Underserved area

An underserved area is a broadband service]] area, where at least one of the following factors is met: (1) no more than 50% of the households in the last mile or middle mile service area have access to facilities-based, terrestrial broadband service at greater than the minimum broadband transmission speed; (2) no fixed or mobile] terrestrial broadband service provider advertises [broadband transmission speeds of at least three megabits per second (Mbps) downstream in the last mile or middle mile service area; (3) the rate of terrestrial broadband subscribership for the last mile or middle mile service area is 40% of households or less. The availability of or subscribership rates for satellite broadband service is not considered for the purpose of determining whether an area is underserved.