Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community service network.
This bill removes a restriction that previously required local governments (counties, municipalities, and other local units) to provide broadband services only through "wireless community networks." It allows local units to choose any method - wireless, wired, or other infrastructure - to build, operate, or contract for broadband telecommunications service. The change gives local governments greater flexibility in how they deliver high-speed internet access to residents and businesses within their jurisdictions. This is a direct policy change affecting all New Jersey local governments seeking to expand broadband infrastructure.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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Party
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Gabe Rodriguez
DDemocratic
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Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
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Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
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