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League of MN Cities recap on SF2045: Community TV grants and HF1740 Equal access to broadband bill

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I have also been following but nice to see what others day During the week of March 17, Minnesota lawmakers considered two bills related to telecommunications and broadband access.

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MN House introduces HF1740 a bill appropriating money for community cable television programming

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1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1.

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Update on bills SF0883 and SF0735: taxation exemption for broadband providers

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If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To Revenue thinks this has to do with finances. from wireless industry (CTIA): We are concerned about tax exemption for telecom/television services that are de facto broadband. To answer question above.) Amendment is laid over.

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Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024: 'All-in' on Open Access

Broadband Breakfast

UTOPIA (Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency) Fiber is the group of 11 Utah cities that joined together in 2004 to build, deploy, and operate a fiber to the home network to every business and household within their communities. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services.

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National Conference of State Legislatures’ Broadband Policy Toolkit

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History: Click for History MN S 3471 2024 State School Librarian Status: Failed – Adjourned – Senate Education Finance Committee Date of Last Action: 4/2/2024 Author: Kunesh-Podein (DFL) Topics: Education and Schools Associated Bills: MN H 4967 – Companion Summary: Relates to education, establishes a state school librarian.

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

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The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy. e) “Last-mile infrastructure” means broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premises telecommunications equipment. (f)

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Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

Broadband Breakfast

Vital sectors of society and the nation’s economy, such as public safety, health care, energy, transportation, finance, information technology, and education increasingly rely on communications infrastructure.