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The requirement appears in agency procurement guidance known as Bulletin 3.5 and implements provisions in Title 3 addressing state contracting and net-neutrality requirements, Brown said. \"All state contracts are required under this bulletin ... to have providers certified under compliance with the set requirements of section 3 48,\" he told the committee.

The comment came during a committee hearing taking testimony on H.11, an act relating to consumer protections for broadband and VoIP services. Committee members asked the Agency of Administration to provide two items: (1) how many existing contracts with Internet-service providers are subject to the Bulletin 3.5 requirement, and (2) which providers currently hold those contracts. Brown said he did not have those figures at the hearing and would work with the Agency of Digital Services to locate the information.

Brown said the agency updated Bulletin 3.5 within the last year and that the document requires certification from providers that they comply with the Title 3 net-neutrality section. He said the Agency of Administration does not see all state contracts because some contracts fall below thresholds or are routed through departmental budget-analyst review. \"We only see certain ones,\" he said, adding that contracts which require waivers or exceed statutory procurement thresholds are escalated to his office.

On enforcement and monitoring, Brown said the agency's process relies on the certification required by the bulletin and on routine contract review by departmental budget analysts. He said the Agency of Administration has not identified any waiver requests related to section 3 48 or section 3 49 in its records. When asked whether the state regulates provider performance (for example, whether a provider’s speeds fall below declared levels), Brown said that responsibility would likely fall to the Department of Public Service or the broadband board rather than to his office.

Committee members asked for written follow-up. Representative Kathleen James asked the deputy director to submit bullet points and the additional information requested; James said, \"If you could write up your talking points, today and get that to us sooner.\" Brown agreed to provide talking points and to follow up with the requested contract and provider data.

No formal agency position on H.11 was given at the hearing. Brown said he was not prepared to state a departmental stance on the bill at this time and preferred to consult his team before doing so.

The committee recorded the exchange as part of ongoing review of H.11; members said they expect written testimony and any additional documents the agency can supply before deciding whether to draft or revise bill language.

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\"If we feel that it's ready ... we'll have a committee discussion of the ADS bill,\" Representative Kathleen James, chair, said while describing the committee’s plan for legislative council to assist during markup. The schedule includes testimony from Secretary Riley Hughes of the Agency of Digital Services on the ADS reporting bill and on ADS’s fiscal year 2026 budget request, plus witnesses from the auditor’s office, the Joint Fiscal Office and the Department of Public Service.

Committee members said they want agencies to supply written testimony and to state their positions on bill language when testifying. \"Where do they stand on it? Thoughts on the language, feedback on the language,\" James said, urging that this become standard procedure for invited agencies.

The committee’s planning notes include half-hour blocks for officials to explain where relevant data lives, who maintains it, and what gaps exist. The goal for H.125 testimony is to compile data sources and draft language to help the committee decide next steps for the energy-economy study.

Members also noted scheduling for industry testimony: CTIA representatives will appear in two back-to-back slots addressing different broadband bills in the afternoon; Claire Buckley of Lanon Public Affairs, representing CTIA, told the committee that \"the bill does apply to fixed wireless,\" signaling that wireless carriers expect portions of pending wired-broadband legislation to cover fixed-wireless services.

The committee is tentatively planning a Friday markup and possible vote on the ADS bill depending on how testimony develops. Members emphasized that committee business tied to budgets (ADS FY26) and bill language will drive how quickly the committee moves items to markup.

No formal actions or votes were taken during the scheduling discussion; committee staff will distribute a more detailed weekly plan and members asked staff to remind witnesses to provide written testimony and a declared position on bills before appearing.

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Agency of Administration: state Internet contracts must include net-neutrality certifications; deputy to supply provider counts

House Energy schedules ADS bill markup; plans broad testimony on energy-economy study next week