1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to telecommunications; requiring the Department of Commerce to 
1.3 	produce a statewide inventory of broadband service.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BROADBAND INVENTORY PROJECT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Project. The Department of Commerce must, by November 1, 2008, 
1.7 	produce a comprehensive statewide inventory of existing broadband service and capability.
1.8 		Subd. 2.Inventory. The inventory must include, at a minimum, the availability of 
1.9 	broadband to residential and business users:
1.10 	(1) including minimum and maximum upload and download speeds; and
1.11 	(2) provided at a local government unit or level.
1.12 		Subd. 3.Mapping. The inventory data shall also be used to produce maps that, 
1.13 	for the state of Minnesota, clearly convey:
1.14 	(1) areas unserved by any broadband provider;
1.15 	(2) areas served by a single broadband provider;
1.16 	(3) areas served by multiple broadband providers;
1.17 	(4) available upstream and downstream transmission speeds at the county level 
1.18 	of detail; and
1.19 	(5) the types of technology used to provide broadband service.
1.20 	For purposes of this subdivision, "technology" means different methods of connecting 
1.21 	to the Internet, including, but not limited to, cable modem, DSL, ADSL, VDSL, and 
1.22 	fiber optics.
1.23 		Subd. 4.Data. All providers of broadband in the state of Minnesota must provide 
1.24 	the information requested by the department for the preparation of the inventory and 
2.1 	maps. Data provided by a broadband provider to the department under this subdivision 
2.2 	is nonpublic data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 9. The inventory 
2.3 	and mapping information compiled by the department are public data under Minnesota 
2.4 	Statutes, section 13.03.

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.