86-1243 – Applicability of act.
86-1243. Applicability of act. The Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act does not apply to the University of Nebraska system and its affiliates, the Nebraska state college system, the community college system, and all campuses, areas, and property of such systems. Source Laws 2019, LB184, § 43.
86-1244 – Public power supplier; negotiated pole attachment agreement; annual pole attachment rate; applicability of act.
86-1244. Public power supplier; negotiated pole attachment agreement; annual pole attachment rate; applicability of act. (1) A public power supplier shall not be required to allow the collocation of small wireless facilities on utility poles owned, operated, or managed by a public power supplier except pursuant to a negotiated pole attachment agreement containing reasonable and […]
86-1229 – Wireless facility, defined.
86-1229. Wireless facility, defined. (1) Wireless facility means equipment at a fixed location that enables wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network, including (a) equipment associated with wireless communications and (b) radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber optic cable, regular power supply, and small back-up battery, regardless of technological configuration. Wireless facility includes […]
86-1301 – Act, how cited.
86-1301. Act, how cited. Sections 86-1301 to 86-1312 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act. Source Laws 2021, LB388, § 1; Laws 2022, LB1144, § 5. Operative Date: April 20, 2022
86-1230 – Wireless infrastructure provider, defined.
86-1230. Wireless infrastructure provider, defined. Wireless infrastructure provider means any person, including a person authorized to provide telecommunications service in the State of Nebraska, when acting to build or install wireless communication transmission equipment, wireless facilities, or wireless support structures, but that is not a wireless services provider. Source Laws 2019, LB184, § 30.
86-1302 – Terms, defined.
86-1302. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act: (1) Commission means the Public Service Commission; (2) Development costs means the amount paid for project planning, obtaining construction permits, construction of facilities including both middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure, equipment, and installation and testing of the broadband Internet service; (3) Digital inclusion means access […]
86-1231 – Wireless provider, defined.
86-1231. Wireless provider, defined. Wireless provider means a wireless services provider or a wireless infrastructure provider when acting as a coapplicant for a wireless services provider. Source Laws 2019, LB184, § 31.
86-1303 – Broadband Bridge Program; created; purpose; administration; funding; legislative intent.
86-1303. Broadband Bridge Program; created; purpose; administration; funding; legislative intent. The Broadband Bridge Program is created. The purpose of the program is to facilitate and fund the development of broadband networks in unserved and underserved areas in addition to the reverse auction program available pursuant to section 86-330. The commission shall administer the program. It […]
86-1232 – Wireless services, defined.
86-1232. Wireless services, defined. Wireless services means any services using licensed or unlicensed spectrum, including the use of Wi-Fi, whether mobile or at a fixed location, provided to the public using wireless facilities. Source Laws 2019, LB184, § 32.
86-1304 – Grant; purpose; application; matching funds; required, when; qualifications; testing; repayment, when.
86-1304. Grant; purpose; application; matching funds; required, when; qualifications; testing; repayment, when. (1)(a) A provider, a cooperative, a political subdivision, or an Indian tribe may apply to the commission for a grant on forms provided by the commission. The grant shall only be used for development costs for a qualifying project. The application shall indicate […]