1.__Establish criteria defining unserved and underserved areas.__The authority, by rule adopted pursuant to section 9205, subsection 3, shall establish criteria to define unserved and underserved areas.__The authority shall establish criteria that ensure that an area is not determined to be an unserved or underserved area if the effect of that determination would inhibit or impede private investment in any area or diminish the value of prior investment in advanced communications technology infrastructure within any area.__Criteria established by the authority must include but are not limited to whether investment is planned in an area within a reasonable time.

2.__Enhance communications technology infrastructure.__The authority, through partnerships, grants, direct investment, loans, demonstration projects and other appropriate means, shall, in a competitively neutral fashion and without giving preference to any one form of technology over another:

A.__Monitor wireless coverage in areas where the authority determines the quality of the coverage is inadequate;

B.__Determine whether an area is an unserved or underserved area;

C.__Expand the availability of broadband to residential and small business customers in unserved or underserved areas;

D.__Expand the availability of broadband with bandwidth, synchronicity, reliability and security adequate to serve business, education and enterprise consumers in unserved or underserved areas;

E.__Otherwise enhance the State's communications technology infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas; and

F.__Cover reasonable administrative costs of the authority.

3.__Additional duties.__In addition to its duties established under this chapter, the authority shall:

A.__Collect, aggregate, coordinate and disseminate information and data concerning communications services and advanced communications technology infrastructure in the State;

B.__Track investment in advanced communications technology infrastructure;