MD HB613 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-9)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a specified telephone company to provide and maintain wired broadband service or pay the cost of providing wired broadband service to the Rural Broadband Assistance Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission, to the extent authorized under federal law, to cooperate with the Federal Communications Commission on efforts to promote universal wired broadband access in the State; and requiring the Commission to make a certain annual report and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 31 of each year.
Title
Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Wired Broadband (Wired Broadband Act of 2016)
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-18 | House | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
2016-02-04 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Subjects
Commerce and Business
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Contractors
Economic and Community Development
Federal Government
Prices
Public Service Commission
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Contractors
Economic and Community Development
Federal Government
Prices
Public Service Commission
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Utilities
Utility Regulation