Indiana Code — Title 6 (Taxation)

IC 6-2.5-15-13.2

"Quantum safe fiber network"

Official textiga.in.govlast amended 202515 subsections

Effective 1-1-2026.
Revisor's Note: The effective date of IC 6-2.5-15-13.2 was changed to 1-1-2026 by P.L.213-2025, SEC.337.
Sec. 13.2. As used in this chapter, "quantum safe fiber network" means a fiber network that includes each of the following attributes:

# (1)

A deployed fiber infrastructure comprised of:

# (A)

standard single mode optical fibers (G.652.D) that are compliant with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93 Stat. 144, as amended);

# (B)

flexgrid reconfigurable photonic layer; and

# (C)

only coherent optical transponders with FIPS 140-3 certified L1 encryption (OTNsec) with support for external key from quantum key distribution servers that are compliant with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93
Stat. 144, as amended);
on electronics and glass.

# (2)

A fiber infrastructure that is connected to:

# (A)

a military installation of the United States of America;

# (B)

the Indiana National Guard;

# (C)

another military outlet or I-Light; or

# (D)

an institution of higher learning conducting quantum computing research or advanced computing research.

# (3)

A network engineered with physical intermediate access points (nodes) not more than sixty (60) miles apart.

# (4)

A network with physical intermediate access points (nodes) equipped with physical access control and remote monitoring.

# (5)

A network with quantum key distribution (QKD) servers deployed on every fiber span.

# (6)

A network that is not used for residential broadband and limited in use to less fifteen percent (15%) for commercial broadband (ISP) applications.

# (7)

A network that complies with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93 Stat. 144) as amended.
As added by P.L.178-2025, SEC.11.

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As added by P.L.178-2025, SEC.11.

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