As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
 1. “Broadband” means a high-speed, high-capacity electronic transmission medium, including fixed wireless and mobile wireless mediums, that can carry data signals from independent network sources by establishing different bandwidth channels and that is commonly used to deliver internet services to the public.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 8B.1

  • Broadband: means a high-speed, high-capacity electronic transmission medium, including fixed wireless and mobile wireless mediums, that can carry data signals from independent network sources by establishing different bandwidth channels and that is commonly used to deliver internet services to the public. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Broadband infrastructure: means the physical infrastructure used for the transmission of data that provides broadband services. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Communications service provider: means a service provider that provides broadband service. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Crop operation: means the same as defined in section 717A. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Division: means the Iowa title guaranty division in the authority, the director of the division, or a designee of the director. See Iowa Code 16.92
  • Facilitate: means a communication service provider's ability to provide broadband service at or above the download and upload speeds specified in the definition of targeted service area in this section to a home, farm, school, or business within a commercially reasonable time and at a commercially reasonable price upon request by a consumer. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Information technology: means computing and electronics applications used to process and distribute information in digital and other forms and includes information technology devices, information technology services, infrastructure services, broadband and broadband infrastructure, and value-added services. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Information technology services: means services designed to do any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Infrastructure services: includes all of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Office: means the office of the chief information officer created in section 8B. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State agency: means a board, department, commission or authority of or acting on behalf of the state having the power to enter into contracts with or without the approval of the executive council to acquire property in its own name or in the name of the state. See Iowa Code 7D.34
  • Targeted service area: means any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Value-added services: means services that offer or provide unique, special, or enhanced value, benefits, or features to the customer or user including but not limited to services in which information technology is specially designed, modified, or adapted to meet the special or requested needs of the user or customer; services involving the delivery, provision, or transmission of information or data that require or involve additional processing, formatting, enhancement, compilation, or security; services that provide the customer or user with enhanced accessibility, security, or convenience; research and development services; and services that are provided to support technological or statutory requirements imposed on participating agencies and other governmental entities, businesses, and the public. See Iowa Code 8B.1
 2. “Broadband infrastructure” means the physical infrastructure used for the transmission of data that provides broadband services. “Broadband infrastructure” does not include land, buildings, structures, improvements, or equipment not directly used in the transmission of data via broadband.
 3. “Communications service provider” means a service provider that provides broadband service.
 4. “Crop operation” means the same as defined in section 717A.1.
 5. “Facilitate” means a communication service provider’s ability to provide broadband service at or above the download and upload speeds specified in the definition of targeted service area in this section to a home, farm, school, or business within a commercially reasonable time and at a commercially reasonable price upon request by a consumer.
 6. “Information technology” means computing and electronics applications used to process and distribute information in digital and other forms and includes information technology devices, information technology services, infrastructure services, broadband and broadband infrastructure, and value-added services.
 7. “Information technology device” means equipment or associated software, including programs, languages, procedures, or associated documentation, used in operating the equipment which is designed for utilizing information stored in an electronic format. “Information technology device” includes but is not limited to computer systems, computer networks, and equipment used for input, output, processing, storage, display, scanning, and printing.
 8. “Information technology services” means services designed to do any of the following:

 a. Provide functions, maintenance, and support of information technology devices.
 b. Provide services including but not limited to any of the following:

 (1) Computer systems application development and maintenance.
 (2) Systems integration and interoperability.
 (3) Operating systems maintenance and design.
 (4) Computer systems programming.
 (5) Computer systems software support.
 (6) Planning and security relating to information technology devices.
 (7) Data management consultation.
 (8) Information technology education and consulting.
 (9) Information technology planning and standards.
 (10) Establishment of local area network and workstation management standards.
 9. “Information technology staff” includes any employees performing information technology services, including but not limited to agency employees in information technology classifications, contractors, temporary workers, and any other employees providing information technology services.
 10. “Infrastructure services” includes all of the following:

 a. Data centers used to support mainframe and other computers and their associated components including servers, information networks, storage systems, redundant or backup power systems, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls, and security devices.
 b. Servers, mainframes, or other centralized processing systems.
 c. Storage systems, including but not limited to disk, tape, optical, and other structured repositories for storing digital information.
 d. Computer networks commonly referred to as local area networks.
 e. Network services, including equipment and software which support local area networks, campus area networks, wide area networks, and metro area networks. Network services also include data network services such as routers, switches, firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection systems, access control, internet protocol load balancers, event logging and correlation, and content caching. Network services do not include services provided by the public broadcasting division of the department of education.
 f. Groupware applications used to facilitate collaboration, communication, and workflow, including electronic mail, directory services, calendaring and scheduling, and imaging systems.
 g. Information technology help desk services.
 h. Cyber security functions and equipment.
 i. Digital printing and printing procurement services.
 j. Data warehouses, including services that assist in managing and locating digital information.
 k. Disaster recovery technology and services.
 l. Other similar or related services as determined by the chief information officer.
 11. “Office” means the office of the chief information officer created in section 8B.2.
 12. “Participating agency” means any state agency, except the state board of regents and institutions operated under the authority of the state board of regents.
 13. “Targeted service area” means any of the following:

 a. A United States census bureau census block located in this state, including any crop operation located within the census block, or other geographic unit the office sets by rule, within which no communications service provider offers or facilitates broadband service at or above the tier 1, tier 2, or tier 3 download and upload speeds. As used in this subsection:

 (1) “Tier 1” means a maximum download speed of less than twenty-five megabits per second and a maximum upload speed of less than three megabits per second.
 (2) “Tier 2” means a minimum download speed of greater than or equal to twenty-five megabits per second but less than fifty megabits per second.
 (3) “Tier 3” means a minimum download speed of greater than or equal to fifty megabits per second but less than eighty megabits per second.
 b. Any geographic area, as the office sets by rule, that is materially underserved by broadband service such that tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 download and upload speeds are not meaningfully available. The office’s power to determine the geographic area by rule under this paragraph includes the power to define and interpret standards as to whether a geographic area is materially underserved and broadband service is meaningfully available.
 14. “Underserved area” means any portion of a targeted service area within which no communications service provider facilitates broadband service meeting the tier 1 download and upload speeds specified in the definition of targeted service area in this section.
 15. “Value-added services” means services that offer or provide unique, special, or enhanced value, benefits, or features to the customer or user including but not limited to services in which information technology is specially designed, modified, or adapted to meet the special or requested needs of the user or customer; services involving the delivery, provision, or transmission of information or data that require or involve additional processing, formatting, enhancement, compilation, or security; services that provide the customer or user with enhanced accessibility, security, or convenience; research and development services; and services that are provided to support technological or statutory requirements imposed on participating agencies and other governmental entities, businesses, and the public.
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