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2004 SESSION
HJ 177 National Lambda Rail Advanced Performance Standard Initiative; Jt. Comm. on Tech. & Sc. to study.
Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; development of a National Lambda Rail Advanced Performance Standard Initiative. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to determine what public resources, including but not limited to public-private partnerships, other public and private resources, taxation policies, and direct financial assistance may be used to further the development of a National Lambda Rail, advanced, high-speed telecommunications backbone network with the capability of transmitting a minimum of one gigabit per second (OC-24) utilizing the IPv6 Internet Protocol to all workstations within the Commonwealth; and monitor, cooperate, and coordinate with other agencies of the Commonwealth and committees of the General Assembly to ensure a sound, progressive statewide program is in place and being actively pursued. The National Lambda Rail project is a collaborative effort among a number of universities, federal research and development agencies, and private sector firms to develop a next generation Internet for research and education, including both enhanced network services as well as the multimedia applications that will be enabled by those services.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 045166492
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/14/04 House: Stricken from docket by Rules (16-Y 0-N)