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HI HR118
HI HR118Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Develop And Adopt An Efficient, Streamlined Process For Reviewing Electric Utilities' Requests To Provide Middle Mile Broadband Services In Furtherance Of The State's Efforts To Expedite Broadband Access And Equity And Promote Expeditious Broadband Deployment To Areas Of The State That Are Unserved And Underserved.
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Introduced
03/11/2022
03/11/2022
In Committee
03/30/2022
03/30/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2022
05/05/2022
Introduced Session
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
RESOLUTION URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT AN EFFICIENT, STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR REVIEWING ELECTRIC UTILITIES' REQUESTS TO PROVIDE MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO EXPEDITE BROADBAND ACCESS AND EQUITY AND PROMOTE EXPEDITIOUS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT TO AREAS OF THE STATE THAT ARE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED. .
AI Summary
This Resolution urges the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the state agency that oversees utility companies, to create and implement a quick and simple system for reviewing proposals from electric utilities that want to offer "middle mile" broadband services. Middle mile broadband refers to the network infrastructure that connects the main internet backbone to local internet service providers (ISPs), allowing ISPs to then deliver internet to homes and businesses. The goal of this streamlined process is to speed up the availability of internet access across the state, ensuring that more people, especially those in areas currently lacking good service ("unserved and underserved"), can benefit from reliable internet for work, healthcare, education, and the digital economy, building on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about the importance of digital equity.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Education, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Holt, Ohno, Todd excused (4). (on 03/30/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=118&year=2022 | 03/12/2022 |
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=118&year=2021 | 03/13/2021 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HR118_HD1_.HTM | 03/30/2022 |
| Bill | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HR118_HD1_.pdf | 03/30/2022 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HR118_.HTM | 03/12/2022 |
| Bill | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HR118_.pdf | 03/12/2022 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/HR118_.HTM | 03/13/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/HR118_.pdf | 03/13/2021 |
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