{"identifier":"/us/usc/t47/s1302","title":47,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1302.","heading":"Advanced telecommunications incentives","text":"\u00a7\u202f1302.\nAdvanced telecommunications incentives\n(a)\nIn general\nThe Commission and each State commission with regulatory jurisdiction over telecommunications services shall encourage the deployment on a reasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (including, in particular, elementary and secondary schools and classrooms) by utilizing, in a manner consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, price cap regulation, regulatory forbearance, measures that promote competition in the local telecommunications market, or other regulating methods that remove barriers to infrastructure investment.\n(b)\nInquiry\nThe Commission shall, within 30 months after\nFebruary 8, 1996\n(c)\nDemographic information for unserved areas\nAs part of the inquiry required by subsection (b), the Commission shall compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability (as defined by subsection (d)(1))\n(1) the population;\n(2) the population density; and\n(3) the average per capita income.\n(d)\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this subsection:\n(1)\nAdvanced telecommunications capability\nThe term \u201cadvanced telecommunications capability\u201d is defined, without regard to any transmission media or technology, as high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications using any technology.\n(2)\nElementary and secondary schools\nThe term \u201celementary and secondary schools\u201d means elementary and secondary schools, as defined in\nsection 7801 of title 20","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t47/s1302.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1302."},{"t":"heading","text":"Advanced telecommunications incentives"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission and each State commission with regulatory jurisdiction over telecommunications services shall encourage the deployment on a reasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (including, in particular, elementary and secondary schools and classrooms) by utilizing, in a manner consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, price cap regulation, regulatory forbearance, measures that promote competition in the local telecommunications market, or other regulating methods that remove barriers to infrastructure investment.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Inquiry"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission shall, within 30 months after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"February 8, 1996","tail":", and annually thereafter, initiate a notice of inquiry concerning the availability of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (including, in particular, elementary and secondary schools and classrooms) and shall complete the inquiry within 180 days after its initiation. In the inquiry, the Commission shall determine whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. If the Commission\u2019s determination is negative, it shall take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Demographic information for unserved areas"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As part of the inquiry required by subsection (b), the Commission shall compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability (as defined by subsection (d)(1))\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSee References in Text note below.","tail":" and to the extent that data from the Census Bureau is available, determine, for each such unserved area\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the population;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the population density; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the average per capita income.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this subsection:\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"2"},{"t":"num","text":"2","tail":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be \u201csection:\u201d."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be \u201csection:\u201d."}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Advanced telecommunications capability"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cadvanced telecommunications capability\u201d is defined, without regard to any transmission media or technology, as high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications using any technology.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s1302/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Elementary and secondary schools"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201celementary and secondary schools\u201d means elementary and secondary schools, as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 7801 of title 20","href":"/us/usc/t20/s7801","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}