View all text of Subchapter VII [§ 641 - § 646]
The Commission shall create a common dataset of all locations in the United States where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed, as determined by the Commission.
Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), the Commission may contract with an entity with expertise with respect to geographic information systems (referred to in this subsection as “GIS”) to create and maintain the dataset under clause (i).
(II) Application of the Federal Acquisition RegulationA contract into which the Commission enters under subclause (I) shall in all respects comply with applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(III) LimitationsWith respect to a contract into which the Commission enters under subclause (I)—(aa) the entity with which the Commission enters into the contract shall be selected through a competitive bid process that is transparent and open; and(bb) the contract shall be for a term of not longer than 5 years, after which the Commission may enter into a new contract—(AA) with an entity, and for the purposes, described in clause (i); and(BB) that complies with the requirements under subclause (II) and this subclause; and(cc) the contract shall—(AA) prohibit the entity described in item (aa) from selling, leasing, or otherwise disclosing for monetary consideration any personally identifiable information to any other entity other than for purposes authorized under this subchapter; and(BB) require the entity described in item (aa) to include in any contract with any other entity a provision that prohibits that other entity from engaging in an action that is prohibited under subitem (AA).The Commission shall prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and insular areas of the United States.
The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Commission, for inclusion in the Fabric, a count of the aggregate number of housing units in each census block, as collected by the Bureau of the Census.
On and after the date on which the Commission carries out subparagraph (A), the Commission shall continue to collect and publicly report subscription data that the Commission collected through the Form 477 broadband deployment service availability process, as in effect on July 1, 2019.
The Commission shall establish a process to make the data collected under paragraph (2) available to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Any requirement of a rule issued under subsection (a)(1) that relates to quality of service shall take effect not earlier than the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Commission issues that rule.