CT HB06442

Office of Policy and Management must develop and publish an up-to-date broadband map by December 1, 2022, showing service availability, adoption rates, and download/upload speeds across Connecticut

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection must establish a grant program by January 1, 2022 to support broadband deployment, with priority for unserved areas in distressed municipalities and applicants committing at least 20% of project costs from non-government funds

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority must initiate proceedings by January 1, 2022 to develop nondiscriminatory conduit construction processes, requiring conduit to accommodate future fiber optic expansion and be accessible to other providers at cost-based rates

State Building Code must be revised to require minimum broadband infrastructure in new construction and major alterations of commercial and multifamily buildings

Statewide goal established for universal access to 1 gigabit per second download and 100 megabits per second upload speeds, with biennial progress reports to the Governor beginning December 1, 2022