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by zip code plus four digit location (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘‘service area’’). 
(B) Percentage of households and businesses 
in each service area that are offered broadband 
service by the provider, and the percentage of 
such households that subscribe to each service 
plan offered. 
(C) The average price per megabyte of 
download speed and upload speed in each service 
area. 
(D) Identification by service area of the 
provider’s broadband service’s— 
(i) actual average throughput; and 
(ii) contention ratio of the number of 
users sharing the same line. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Commission shall exempt 
a broadband service provider from the requirements 
in subsection (1) if the Commission determines that 
a provider’s compliance with the reporting require-
ments is cost prohibitive, as defined by the Commis-
sion. 
(b) DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION
FOR
UNSERVED 
AREAS.—The Commission, using available Census Bureau 
data, shall provide to Congress on an annual basis a report 
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containing the following information for each service area 
that is not served by any broadband service provider— 
(1) population; 
(2) population density; and 
(3) average per capita income. 
SEC. 1012. APPLICATION OF ONE-YEAR RESTRICTIONS TO 
CERTAIN POSITIONS. 
For purposes of section 207 of title 18, United States 
Code, an individual serving in any of the following posi-
tions, or in any successor position, at the Federal Commu-
nications Commission is deemed to be a person described 
in section 207(c)(2)(A)(ii) of that title, regardless of the in-
dividual’s rate of basic pay: 
(1) Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology. 
(2) Director, Office of Legislative Affairs. 
(3) Inspector General, Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
(4) Managing Director, Office of Managing Di-
rector. 
(5) General Counsel, Office of General Counsel. 
(6) Chief, Office of Strategic Planning and Pol-
icy Analysis. 
(7) Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau. 
(8) Chief, Enforcement Bureau. 
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(9) Chief, International Bureau. 
(10) Chief, Media Bureau. 
(11) Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. 
(12) Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. 
(13) Any position for which the individual was 
appointed under section 4(f)(2) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 4(f)(2)). 
SEC. 1013. INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT AMENDMENT. 
Section 1101(a) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 
U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking ‘‘taxes during the 
period beginning November 1, 2003, and ending November 
1, 2007:’’ and inserting ‘‘taxes:’’. 
SEC. 1014. STATUS OF E–911 IMPLEMENTATION AND CO-
ORDINATION OFFICE. 
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Assistant Secretary of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Adminis-
trator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion (NHTSA) shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives on the progress of the E–911 Implementa-
tion and Coordination Office and plans of the Office to meet 
the requirements of the Office established in Public Law 
108–494. 
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SEC. 1015. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TELE-
MEDICINE REPORT. 
The Commission shall conduct a study and report to 
Congress within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act of the following: 
(1) Speed of a broadband connection necessary to 
run low, medium, and high capacity telemedicine ap-
plications. 
(2) Precise statistics of availability of broadband 
connections capable of running telemedicine applica-
tions in any given service area (zip code plus four 
digit area). 
(3) Number of providers in any given service 
area (zip code plus four digit area) offering 
broadband connections capable of running telemedi-
cine applications. 
(4) Average monthly price per megabit of 
download and upload speeds for broadband connec-
tions capable of running telemedicine applications in 
any given service area (zip code plus four digit area). 
SEC. 1016. FEDERAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
(a) ADVANCED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.— 
(1) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMA-
TION
AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
RE-
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