Mark H. Levine
- Democratic
Provision of telecommunications services bylocal governments. Authorizes any locality to provide any telecommunications service, including cable television services, Internet, broadband,telephone service, and wireless Internet service, within its boundaries,after holding a public hearing, adopting a resolution, and obtainingapproval from the State Corporation Commission. The measure eliminatesexisting provisions that (i) prohibit cross-subsidization of such services, (ii) require feasibility studies, (iii) prevent a localityfrom charging less than an incumbent provider, and (iv) limit thetypes of localities, by population and whether they provide electricutility service, that may qualify to offer such services.
Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Continued to 2021 in Counties, Cities and Towns
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation
Impact statement from DHCD (HB1052)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104644D
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104644D | HTML |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1052F165.PDF |
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