GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

1. Line 129, enrolled, after and

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other providers of functionally equivalent

2. Line 170, enrolled, after application

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solely

3. Line 186, enrolled, after services, and

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the remainder of line 186 and through electric on line 187

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other providers of functionally equivalent

4. Line 201, enrolled, after services, and

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nonpublic providers of cable television and electric

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other providers of functionally equivalent

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3. That the Secretariats of Commerce and Trade and Public Safety and Homeland Security shall convene a group of stakeholders, to include representatives from the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, and the Department of Emergency Management, industry representatives, and representatives of affected communities, to develop a plan for expanding access to wireless services in unserved and underserved areas of the Commonwealth. The plan shall be completed by December 15, 2018. The plan shall include the following components: a definition of unserved and underserved areas, identification of barriers to access to wireless services in such areas, a proposed expedited review process for such areas, identification of ways to encourage industry to locate in such areas, and consideration of a lower fee for such an expedited review process.