Bill Summary for H 854 (2013-2014)
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May 14 2013
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND CHANGES IN THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND USE AND REPORTING.Intro. by Tine, Saine, Horn, Waddell.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Deletes proposed GS 62-36.2, whichspecified reporting requirements for telecommunications service providers required to contribute to the Universal Service Fund under the Telecommunications Act of 1992, as amended.Instead, authorizes the Legislative Research Commission (Commission)to study broadband infrastructure in rural communities. Specifies issues that the Commission is to study.Allows the Commission to make an interim report to the 2013 General Assembly when itreconvenes in 2014 and require it to make its final report to the 2015 General Assembly when it convenes.
Rewrites the long and short title of this act.