73 Pa. Stat. § 2703

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 2703 - Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Account." The Unserved High-speed Broadband Funding Program Account established under section 7(c).

"Authority." The Commonwealth Financing Authority.

"Board." The board of directors of the authority.

"High-speed broadband service." Wireless, wireline or fixed wireless technology having the capacity to transmit data from or to the Internet at:

(1) Minimum speeds of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and three megabits per second upstream; or
(2) Minimum speeds adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, whichever is greater.

"High-speed broadband service infrastructure." The signal transmission facilities and associated network equipment proposed to be deployed in a project area used for the provision of high-speed broadband service.

"Overbuild." The deployment of high-speed broadband service infrastructure in an area that is not unserved.

"Program." The Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program established under section 4(a).

"Project." The proposed deployment of high-speed broadband service infrastructure in an unserved area of this Commonwealth as set forth in an application for grant funding authorized under this act.

"Unserved area." A project area without access to wireline or fixed wireless broadband service with minimum speeds of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream.

73 P.S. § 2703

Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 132, § 3, eff. 11/25/2020.