As used in this Act:
     “Broadband” or “broadband service” means lines (or wireless channels) that terminate at an end-user location and enable the end-user to receive information from or send information to the Internet.

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     “Council” means the Broadband Advisory Council.
     “Downstream data rate” means the transmission speed from the service provider source to the end-user.
     “Internet protocol address” or “IP address” means a unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the Internet protocol to communicate over a network.
     “Low-income household” means a residential household with annual household income at or below 135% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2).
     “Upstream data rate” means the transmission speed from the end-user to the service provider source.
     “Unserved area” means a community that has no access to broadband service.