Sec. 44.33.910. Office of broadband; purpose, powers, and duties. [See delayed repeal note]
(a) The office of broadband is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The purpose of the office of broadband is to (1) expand broadband access and digital equity in the state through federal, tribal, and local partnerships; (2) focus on broadband infrastructure projects that meet certain speed, latency, reliability, and […]
Sec. 44.33.915. Broadband parity adjustment fund. [See delayed repeal note]
(a) The broadband parity adjustment fund is created as a separate fund in the treasury for the purpose of (1) offsetting the costs of broadband services for consumers under (b) of this section; and (2) making grants to eligible beneficiaries under (c) of this section to improve the performance of and access to broadband across […]
Sec. 44.33.920. Statewide Broadband Advisory Board. [See delayed repeal note]
(a) The Statewide Broadband Advisory Board is established. (b) The purpose of the advisory board is to provide technology-neutral input, recommendations, and advice regarding (1) state broadband policy, goals, and objectives; (2) project proposal processes and criteria for project selection; (3) mapping and data collection and sharing efforts; and (4) progress made on the recommendations […]
Sec. 44.33.930. Definitions. [See delayed repeal note]
In AS 44.33.910 – 44.33.930, (1) “underserved area” means an area that does not have broadband speeds of at least 100 Megabits per second downstream and at least 20 Megabits per second upstream with a latency sufficient to support real-time interactive applications; (2) “unserved area” means an area that does not have broadband speeds of […]