HF 4455

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/21/2022 02:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to broadband; requiring the Public Utilities Commission to establish
standards for broadband service; requiring a report to the commission; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [237.013] BROADBAND SERVICE STANDARDS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "broadband service" has the
meaning given in section 116J.39, subdivision 1.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Standards. new text end

new text begin By December 31, 2023, the commission must establish standards
for broadband service, including but not limited to standards governing reliability; resiliency;
quality; emergency preparedness; postemergency network restoration, including minimum
power-backup requirements; and equitability of deployment of broadband availability to
low-income areas and communities whose residents are predominantly from racial, ethnic,
cultural, or linguistic communities.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin Beginning December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, each
broadband service provider must submit a written report to the commission, in a format
developed by the commission, that addresses the broadband service provider's:
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new text begin (1) progress toward achieving the goals of section 237.012; and
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new text begin (2) compliance with the standards established under subdivision 2.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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