Texas Statutes
Chapter 490I - Broadband Development Office
Section 490I.0101. Threshold Speed for Broadband Service

Sec. 490I.0101. THRESHOLD SPEED FOR BROADBAND SERVICE. (a) For purposes of this chapter, subject to Subsection (b), "broadband service" means Internet service with the capability of providing:
(1) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or faster; and
(2) an upload speed of three megabits per second or faster.
(b) If the Federal Communications Commission adopts upload or download threshold speeds for advanced telecommunications capability under 47 U.S.C. Section 1302 that are different than those specified by Subsection (a), the comptroller may require Internet service to be capable of providing download or upload speeds that match that federal threshold in order to qualify under this chapter as "broadband service."
(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date the comptroller adjusts the minimum download or upload speeds required for Internet service to qualify as "broadband service," the broadband development office shall publish on the comptroller's Internet website the adjusted minimum download and upload speeds.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 5), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2021.

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