Sec. 3. Notice of inquiry to assess factors that indicate digital redlining is occurring
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a notice of inquiry that seeks public comment on the following: Criteria necessary to determine where ISPs are not upgrading systems or deploying new systems capable of supporting robust broadband access of comparable quality with the broader community. Criteria to define the granularity of the geographic area necessary to determine whether discriminatory factors are being used to delay deployment of robust broadband.
The reasons ISPs use to determine where facilities are upgraded to provide robust broadband and what factors deter deployment in those granular areas that are not served. The disparity investment in high-income areas compared to low-income areas within the geographic service area of an ISP. Disparity of investment based on race. Availability of fiber to the home, or deployment of fiber-to-the-curb or headend, within a geographic service area. Degradation in quality of service within geographic service area over a given period of time.
Tier flattening in rural and urban service areas. Network resiliency issues, including frequency of outages. The reliability of networks with respect to the recovery of outages.