§ 5-28-28.5-8 — Broadband adoption; procedure to promote broadband adoption after certification of unit as broadband ready community; prohibitions

Indiana § 5-28-28.5-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 28: INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 28.5: Broadband Ready Communities Development Center

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(a) As used in this section, "broadband
adoption" refers to an agreement by a customer to subscribe to
broadband services that are:
(1) offered by a communications service provider; and
(2) available to the customer.
(b) A unit that wishes to be certified as a broadband ready
community must establish a procedure to promote broadband adoption
in the unit after the unit is certified as a broadband ready community.
The procedure must include the following:
(1) A single point of contact in charge of broadband adoption in
the unit.
(2) An assurance that each communications service provider that
already provides broadband services in the unit will be notified
that the unit is applying to be a broadband ready community.
(3) An assurance that the unit will work with communications
service providers to promote broadband adoption in the unit.
(c) A procedure established under subsection (b) may not do the
following:
(1) Discriminate among communications service providers with
respect to promoting broadband adoption in the unit.
(2) Impose a fee on communications service providers to fund
promotion of broadband adoption in the unit.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.33-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.177-2018, SEC.6; P.L.189-2018, SEC.48.