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Title IV — Tribal Broadband Factor

S. 3264 · 116th Congress · Feb 11, 2020 · Lineage

IV Tribal Broadband Factor

Sec. 401 Tribal broadband factor

The Commission shall conduct a rulemaking to—
(1)
increase Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support under subpart K of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), available to rate-of-return carriers serving Tribal lands by reducing the funding threshold of $42 per month per line by 25 percent; and
(2)
increase High Cost Loop Support under subpart M of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), available to rate-of-return carriers serving Tribal lands by increasing—
(A)
the eligible costs expense adjustment under section 54.1310(a)(1) of that title from 65 percent to 81.25 percent; and
(B)
the eligible costs expense adjustment under section 54.1310(a)(2) of that title from 75 percent to 93.75 percent.