HB 2521-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the department of information services, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, to conduct a detailed survey of the telecommunications infrastructure owned by the state. The survey must be used to create a map of all broadband resources owned by the state.

Requires, by December 1, 2008, the department of information services to provide a status update to the appropriate committees of the legislature, which shall include recommendations for moving forward towards full implementation of a state broadband initiative.

Provides that this act does not apply to telecommunications infrastructure owned, leased, or controlled by law enforcement.

Requires, by December 1, 2008, the department of information services, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, to compile a database and web page listing all of the major, free wireless internet services that are available to the public in the state.