SEC. 2. FCC REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CABLE OPER-
ATORS AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 
WHO ARE SUBJECT TO STATE FINES. 
Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et. seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 723. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CABLE OPERA-
TORS AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 
SUBJECT TO STATE FINES AND PENALTIES. 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1 
of each year for a period of ten years that begins the year 
following a year in which a cable operator or internet serv-
ice provider begins making payments to a State that quali-
fies the operator or provider as a covered entity, the cov-
ered entity shall submit to the Commission a report that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The total number of customers the covered 
entity has in each county in which the covered entity 
operates in that State. For the second through tenth 
such report, the percentage increase or decrease 
from the previous 12 months for each such county. 
‘‘(2) The average monthly customer billed 
amount in each county in which the covered entity 
operates in that State for the previous 12 months. 
For the second through tenth such report, the per-
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centage increase or decrease from the previous 12 
months for each county. 
‘‘(3) In the case of a cable provider that is a 
covered entity, the average billed amount for cable 
service for each county in which the covered entity 
operates in that State for the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an internet service provider 
that is a covered entity, the average billed amount 
for broadband internet service for each county in 
which the covered entity operates in that State for 
the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a covered entity that is a 
cable operator and an internet service provider, a 
separate report for both the average billed amount 
for cable service and the average billed amount for 
broadband internet service for each county in which 
the covered entity operates in that State for the pre-
vious 12 months. 
‘‘(6) The average internet speeds delivered to 
customers in each county in which the covered entity 
has operated in that State for the previous 12 
months, including the average upload and download 
speed. For years 2–10 of the reporting requirement, 
this must also include the percentage increase or de-
crease from the previous year for each county. 
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‘‘(7) A list of all additional fees which appeared 
on customers’ bills during the past 12 months as 
well as the average charge for each fee for each 
county in which the company operates in that State. 
For the second through tenth such report, the per-
centage increase or decrease from the previous 12 
months for each county. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Commission receives a 
report under subsection (a), the Commission shall submit 
such report to each Member of Congress from the relevant 
State. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BROADBAND
INTERNET
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘broadband internet service’— 
‘‘(A) means a mass-market retail service 
by wire or radio that provides the capability to 
transmit data to and receive data from all or 
substantially all internet endpoints, including 
any capabilities that are incidental to and en-
able the operation of the communications serv-
ice; 
‘‘(B) does not include dial-up internet ac-
cess service; and 
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‘‘(C) includes any service that the Commis-
sion finds to be providing a functional equiva-
lent of the service described in subparagraph 
(A) or that is used to evade the protections set 
forth in part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(2) CABLE OPERATOR; CABLE SERVICE.—The 
terms ‘cable operator’ and ‘cable service’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 602. 
‘‘(3) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ includes a 
parish or borough. 
‘‘(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means a cable operator or internet service pro-
vider that is directed by a State Public Service Com-
mission or State Department of Public Service to 
pay $1,000,000 or more to the State in fines or pen-
alties. 
‘‘(5) INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘internet service provider’ means any person or 
group of persons that provides broadband internet 
access service. 
‘‘(6) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Mem-
ber of Congress’ means a Senator or a Representa-
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tive in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
the Congress.’’. 
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