### Question
What does eligible broadband service mean?


### Answer
**Eligible broadband service** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 950bb*:

> broadband service that has the capability to transmit data at a speed specified by the Secretary, which may not be less than the applicable minimum download and upload speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission in defining the term "advanced telecommunications capability" for purposes of section 1302 of title 47

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 950bb*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER VI-RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS**

