The definitions in Iowa Code section 8B.1 shall apply to this
chapter. In addition, for purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply.
"As of date" means the as of date of the
broadband availability maps and corresponding data sources utilized by the
office in determining whether a communications service provider facilitates
broadband service in a particular broadband block at or above the download and
upload speeds specified in the definition of targeted service area and
underlying the statewide map published and then in effect in accordance with
rules 129-20.3 (8B,427) and 129-20.4 (8B,427).
"Broadband block" means:
1. Until the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts
and publishes a publicly available data set identifying a different or more
granular unit of measurement(s) by appropriate regulation or order (such as
location-specific, address-specific, or polygon-based), a census block.
2. If the FCC adopts and publishes a publicly available data
set identifying a different or more granular unit of measurement(s) by
appropriate regulation or order (such as location-specific, address-specific,
or polygon-based), for purposes of the next iteration of the statewide map
published in accordance with rule 129-20.4 (8B,427) following the FCC's
adoption of such unit of measurement(s), such unit of measurement(s) as adopted
by the FCC and which is located in this state.
"Broadband unit" or "broadband
units" means a home, farm, school, or business within a broadband
block as of the as of date. The number of broadband units within a broadband
block shall be as represented on the statewide map published in accordance with
rule 129-20.4 (8B,427).
"Census block" means a U.S. Census Bureau
census block located in this state, including any crop operation located within
the census block.
"Chief information officer" or
"CIO" means the state chief information officer or the state
chief information officer's designee.
"Installation of the broadband
infrastructure" means the labor, construction, building, and
furnishing of new physical infrastructure used for the transmission of data
that provides broadband services. "Installation of the broadband
infrastructure" does not include the process of removing existing
infrastructure, fixtures, or other real property in preparation of installation
of the broadband infrastructure.
"Materially underserved" means a broadband
block within which less than 10 percent of the geographic area comprising the
broadband block is facilitated with broadband service exceeding tier 1 upload
and download speeds.
"Meaningfully available" means broadband
service that is facilitated to consumers on a commercially reasonable basis and
without significant interruption or delay. In determining whether broadband
service is meaningfully available on a commercially reasonable basis, the
office may consider product or delivery attributes or characteristics such as
availability in terms of average uptime and downtime or latency or delays in
the transmission of data.
"Tier 1 targeted service area" or
"tier 1 TSA" means a targeted service area within which
broadband speeds do not exceed tier 1 speed levels.
"Tier 2 targeted service area" or
"tier 2 TSA" means a targeted service area within which
broadband speeds do not exceed tier 2 speed levels, but are greater than tier 1
speed levels.
"Tier 3 targeted service area" or
"tier 3 TSA" means a targeted service area within which
broadband speeds do not exceed tier 3 speed levels, but are greater than tier 2
speed levels.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 129-20.1
Adopted by
IAB
October 26, 2016/Volume XXXIX, Number 09, effective
11/30/2016
Amended by
IAB
August 14, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 4, effective
9/18/2019
Amended by
IAB
September 9, 2020/Volume XLIII, Number 6, effective
10/14/2020
Amended by
IAB
June 2, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 25, effective
5/7/2021
