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NJ SCR64
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Parker Space
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AI Summary
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Urges the Board of Public Utilities to investigate the status of high-speed broadband Internet and landline telephone services in New Jersey's rural communities
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Calls on the State Board of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture to explore ways to bring adequate and reliable broadband Internet and landline phone services to rural areas
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Addresses concerns that rural farmers increasingly depend on Internet connectivity for advertising, social media marketing, remote equipment monitoring, weather data, and agricultural tourism promotion
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Notes that lack of broadband service creates inequity for farmers, residents, students, businesses, and government entities in rural areas and hinders economic development opportunities
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References USDA Rural Development Office request for guidance from New Jersey Department of Agriculture to create mapping that would make rural areas eligible for federal broadband grant programs
Legislative Description
Urges BPU to investigate broadband Internet and landline telephone services in State's rural communities; urges State Board of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture to explore ways these services can be brought to State's rural communities.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
1/9/2024