Colorado § 24-37.5-902 Definitions

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§ 24-37.5-902 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-37.5-902

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-37.5-902 (2026).

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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Colorado broadband office or broadband office means the Colorado broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903 (1).

(2)Community anchor institution means a:

(a)School;

(b)Library;

(c)Hospital or other health-care facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103;

(d)Law enforcement, emergency medical service provider, or other public safety agency; or

(e)Community support organization, agency, or local government facility that provides outreach, access, equipment, or support services to facilitate greater use of broadband throughout the community, especially greater use by vulnerable populations within the community, such as low-income, unemployed, and senior populations.

(3)Device means

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As used in this part 9, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Colorado broadband office or broadband office means the Colorado
broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903 (1).

(2) Community anchor institution means a:

(a) School;

(b) Library;

(c) Hospital or other health-care facility licensed or certified pursuant to
section 25-1.5-103;

(d) Law enforcement, emergency medical service provider, or other public
safety agency; or

(e) Community support organization, agency, or local government facility
that provides outreach, access, equipment, or support services to facilitate greater
use of broadband throughout the community, especially greater use by vulnerable
populations within the community, such as low-income, unemployed, and senior
populations.

(3) Device means an electronic device that enables access to or use of the
internet.

(4) Digital inclusion grant program or grant program means the digital
inclusion grant program created in section 24-37.5-904 (1).

(5) Digital inclusion grant program fund or fund means the fund created
in section 24-37.5-904 (2) for use by the broadband office for implementing the
grant program.

(6) Digital literacy means the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate,
analyze, create, and communicate information.

(7) Last-mile broadband infrastructure means broadband infrastructure
that delivers an internet connection to an end user.

(8) Local government means a statutory or home rule municipality, county,
city and county, council of governments, or metropolitan district that lies wholly
within the unincorporated part of a county.

(9) Metropolitan district has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103 (10).

(10) School means a state institution of higher education as defined in
section 23-1-108 (7)(g)(II) including the Auraria higher education center governed
pursuant to article 70 of title 23, a school district created pursuant to article 30 of
title 22, a charter school authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, the
state charter school institute established in section 22-30.5-503, an institute
charter school authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, a board of
cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, an adult education
provider as defined in section 22-10-103 (1.5) but excluding a private provider, or an
Indian tribe or nation that operates a public school in Colorado.

(11) Telehealth has the meaning set forth in section 10-16-123 (4)(e).

(12) Unserved area has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102 (32).