Sec. 4. Rules required to prevent digital redlining
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Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and based on the findings from the notice of inquiry under section 3, the Commission shall promulgate rules that do the following: Overcome identified barriers from such notice of inquiry, including rules to prevent discrimination of access based on income level, race, color, religion, or national origin. Define the granularity of the geographic area in which the Commission considers compliance with the rules adopted, taking into account whether information at a census-block level or a more discrete level is needed to identify areas where redlining is occurring.
Determine what factors would permit an ISP to not deploy to the entirety of a clearly defined geographic area with comparable robust broadband service, taking into account that deployment planning for areas may proceed in differing stages. In developing this determination, the Commission shall establish a process by which a provider may request an exemption from a requirement to deploy robust broadband to the entirety of a clearly defined geographic area upon a showing that factors other than income level, race, color, religion, or national origin are the causes of the inability to deploy broadband.
The Commission shall ensure that the policies of the Commission promote equal access to robust broadband by prohibiting deployment discrimination based on the income level of an area, the predominant race or ethnicity composition of an area, or other factors the Commission determines based on the findings in the record developed from this any rule promulgated under this section and the notice of inquiry under section 3.