Rural Broadband and Emergency Infrastructure Grant Act of 2020.
Broadband infrastructure deployment.
Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community service.
Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community service.
Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community network.
Removes requirement that local units may only provide broadband telecommunication service via wireless community service.
Directs BPU to allow broadband telecommunications service providers to use poles belonging to public utilities or CATV companies in certain instances.
Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Consider And Adopt An Efficient, Streamlined Process To Review Requests Made By Electric Utilities To Provide Middle Mile Broadband Services In Furtherance Of The State's Efforts To Expedite Broadband Access And Equity, Facilitate Digital Equity, And Promote Expeditious Broadband Deployment To Unserved And Underserved Areas.