47 U.S.C. § 641 — Definitions

Page 345 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 641 systems may not install, manage, or operate for use in the United States such a system, unless such system is configured such that a user may directly initiate a call to 9–1–1 from any station equipped with dialing facilities, without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, in- cluding any trunk-access code such as the digit ‘‘9’’, regardless of whether the user is required to dial such a digit, code, prefix, or post-fix for other calls. (c) On-site notification A person engaged in the business of installing, managing, or operating multi-line telephone systems shall, in installing, managing, or oper- ating such a system for use in the United States, configure the system to provide a notification to a central location at the facility where the sys- tem is installed or to another person or organi- zation regardless of location, if the system is able to be configured to provide the notification without an improvement to the hardware or software of the system. (d) Effect on State law Nothing in this section is intended to alter the authority of State commissions or other State or local agencies with jurisdiction over emer- gency communications, if the exercise of such authority is not inconsistent with this chapter. (e) Enforcement This section shall be enforced under sub- chapter V, except that section 501 of this title applies only to the extent that such section pro- vides for the punishment of a fine. (f) Multi-line telephone system defined In this section, the term ‘‘multi-line telephone system’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1471 of this title. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 721, as added Pub. L. 115–127, § 2(a), Feb. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 326.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 115–127, § 2(b), Feb. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 327, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to a multi-line telephone system that is manufactured, im- ported, offered for first sale or lease, first sold or leased, or installed after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 16, 2018].’’ § 624. Disclosure requirements for United States- based foreign media outlets (a) Reports by outlets to Commission Not later than 60 days after August 13, 2018, and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, a United States-based foreign media outlet shall submit to the Commission a report that contains the following information: (1) The name of such outlet. (2) A description of the relationship of such outlet to the foreign principal of such outlet, including a description of the legal structure of such relationship and any funding that such outlet receives from such principal. (b) Reports by Commission to Congress Not later than 90 days after August 13, 2018, and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report that summarizes the contents of the reports submitted by United States-based foreign media outlets under subsection (a) dur- ing the preceding 6-month period. (c) Public availability The Commission shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Commission each report submitted by a United States-based for- eign media outlet under subsection (a) not later than the earlier of— (1) the date that is 30 days after the outlet submits the report to the Commission; or (2) the date on which the Commission trans- mits to Congress under subsection (b) the re- port covering the 6-month period during which the report of the outlet was submitted to the Commission under subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Foreign principal The term ‘‘foreign principal’’ has the mean- ing given such term in section 1(b)(1) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)). (2) United States-based foreign media outlet The term ‘‘United States-based foreign media outlet’’ means an entity that— (A) produces or distributes video program- ming (as defined in section 522 of this title) that is transmitted, or intended for trans- mission, by a multichannel video program- ming distributor (as defined in such section) to consumers in the United States; and (B) would be an agent of a foreign prin- cipal (as defined in paragraph (1)) for pur- poses of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) but for sec- tion 1(d) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 611(d)). (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 722, as added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1085, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1991.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(B), is act June 8, 1938, ch. 327, 52 Stat. 631, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 611 et seq.) of chapter 11 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 611 of Title 22 and Tables. SUBCHAPTER VII—BROADBAND DATA § 641. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Broadband internet access service The term ‘‘broadband internet access serv- ice’’ has the meaning given the term in sec- Page 346 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 642 tion 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regula- tions, or any successor regulation. (2) Broadband map The term ‘‘Broadband Map’’ means the map created by the Commission under section 642(c)(1)(A) of this title. (3) Cell edge probability The term ‘‘cell edge probability’’ means the likelihood that the minimum threshold download and upload speeds with respect to broadband internet access service will be met or exceeded at a distance from a base station that is intended to indicate the ultimate edge of the coverage area of a cell. (4) Cell loading The term ‘‘cell loading’’ means the percent- age of the available air interface resources of a base station that are used by consumers with respect to broadband internet access service. (5) Clutter The term ‘‘clutter’’ means a natural or man- made surface feature that affects the propaga- tion of a signal from a base station. (6) Fabric The term ‘‘Fabric’’ means the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric established under section 642(b)(1)(B) of this title. (7) Form 477 The term ‘‘Form 477’’ means Form 477 of the Commission relating to local telephone com- petition and broadband reporting. (8) Indian Tribe The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in section 5304 of title 25. (9) Mobility Fund Phase II The term ‘‘Mobility Fund Phase II’’ means the second phase of the proceeding to provide universal service support from the Mobility Fund (WC Docket No. 10–90; WT Docket No. 10–208). (10) Propagation model The term ‘‘propagation model’’ means a mathematical formulation for the character- ization of radio wave propagation as a func- tion of frequency, distance, and other condi- tions. (11) Provider The term ‘‘provider’’ means a provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access service. (12) Quality of service The term ‘‘quality of service’’ means, with respect to broadband internet access service, the download and upload speeds (and, for rel- evant services, latency) with respect to that service, as determined by, and to the extent otherwise collected by, the Commission. (13) Shapefile The term ‘‘shapefile’’ means a digital stor- age format containing geospatial or location- based data and attribute information— (A) regarding the availability of broadband internet access service; and (B) that can be viewed, edited, and mapped in geographic information system software. (14) Standard broadband installation The term ‘‘standard broadband installa- tion’’— (A) means the initiation by a provider of fixed broadband internet access service in an area in which the provider has not pre- viously offered that service, with no charges or delays attributable to the extension of the network of the provider; and (B) includes the initiation of fixed broadband internet access service through routine installation that can be completed not later than 10 business days after the date on which the service request is submitted. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VIII, § 801, as added Pub. L. 116–130, § 2, Mar. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 228.) § 642. Broadband maps (a) Rules (1) In general Not later than 180 days after March 23, 2020, the Commission shall issue final rules that shall— (A) require the biannual collection and dis- semination of granular data, as determined by the Commission— (i) relating to the availability and qual- ity of service with respect to terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband internet access service; and (ii) that the Commission shall use to compile the maps created under subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this section as ‘‘cov- erage maps’’), which the Commission shall make publicly available; and (B) establish— (i) processes through which the Commis- sion can verify the accuracy of data sub- mitted under subsection (b)(2); (ii) processes and procedures through which the Commission, and, as necessary, other entities or individuals submitting non-public or competitively sensitive in- formation under this subchapter, can pro- tect the security, privacy, and confiden- tiality of that non-public or competitively sensitive information, including— (I) information contained in the Fab- ric; (II) the dataset created under sub- section (b)(1)(A) supporting the Fabric; and (III) the data submitted under sub- section (b)(2); (iii) the challenge process described in subsection (b)(5); and (iv) the process described in section 644(b) of this title. (2) Other data In issuing the rules under paragraph (1), the Commission shall develop a process through which the Commission can collect verified data for use in the coverage maps from—