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. |