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NE LB666

Bill

Status

Failed

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tanya Storer

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends section 86-1505 of the Rural Communications Sustainability Act to allow competitive providers, in addition to incumbent carriers, to request Public Service Commission action after a granting agency makes final broadband deployment payment

  • Requires the commission to expeditiously relieve incumbent carriers of eligible telecommunications carrier and carrier of last resort obligations in deployment project areas where competitive providers are in compliance

  • Authorizes the commission to make determinations on allocations and distributions of support from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund for deployment project areas

  • Directs the commission, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, to determine whether eligible telecommunications carrier and carrier of last resort obligations should be transferred to the competitive provider

Legislative Description

Change provisions relating to duties of the Public Service Commission under the Rural Communications Sustainability Act

Last Action

Provisions/portions of LB666 amended into LB311 by AM1111

6/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Telecommunications1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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