90-1-602. (Temporary) Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Broadband service" means any commercially mature, universally available, terrestrially deployed technology having the capacity to transmit data from or to the internet at minimum speeds downstream and upstream at low latency to accommodate adequate and commonly used internet-based applications for residential, commercial, or government use.
(2) "Broadband service infrastructure" means the signal transmission facilities and associated network equipment proposed to be deployed in a project area used for the provision of broadband service to residential, business, and government customers.
(3) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(4) "Eligible provider" means an entity that:
(a) has authorization to do business in the state; and
(b) has demonstrated that it has the technical, financial, and managerial resources and experience to provide broadband service or other communications service to customers in the state.
(5) "FCC" means the federal communications commission.
(6) "Frontier area" means an area where there is no or extremely limited terrestrial broadband service.
(7) "Low latency" means latency that is sufficiently low to allow multiple, simultaneous, real-time interactive applications.
(8) "Project" means a proposed deployment of broadband service infrastructure set forth in a proposal for funding authorized under this part.
(9) "Project area" means a shapefile area in an unserved or underserved area where the proposed broadband service infrastructure would be built as described in a proposal for funding authorized under this part.
(10) "Shapefile" means a GIS file format for storing, depicting, and analyzing geospatial data depicting broadband coverage. It is made up of several component files, such as a main file (.shp), an index file (.shx), and a dBASE table (.dbf).
(11) "Underserved area" means an area where at least 10% of the delivery points have no access to broadband service offered with a download speed range of at least 100 megabits per second and an upload speed of at least 20 megabits per second or less with low latency.
(12) "Unserved area" means a project area where at least 10% of delivery points have no access to broadband service or have no access to services operating with a download speed of at least 25 megabits per second and upload speed of at least 10 megabits per second with low latency. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 13, Ch. 449, L. 2021.)
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 40(1), Ch. 401, L. 2021.