BROADBAND – Amends existing law to revise provisions about the dig once policy and rights-of-way for broadband.

Idaho's H 145 amends laws to strengthen the "Dig Once Policy" for broadband infrastructure installation. It requires highway departments and county road districts to maintain an annual registry of broadband providers and notify them 30 days in advance of road projects that could include broadband installation during construction. The bill defines key terms like "broadband" (100 Mbps download speed) and "Dig Once Policy" (minimizing repeated road excavations), and mandates coordination to avoid redundant digging during highway work. This directly affects broadband providers, highway agencies, and contractors by streamlining infrastructure deployment in public rights-of-way.