SF 2866

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to telecommunications; requiring the Department of Commerce to
produce a statewide inventory of broadband service.

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

Section 1. new text begin BROADBAND INVENTORY PROJECT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Project. new text end

new text begin The Department of Commerce must, by November 1, 2008,
produce a comprehensive statewide inventory of existing broadband service and capability.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Inventory. new text end

new text begin The inventory must include, at a minimum, the availability of
broadband to residential and business users:
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new text begin (1) including minimum and maximum upload and download speeds; and
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new text begin (2) provided at a local government unit or level.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Mapping. new text end

new text begin The inventory data shall also be used to produce maps that,
for the state of Minnesota, clearly convey:
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new text begin (1) areas unserved by any broadband provider;
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new text begin (2) areas served by a single broadband provider;
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new text begin (3) areas served by multiple broadband providers;
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new text begin (4) available upstream and downstream transmission speeds at the county level
of detail; and
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new text begin (5) the types of technology used to provide broadband service.
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new text begin For purposes of this subdivision, "technology" means different methods of connecting
to the Internet, including, but not limited to, cable modem, DSL, ADSL, VDSL, and
fiber optics.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Data. new text end

new text begin All providers of broadband in the state of Minnesota must provide
the information requested by the department for the preparation of the inventory and
maps. Data provided by a broadband provider to the department under this subdivision
is nonpublic data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 9. The inventory
and mapping information compiled by the department are public data under Minnesota
Statutes, section 13.03.
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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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