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47 U.S.C. § 1608 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) **Advanced communications service** — The term “advanced communications service” has the meaning given the term “advanced telecommunications capability” in [section 1302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Appropriate national security agency** — The term “appropriate national security agency” means—
(A) the Department of Homeland Security;
(B) the Department of Defense;
(C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(D) the National Security Agency; and
(E) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(4) **Communications equipment or service** — The term “communications equipment or service” means any equipment or service that is essential to the provision of advanced communications service.
(5) **Covered communications equipment or service** — The term “covered communications equipment or service” means any communications equipment or service that is on the list published by the Commission under [section 1601(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1601/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Customers** — The term “customers” means, with respect to a provider of advanced communications service—
(A) the customers of such provider; and
(B) the customers of any affiliate (as defined in [section 153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section153&num=0&edition=prelim)) of such provider.
(7) **Executive branch interagency body** — The term “executive branch interagency body” means an interagency body established in the executive branch.
(8) **Person** — Th
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In this chapter:
(1) **Advanced communications service** — The term “advanced communications service” has the meaning given the term “advanced telecommunications capability” in [section 1302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Appropriate national security agency** — The term “appropriate national security agency” means—
(A) the Department of Homeland Security;
(B) the Department of Defense;
(C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(D) the National Security Agency; and
(E) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(4) **Communications equipment or service** — The term “communications equipment or service” means any equipment or service that is essential to the provision of advanced communications service.
(5) **Covered communications equipment or service** — The term “covered communications equipment or service” means any communications equipment or service that is on the list published by the Commission under [section 1601(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1601/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Customers** — The term “customers” means, with respect to a provider of advanced communications service—
(A) the customers of such provider; and
(B) the customers of any affiliate (as defined in [section 153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section153&num=0&edition=prelim)) of such provider.
(7) **Executive branch interagency body** — The term “executive branch interagency body” means an interagency body established in the executive branch.
(8) **Person** — The term “person” means an individual or entity.
(9) **Program** — The term “Program” means the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program established under [section 1603(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1603/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(10) **Provider of advanced communications service** — The term “provider of advanced communications service”—
(A) means a person who provides advanced communications service to United States customers; and
(B) includes—
(i) accredited public or private noncommercial educational institutions, providing their own facilities-based educational broadband service, as defined in section 27.4 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and
(ii) health care providers and libraries providing advanced communications service.
(11) **Recipient** — The term “recipient” means any provider of advanced communications service the application of which for a reimbursement under the Program has been approved by the Commission, regardless of whether the provider has received reimbursement funds.
(12) **Reimbursement funds** — The term “reimbursement funds” means any reimbursement received under the Program.
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For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires—
(1) **Advanced communications services** — The term “advanced communications services” means—
(A) interconnected VoIP service;
(B) non-interconnected VoIP service;
(C) electronic messaging service;
(D) interoperable video conferencing service; and
(E) any audio or video communications service used by inmates for the purpose of communicating with individuals outside the correctional institution where the inmate is held, regardless of technology used.
(2) **Affiliate** — The term “affiliate” means a person that (directly or indirectly) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “own” means to own an equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) of more than 10 percent.
(3) **Amateur station** — The term “amateur station” means a radio station operated by a duly authorized person interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.
(4) **AT&T Consent Decree** — The term “AT&T Consent Decree” means the order entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82–0192, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and includes any judgment or order with respect to such action entered on or after August 24, 1982.
(5) **Bell operating company** — The term “Bell operating company”—
(A) means any of the following companies: Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, New York Telephone Company,
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**(a) In general** The Commission and each State commission with regulatory jurisdiction over telecommunications services shall encourage the deployment on a reasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (including, in particular, elementary and secondary schools and classrooms) by utilizing, in a manner consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, price cap regulation, regulatory forbearance, measures that promote competition in the local telecommunications market, or other regulating methods that remove barriers to infrastructure investment.
**(b) Inquiry** The Commission shall, within 30 months after February 8, 1996, and annually thereafter, initiate a notice of inquiry concerning the availability of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (including, in particular, elementary and secondary schools and classrooms) and shall complete the inquiry within 180 days after its initiation. In the inquiry, the Commission shall determine whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. If the Commission’s determination is negative, it shall take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market.
**(c) Demographic information for unserved areas** As part of the inquiry required by subsection (b), the Commission shall compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability (as defined by subsection (d)(1)) 11 See References in Text note below. and to the extent that data from the Census Bureau is available, determine, for each such unserved area—
(1) th
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**(a) Publication of covered communications equipment or services list** Not later than 1 year after March 12, 2020, the Commission shall publish on its website a list of covered communications equipment or services.
**(b) Publication by Commission** The Commission shall place on the list published under subsection (a) any communications equipment or service, if and only if such equipment or service—
(1) is produced or provided by any entity, if, based exclusively on the determinations described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), such equipment or service produced or provided by such entity poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons; and
(2) is capable of—
(A) routing or redirecting user data traffic or permitting visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment or service transmits or otherwise handles;
(B) causing the network of a provider of advanced communications service to be disrupted remotely; or
(C) otherwise posing an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.
**(c) Reliance on certain determinations** In taking action under subsection (b)(1), the Commission shall place on the list any communications equipment or service that poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons based solely on one or more of the following determinations:
(1) A specific determination made by any executive branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including the Federal Acquisition Security Council established under [section 1322(a) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gran
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall establish a reimbursement program, to be known as the “Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program”, to make reimbursements to providers of advanced communications service to replace covered communications equipment or services.
**(b) Eligibility** The Commission may not make a reimbursement under the Program to a provider of advanced communications service unless the provider—
(1) has 10,000,000 or fewer customers; and
(2) makes all of the certifications required by subsection (d)(4).
**(c) Use of funds**
(1) **In general** — A recipient of a reimbursement under the Program shall use reimbursement funds solely for the purposes of—
(A) permanently removing covered communications equipment or services purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained—
(i) as defined in the Report and Order of the Commission in the matter of Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (FCC 19–121; WC Docket No. 18–89; adopted November 22, 2019) (in this section referred to as the “Report and Order”); or
(ii) as determined to be covered by both the process of the Report and Order and the Designation Orders of the Commission on June 30, 2020 (DA 20–690; PS Docket No. 19–351; adopted June 30, 2020) (DA 20–691; PS Docket No. 19–352; adopted June 30, 2020) (in this section collectively referred to as the “Designation Orders”);
(B) replacing the covered communications equipment or services removed as described in subparagraph (A) with communications equipment or services that are not covered communications equipment or services; and
(C) disposing of the covered communications equipment or services removed as described in subparagraph (A) in accordance with
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**(a) Definitions**
(1) **Areas, locations, and institutions lacking broadband access** — In this section:
(A) *Unserved location* — The term “unserved location” means a broadband-serviceable location, as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, that—
(i) has no access to broadband service; or
(ii) lacks access to reliable broadband service offered with—
(I) a speed of not less than—
(aa) 25 megabits per second for downloads; and
(bb) 3 megabits per second for uploads; and
(II) a latency sufficient to support real-time, interactive applications.
(B) *Unserved service project* — The term “unserved service project” means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations.
(C) *Underserved location* — The term “underserved location” means a location—
(i) that is not an unserved location; and
(ii) as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, lacks access to reliable broadband service offered with—
(I) a speed of not less than—
(aa) 100 megabits per second for downloads; and
(bb) 20 megabits per second for uploads; and
(II) a latency sufficient to support real-time, interactive applications.
(D) *Underserved service project* — The term “underserved service project” means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations or underserved locations.
(E) *Eligible community anchor institution* — The term “eligible community anchor institution” means a community anchor institution that lacks access to gigabit-level broadband service.
(2) **Other definitions** — In this section:
(A) *Assistant Secretary* — Th
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Assistant Secretary** — The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(2) **Broadband or broadband service.—** — The term “broadband” or “broadband service” has the meaning given the term “broadband internet access service” in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(4) **Covered broadband project** — The term “covered broadband project” means a competitively and technologically neutral project for the deployment of fixed broadband service that provides qualifying broadband service in an eligible service area.
(5) **Covered partnership** — The term “covered partnership” means a partnership between—
(A) a State, or 1 or more political subdivisions of a State; and
(B) a provider of fixed broadband service.
(6) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Commerce.
(7) **Eligible service area** — The term “eligible service area” means a census block in which broadband service is not available at 1 or more households or businesses in the census block, as determined by the Assistant Secretary on the basis of—
(A) the maps created under section 802(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 642(c)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section642/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(B) if the maps described in subparagraph (A) are not available, the most recent information available to the Assistant Secretary, including information provided by the Commission.
(8) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a Tribal Government;
(B) a Tribal Coll
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 1608
1064, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
§ 1607. NTIA program for preventing future
vulnerabilities
(a) Future vulnerability program
(1) Establishment
Not later than 120 days after March 12, 2020,
including an opportunity for notice and com-
ment, the Assistant Secretary, in cooperation
with the Director of National Intelligence, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
the Commission, shall establish a program to
share information regarding supply chain se-
curity risks with trusted providers of ad-
vanced communications service and trusted
suppliers of communications equipment or
services.
(2) Activities
In carrying out the program established
under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary
shall—
(A) conduct regular briefings and other
events to share information with trusted
providers of advanced communications serv-
ice and trusted suppliers of communications
equipment or services;
(B) engage with trusted providers of ad-
vanced communications service and trusted
suppliers of communications equipment or
services, in particular such providers and
suppliers that—
(i) are small businesses; or
(ii) primarily serve rural areas;
(C) not later than 180 days after March 12,
2020, submit to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
plan for—
(i) declassifying material, when feasible,
to help share information regarding supply
chain security risks with trusted providers
of advanced communications service and
trus
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