There is hereby established an Office of Broadband, which shall be organized within the Department of Economic Development under the authority of the Secretary of Economic Development. The Office of Broadband shall be managed by a director, who shall report to the Secretary of Economic Development.
(a) The Office of Broadband shall have the following duties: (1) Explore any and all ways to expand access to broadband services, including, but not limited to, middle mile, last mile, and wireless applications;
(a) Based on its analysis of data, broadband demand, and other relevant information, the Office of Broadband shall establish a mapping of broadband services in the state. The council shall publish an annual assessment and map of the status of broadband, including specific designations of unserved areas of the state. With respect to unserved areas […]
(a) In order to ascertain, categorize, analyze, map, and update the status of broadband in the state, as well as to enable the Office of Broadband to make informed policy and legislative recommendations, the Office of Broadband may establish a voluntary data collection program. The program may include voluntarily submitted data from internet service providers, […]
(a) Broadband deployment information provided to the Office of Broadband or its consultants and other agents, including, but not limited to, physical plant locations, subscriber levels, and market penetration data, constitutes proprietary business information and, along with any other information that constitutes trade secrets, shall be exempt from disclosure under the provisions of 29B-1-1 et […]
In order to implement and carry out the intent of this article, the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development may propose rules for legislative approval pursuant to the provisions of 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code.
(a) The Broadband Development Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and shall consist of all moneys made available for the purposes of this article from any source, including, but not limited to, all gifts, grants, bequests or transfers from […]
