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2020 SESSION
HB 1052 Telecommunications services; provision by local governments.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Provision of telecommunications services by local 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 obtaining approval from the State Corporation Commission. The measure eliminates existing provisions that (i) prohibit cross-subsidization of such services, (ii) require feasibility studies, (iii) prevent a locality from charging less than an incumbent provider, and (iv) limit the types of localities, by population and whether they provide electric utility service, that may qualify to offer such services.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104644D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
- 01/20/20 House: Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation by voice vote
- 01/20/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/21/20 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 01/31/20 House: Continued to 2021 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote