MA H1759

Bill

Relative to a Massachusetts broadband competitive marketplace study

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the promotion of a Massachusetts broadband competitive marketplace. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to examine the state of the advanced telecommunications broadband industry in Massachusetts, including various technologies like fiber-to-the-premises, cable, wireless, and landline. The commission will review the status of competition and pricing for broadband services, consumer expectations, national and international approaches to ensuring public interest principles and robust communications capabilities, network reliability and interoperability, technology availability across the state, access and underservice issues, and federal broadband programs. The commission will be co-chaired by the Commissioner of the Department of Telecommunications and Cable and the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy, and will include representatives from various state agencies, industry associations, and a professor and senior executive from a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC). The commission will file an initial report with recommendations and proposed legislation or regulations by December 31, 2017, and a final report by March 1, 2018.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (13)

Jim Arciero (D), Michael Brady (D), Dan Cahill (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Colleen Garry (D), Thomas Golden (D), Carlos González (D), Marc Lombardo (R), James Lyons (R), Paul Mark (D), David Nangle (D), Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4651 (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1759

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1759
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1759.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1956	Resolve to re-establish the Brain Injury Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H263	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
H2656	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H4098	Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
H4651	House matters before the committee	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4922	Resolve reviving and further continuing the special commission established to investigate and report on the preservation of Polish culture and history in the Pioneer Valley.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To
S752	Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

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