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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 119
Introduced by Bostelman, 23.
Read first time January 06, 2023
Committee: Transportation and Telecommunications
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act; to amend
2 section 86-1302, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to
3 redefine a term; and to repeal the original section.
4 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. Section 86-1302, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,
2 2022, is amended to read:
3 86-1302 For purposes of the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act:
4 (1) Commission means the Public Service Commission;
5 (2) Development costs means the amount paid for project planning,
6 obtaining construction permits, construction of facilities including both
7 middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure, equipment, and installation and
8 testing of the broadband Internet service;
9 (3) Digital inclusion means access to and use of information and
10 communication technologies by all individuals and communities, including
11 the most disadvantaged individuals and communities;
12 (4) Eligible telecommunications carrier means an eligible
13 telecommunications carrier as designated under 47 U.S.C. 214(e), as such
14 section existed on January 1, 2023 2021;
15 (5) Grant means money provided to an applicant for purposes of a
16 project under the act;
17 (6) Program means the Broadband Bridge Program created under the
18 act;
19 (7) Project means the development of a broadband network in an
20 unserved or underserved area;
21 (8) Project area means the geographical area in which a broadband
22 network is to be developed pursuant to a grant;
23 (9) Provider means a broadband Internet service provider, including
24 any telecommunications company, cable television company, or wireless
25 network provider that provides broadband Internet service;
26 (10) Speed test means a measurement of download and upload speeds
27 for access to broadband Internet service between a specific consumer
28 location and a specific remote server location that meets the
29 specifications of the commission;
30 (11) Underserved area means a geographical area of the state which
31 lacks broadband Internet service providing access to the Internet at
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1 speeds of at least one hundred megabits per second for downloading and
2 twenty megabits per second for uploading; and
3 (12) Unserved area means a geographical area of the state which
4 lacks broadband Internet service providing access to the Internet at
5 speeds of at least twenty-five megabits per second for downloading and
6 three megabits per second for uploading.
7 Sec. 2. Original section 86-1302, Revised Statutes Cumulative
8 Supplement, 2022, is repealed.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 86-1302