Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Mar 16, 2021 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A6347
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURKE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A6347 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §224-c, Pub Serv L
2021-A6347 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6347 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the public service commission reviewing broadband and fiber optic services within the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "comprehensive broadband connectivity act". § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that more granular and adequate broadband mapping is an essential next step in continuing the progress of expanding access to high-quality, affordable, broadband access in New York state. The New York Broadband Program has helped expand broadband service to hundreds of thousands of previously underserved New Yorkers. However, many still lack access. Due to a lack of comprehensive data, measuring the true extent of this prob- lem has been hampered by the limitations of federal data on broadband access. More accurate and comprehensive data is necessary to complete the state's work in ensuring truly universal broadband access. § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 224-c to read as follows: § 224-C. BROADBAND AND FIBER OPTIC SERVICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) THE TERM "SERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WITH AT LEAST TWO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROVIDER OFFERS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE. (B) THE TERM "UNDERSERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WHICH HAS FEWER THAN TWO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR HAS INTERNET SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MEGA- BITS PER SECOND (MBPS) DOWNLOAD BUT LESS THAN 100 MBPS DOWNLOAD AVAIL- ABLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10146-01-1
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