Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community network.
S 744 removes a restriction that previously limited local governments (counties, municipalities, and other local units) to providing broadband service only through "wireless community networks." The bill amends New Jersey law to allow these entities to offer broadband telecommunications using any technology - wireline or wireless - without the prior requirement. This change gives local governments flexibility to choose the most effective infrastructure method for their communities. The policy shift directly affects how local units can develop and operate public broadband services.
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Introduction
Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 4, 2024
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Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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