]vices t utilize    
advanc$ telecommunications capability4  
7#c7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is          
subsection %all exempt a public provid]1
 public-private p>tn]%ip provid]1 or    
coop]atively organiz$ provid] f any     
,f$]al or ,/ate telecommunications law  
or regulation t applies to all provid]s 
( advanc$ telecommunications capability 
or s]vices t utilize su* advanc$        
telecommunications capability4  2 &     
7#c7 9 subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$--   
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ ?is subsection & ins]t+ ?is       
section2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph   
7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72  7,c7 by ins]t+   

aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7      
,coop]atively organiz$ provid] ,! t]m   
coop]atively organiz$ provid] means an  
entity t is treat$ z a coop]ative "u    
,f$]al tax law & t provides advanc$     
telecommunications capability1 or any   
s]vice t utilizes su* advanc$           
telecommunications capability1 to any   
p]son or public or private entity4  2 & 
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7   
,public provid] ,! t]m public provid]   
means a ,/ate or local entity t provides
 advanc$ telecommunications capability1 
or any s]vice t utilizes su* advanc$    
telecommunications capability1 to any   
p]son or public or private entity4  7#e7
 ,public-private p>tn]%ip provid] ,! t]m
 public-private p>tn]%ip provid] means a
 public-private p>tn]%ip1 betwe5 a ,/ate
 or local entity & a private entity1 t  
provides advanc$ telecommunications     
capability1 or any s]vice t utilizes su*
 advanc$ telecommunications capability1 
to any p]son or public or private       
entity4  7#f7 ,/ate or local entity ,!  

t]m ,/ate or local entity means-- 7,a7 a
 ,/ate or political subdivision !re(2   
7,b7 any ag5cy1 au?ority1 or            
in/rum5tality ( a ,/ate or political    
subdivision !re(2 or  7,c7 an ,indian   
,tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d7;e7 ( !    
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
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