HB 282 — Municipal Broadband Investment Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to enact the "Municipal Broadband Investment Act"; to allow for public providers of broadband service to provide such services in unserved areas; to provide for a short title; to prohibit a public provider from providing broadband service to areas that are not unserved areas unless such provider is providing such broadband service as of a date certain; to provide for the authority and jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to make a determination as to whether an area is an unserved area and as to certain violations; to provide for procedures; to provide a cause of action and for recovery; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

House Third Reading Lost

Legislative term

Georgia General Assembly 2013-2014

Session

2013-2014 Regular Session

Chamber or committee

Georgia House of Representatives

Measure type

Bill

Introduced

Feb 11, 2013