Actual Speed. The term "actual speed" means the typical upload and download speeds period for a particular speed tier, either based on Measuring Broadband America (MBA) methodology, or other relevant testing data.
Advertised Speed. The term "advertised speed" means the maximum advertised upload and download speeds for fixed broadband plans, and the minimum advertised upload and download speeds for mobile broadband plans.
Base monthly price. The term "base monthly price" means the monthly price for a broadband internet service offering that would be paid by a household enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, absent the affordable connectivity benefit. The base monthly price does not include the price of any recurring monthly fees (such as fees providers impose at their discretion, or equipment rental fees), government taxes or fees, or one-time charges (such as installation charges, equipment purchase fee, etc.).
Bundle. The term "bundle" means a combination of broadband internet access service with any non-broadband internet access service offerings, including but not limited to video, voice, and text.
Data Cap. The term "data cap" means data usage restrictions on both pre-paid and post-paid plans, including "soft caps" where a user's internet traffic is throttled or deprioritized, and "hard caps" where a user's access to the internet is discontinued.
Latency. The term "latency" means the length of time for a signal to be sent between two defined end points and the time it takes for an acknowledgement of the receipt of the signal to be received.
Legacy plan. The term "legacy plan" means an internet service offering in which an ACP subscriber is enrolled that a participating provider is not accepting new enrollment.
Personally identifiable information. The term "personally identifiable information" means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.
Plan. The term "plan" means "internet service offering" as defined in § 54.1800(n) .
Unique identifier. The term "unique identifier" means a machine-readable string of characters uniquely identifying a broadband plan, not containing any special characters. Where a broadband plan is associated with a broadband label under 47 CFR 8.1(a) , the unique identifier must be the same as that in the broadband label. Unique identifiers cannot be reused or refer to multiple plans. A provider must develop a new plan identifier, when a plan's components change.
47 C.F.R. §54.1813