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ID HCR058
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
- Requests the Idaho Department of Commerce to investigate developing capacity to coordinate and lead broadband development in Idaho
- Establishes legislative findings that broadband is vital for 21st-century commerce and that Idaho lacks consistent leadership on broadband mapping and promotion
- Identifies that Idaho businesses cite telecommunication infrastructure as important for expansion decisions and that communities depend on broadband for healthcare, public safety, education, and commerce
- Notes Idaho's average broadband speed is below the recommended 25 megabits-per-second level and the state ranks 47th in overall connectivity among states
- Requires the Idaho Department of Commerce to report its progress to the First Regular Session of the Sixty-fourth Idaho Legislature
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that the Idaho Department of Commerce investigate improving broadband service in Idaho.
BROADBAND SERVICE
Last Action
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
3/22/2016
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