69-3-856. Interim universal access program -- definitions. As used in 69-3-857 through 69-3-862 and this section, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Administrator" means the public service commission.
     (2) "Advanced services" means high-speed (56 kbps and above), dedicated or switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications using any technology.
     (3) "Health care provider" means any one of, or a consortium of, the following institutions located in Montana:
     (a) postsecondary educational institutions offering health care instruction;
     (b) community health care centers or health centers providing health care to migrants;
     (c) local health departments or agencies;
     (d) community mental health centers;
     (e) not-for-profit hospitals; and
     (f) rural health clinics.
     (4) "Library" means a library located in Montana that is eligible for participation in state-based plans for funds under Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. 335c, et seq.).
     (5) "School" means:
     (a) an elementary school or secondary school that meets the definition set forth in subsections (14) and (25), respectively, of section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801) and that does not have an endowment of more than $50 million; or
     (b) a bureau of Indian affairs elementary and secondary school.
     (6) "Tribal college" means a college recognized by the United States government as a tribal college.

     History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 349, L. 1997.