(1) An order to provide interconnection to any 
other ISP willing to provide service to the area 
found to be redlined and to whatever additional area 
the Commission may determine is necessary to make 
service to the redlined area reasonably profitable and 
sustainable. 
(2) An order to compel an ISP to provide serv-
ice to the area found to be redlined— 
(A) which shall detail the services required 
to be offered and may require that the prices 
offered for such services be just, reasonable, 
and affordable to the residents of the relevant 
geographic area; and 
(B) which may not threaten the commer-
cial viability of the ISP. 
(3) An order to require a party not subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission to provide access 
to any physical premises, wiring, or facility. 
(4) Any other relief or penalty authorized under 
this Act. 
(b) FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any ISP that receives 
Federal funds on or after the date of the enactment 
of this section for the purpose of providing service 
to a geographic area that includes an area subject 
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to redlining, the Commission shall assess the cost of 
provision of robust broadband to the redlined area 
and shall require the ISP to return the funds for 
that portion of the grant that should have provided 
service to that area. The Commission shall include 
interest from the date of the disbursement of the 
Federal funds to the date of payment for any funds 
returned under this paragraph. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Commission may use 
any funds returned under paragraph (1) for any 
broadband deployment or digital inclusion fund su-
pervised by the Commission. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION OF ISP OR MVPD EXCLUSIVE AGREE-
MENTS WITH MULTI-DWELLING UNITS. 
(a) EXCLUSIVE
AGREEMENTS
PROHIBITED.—An 
ISP and MVPD may not, individually or jointly, enter into 
an agreement with a multi-dwelling unit that limits the 
ability of an ISP or MVPD (or that has the effect of such 
limitation) from serving a resident of the MDU. Nor may 
an MDU unreasonably restrict access to an ISP or MVPD 
to which a resident subscribes. 
(b) INCENTIVES PROHIBITED.—A landlord may not 
offer an incentive to a resident to select a specific ISP 
or MVPD, or any action designed to prevent or discourage 
any resident from subscribing to any ISP or MVPD. 
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(c) LANDLORD INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED.—An ISP 
or MVPD may not offer an inducement to a landlord 
that— 
(1) promotes or favors any ISP or MVPD with 
regard to marketing, obtaining or retaining residents 
of a multi-dwelling unit as subscribers; or 
(2) in any way discourage a resident of a multi- 
dwelling unit from subscribing to an ISP or MVPD 
the resident chooses. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY
OF AGREEMENTS.—An 
ISP or MVPD shall make any agreement made by an ISP 
or MVPD with a multi-dwelling unit available to the pub-
lic. 
(e) ACCESS TO PREMISES, ACCESS TO WIRING.—An 
ISP and MVPD shall have reasonable access to the prem-
ises of the multi-dwelling unit, and to any wiring or other 
resource or facility controlled by the multi-dwelling unit 
necessary to provide service. A multi-dwelling unit may re-
quire all ISPs or MVPDs to share a common set of con-
duits or wires to minimize the need for disruptive access 
and any requirement or charge for use of common con-
duits or wires— 
(1) shall be just, reasonable, and non-discrimi-
natory; 
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(2) does not impose an undue burden on an 
ISP or MVPD seeking to provide service; 
(3) does not unreasonably interfere with the 
ability of an ISP or MVPD to upgrade or repair its 
network; and 
(4) can accommodate the speed, quality of serv-
ice, and channel capacity the ISP or MVPD offers 
its subscribers. 
(f) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT
OF
PROCEEDING.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall commence a pro-
ceeding to determine the rules that are necessary to 
effectuate the prohibitions described in subsections 
(a) through (e). 
(2) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the proceeding is com-
menced pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall publish the rules in the Federal Register. The 
rules shall contain the following requirements: 
(A) COMPENSATION FOR ACCESS TO AND 
USE OF WIRING.—Ensure that a multi-dwelling 
unit or another owner of a premises, wiring, or 
other facility to which access is necessary to 
meet the requirements of this Act receive just 
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and reasonable compensation for access to, and 
use of, their property, which shall be charged 
on a non-discriminatory basis to each ISP and 
MVPD seeking such access and use. A multi- 
dwelling unit may not charge an ISP or MVPD 
to enter the multi-dwelling unit to provide serv-
ice within the residence of a subscriber, or to 
provide customer premise equipment that does 
not require any physical modification of the res-
idence. 
(B) CHARGES
FOR
DAMAGES, DEPOSIT, 
PROOF OF INSURANCE.—A multi-dwelling unit, 
resident, or other entity that suffers damage to 
its physical property may demand reasonable 
compensation from the ISP or MVPD respon-
sible, including the cost of repair. A multi- 
dwelling unit may require a reasonable deposit 
or proof, or both, of reasonable insurance cov-
erage from an ISP or MVPD prior to providing 
access to the multi-dwelling unit. 
(C) RESTRICTION ON CHARGES.—A multi- 
dwelling unit may not directly charge a sub-
scriber for any expense accrued by an ISP or 
MVPD under this section. 
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