S.Amdt. 959
What it does: Adds TITLE VI--BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS at the end of division A
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)What it changes
1 change to S. 761 · shown in the bill's text
Adds TITLE VI--BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS at the end of division A
Adds a titleIn S. 761 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the application of section 438 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232a) or sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794 and 794d).
Inserted: TITLE VI--BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Inserted: SEC. 1601. BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Inserted: (a) Reporting Requirements.--
Inserted: (1) General requirements.--The Federal Communications Commission shall revise FCC Form 477 reporting requirements within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to require broadband service providers to report the following information:
Inserted: (A) Identification of where the provider provides broadband service to customers, identified by zip code plus 4 digit location (hereinafter referred to as "service area").
Inserted: (B) Percentage of households and businesses in each service area that are offered broadband service by the provider, and the percentage of such households that subscribe to each service plan offered.
Inserted: (C) The average price per megabyte of download speed and upload speed in each service area.
Inserted: (D) Identification by service area of the provider's broadband service's--
Inserted: (i) actual average throughput; and
Inserted: (ii) contention ratio of the number of users sharing the same line.
Inserted: (2) Exception.--The Federal Communications Commission shall exempt a broadband service provider from the requirements in paragraph (1) if the Commission determines that a provider's compliance with the reporting requirements is cost prohibitive, as defined by the Commission.
Inserted: (b) Demographic Information for Unserved Areas.--The Federal Communications Commission, using available Census Bureau data, shall provide to Congress, on an annual basis, a report containing the following information for each service area that is not served by any broadband service provider--
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Inserted: (1) population;
Inserted: (2) population density; and
Inserted: (3) average per capita income.
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SA 959. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 761, to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of division A, add the following new title:
TITLE VI--BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 1601. BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) General requirements.--The Federal Communications Commission shall revise FCC Form 477 reporting requirements within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to require broadband service providers to report the following information:
(A) Identification of where the provider provides broadband service to customers, identified by zip code plus 4 digit location (hereinafter referred to as “service area”).
(B) Percentage of households and businesses in each service area that are offered broadband service by the provider, and the percentage of such households that subscribe to each service plan offered.
(C) The average price per megabyte of download speed and upload speed in each service area.
(D) Identification by service area of the provider's broadband service's--
(i) actual average throughput; and
(ii) contention ratio of the number of users sharing the same line.
(2) Exception.--The Federal Communications Commission shall exempt a broadband service provider from the requirements in paragraph (1) if the Commission determines that a provider's compliance with the reporting requirements is cost prohibitive, as defined by the Commission.
(b) Demographic Information for Unserved Areas.--The Federal Communications Commission, using available Census Bureau data, shall provide to Congress, on an annual basis, a report containing the following information for each service area that is not served by any broadband service provider--
(1) population;
(2) population density; and
(3) average per capita income.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 24, 2007