Sec. 6205. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS
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## SEC. 6205 OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS ###
(a)In General Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. SEC. 605 OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS > > **[**[7 U.S.C. 950bb-4](/us/usc/t7/s950bb-4)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider any portion of a service territory that is subject to an outstanding grant agreement between the Secretary and a broadband provider to be unserved for the purposes of all broadband assistance programs under this Act, if the broadband service in that portion of a service territory is less than 10 Mbps downstream transmission capacity or less than 1 Mbps upstream transmission capacity. > > > ### “(b) Exception > > The Secretary shall not consider a portion of a service territory described in subsection
(a)to be unserved if the broadband service provider has constructed or begun to construct broadband facilities that meet the minimum acceptable level of service established under section 601(e), in that portion of the service territory.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[7 U.S.C. 950bb-4 note](/us/usc/t7/s950bb-4)**]** The amendment made by this section shall not take effect until October 1, 2020.
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