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(a) As part of a new or existing proceeding, the commission shall establish an expedited process by which a telephone corporation that offers broadband service may become an eligible telecommunications carrier pursuant to Section 54.201 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations for the purpose of providing stand-alone broadband service as part of the lifeline program pursuant this article or the federal lifeline program, or both.(b) (1) A telephone corporation shall be eligible for the expedited process established pursuant to this section regardless of whether broadband service is provided by the telephone corporation or by an affiliate of the telephone corporation.
(2) For purposes of this section, “affiliate” has the same meaning as described in Section 153 of Title 47 of the United States Code.
(c) This section does not confer any additional regulatory authority on the commission beyond those actions necessary to implement this section.