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HI HR172
Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Kitagawa
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AI Summary
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Request the Public Utilities Commission to monitor wireless communications providers' compliance with Federal Communications Commission mandates adopted August 6, 2015, requiring backup power options for covered residential services.
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Direct the Public Utilities Commission to collect and publish data on cellular tower backup capacity, including overall percentages of towers equipped with generators or batteries, organized by individual wireless communications provider.
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Request all wireless communications providers operating in Hawaii to comply with FCC backup power mandates, with priority given to renewable energy sources.
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Address concerns that some rural wireless communications providers in Hawaii have not fully complied with FCC requirements despite delayed compliance timelines for providers with fewer than 100,000 domestic retail subscriber lines.
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Transmit certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Public Utilities Commission Commissioners, and Hawaii State Energy Office Administrator.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Monitor Compliance With The Federal Communications Commission Mandates For The Deployment Of Backup Power Generators For Wireless Communications Providers And Collect And Publish Data On Cellular Tower Backup Capacity.
Public Utilities Commission
Last Action
The committee(s) on IAC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
3/27/2019