Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-163 - The Rhode Island Broadband Development Program

• Broadband: means "a high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies to deliver high-speed internet including both wireline and wireless technologies" and shall include, but not be limited to: goals for broadband elements such as speed, latency, affordability, access, sustainability, and digital equity. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• council: means the broadband advisory council established pursuant to the provisions of § 42-163-4. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1
• Digital literacy: means the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1
• director: means the broadband coordinator designated pursuant to the provisions of § 42-163-2. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Underserved: means a geographic location of the state in which there is no broadband internet service available at consistent speeds with the ability to scale upload speeds over time consistent with technology trends. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1
• Unserved: means a geographic location of the state in which there is no provider of broadband internet service that offers dedicated internet access for transmission at consistent speeds with the ability to scale upload speeds over time consistent with technology trends. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-163-1