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State
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Statute
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Description
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Category
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California
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Cal. Gov. Code § 61100(af)
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Authorizes community services districts to construct, own, improve, maintain, and operate broadband facilities and to provide broadband services until a private person or entity can acquire and operate facilities and provide broadband service at a cost and quality of service comparable to that offered by the community services district.
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Gov’t Ownership and Operation
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Colorado
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-37.5-101 et seq.
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Creates the Office of Innovation and Technology and charges the office to investigate and develop methods for maximizing broadband access throughout the state.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Indiana
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Ind. Code §5-28-33
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Requires the Economic Development Corporation to develop a high speed Internet service deployment and adoption initiative, creates a statewide geographic information system of telecommunications and information technology services and exempts from the state gross retail tax certain tangible personal property used to provide broadband services.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Iowa
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SF 372; Session Law Ch. 125 (2009)
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Establishes a statewide Broadband Policy Development Interim Study Committee.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Iowa
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SF 376; Session Law Ch. 173 (2009)
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Provides a grant program that creates jobs for public broadband, as well as other projects.
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Financing
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Kansas
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Kan. Stat. Ann. §66-2005
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Defines ‘‘broadband network’’ as a connection that delivers services at speeds exceeding two hundred kilobits per second in both directions and "underserved rural areas’’ as an area where no more than 15 percent of potential broadband customers in a census tract are capable of receiving broadband of at least 386 kilobits per second in both directions. Requires broadband service providers to show the geographic areas where customers can receive broadband services and the commission to compile this information into a report for the Legislature.
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Definition
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Michigan
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M.C.L.S. §125.1432
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Requires the State Housing Development Authority to conduct an annual review of all loans, financial instruments that require repayment, or lines of credit with the Michigan Broadband Development Authority. Specifies that the review is to include an analysis of the Michigan Broadband Development Authority’s ability to repay all of its debts to the Authority. Requires an analysis of the number of authority assisted or financed developments and homes purchasing high-speed internet connections at substantially reduced rates.
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Assessment
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New Hampshire
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-A:60
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Establishes the position of Director of Broadband Technology Planning and Development in the Department of Resources and Economic Development and provides that the director's duties include the development of a comprehensive broadband plan for New Hampshire.
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Coordination and Leadership
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North Carolina
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H.B. 135; Session Law 2009-80 (2009)
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Permits certain broadband services providers to offer voice grade service along with broadband service outside the providers' service territory or franchise area.
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Regulation
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Oregon
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Ore. Rev. Stat. §401.706
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Declares Oregon's policy is to encourage and support the rapid deployment of broadband telecommunications services in areas of the state where the services do not exist.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Rhode Island
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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-28-1 et. seq.
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Creates a broadband deployment and investment act designed to implement regulations and oversight of broadband across the state.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Tennessee
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HB 2392; Pub. Ch. 554 (2009)
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Expands rural broadband connectivity in the state with rural assistance grants.
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Funding
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Vermont
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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, §8090, et. seq.
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Requires electric or gas utility companies to allow communications service providers access to their infrastructure for the installation and maintenance of communications facilities. Specifies that the communications service provider is responsible for any costs that the electric or gas utility company incurs to obtain easements or other property rights necessary for the installation and operation of communications facilities.
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Rights-of-way
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Virginia
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Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.2-225, 2.2-2218, et. seq.
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Merges the Innovative Technology Authority and the Research and Technology Advisory Commission into a single entity named the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority (IEIA). The IEIA is responsible for monitoring trends in the availability and deployment of and access to broadband communications services.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Virginia
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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-225.1
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Establishes the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance which aims to encourage telework as a public policy that promotes workplace efficiency and reduces strains on the transportation infrastructure.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Virginia
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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-1150.2
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Requires state agencies to lease or convey an interest in a state-owned communication tower or site to qualified providers of wireless broadband service to deploy broadband Internet service in areas that are not receiving adequate broadband service.
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Regulation
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Virginia
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Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.2-2699.3-2699.4
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Establishes the Governor's Broadband Advisory Council whose purpose is to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities in order to expedite deployment and reduce the cost of broadband access.
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Coordination and Leadership
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Virginia
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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-2419, et. seq.
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Creates the Broadband Infrastructure Loan Fund which empowers local governments to build or facilitate the building of wired or wireless broadband infrastructure to areas currently unserved by broadband services.
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Funding
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Washington
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Wash. Rev. Code §43-105-370, et. seq.
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Authorizes the Department of Information Services to use federal grants to target and deploy broadband services to areas of need.
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Funding
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West Virginia
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W. Va. Code §31-15C
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Establishes the Broadband Deployment Council and creates the Broadband Deployment Fund. Directs the Council to develop a strategy to provide universal broadband access by stimulating demand for broadband services and by constructing the necessary infrastructure. Requires a report describing the existing broadband infrastructure owned, leased, used, or operated by the state; broadband infrastructure purchased by the state; the demand for the infrastructure in the state; and whether or not that infrastructure is available to the public. Protects proprietary information submitted to the Council from disclosure.
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Leadership and Coordination
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