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Broadband oversight bill amended, fails on tie vote and is voluntarily deferred for more work
Summary
Chairman Desautels’ proposal to give the Public Service Commission (PSC) enforcement authority over rules issued by the Office of Broadband drew heavy industry and regulator attention. Committee adopted a narrowed amendment but a tie vote left the bill unresolved; the sponsor then voluntarily deferred the measure for additional stakeholder work.
Chairman Joel Desautels opened a wide‑ranging discussion on House Bill 305, aimed at creating a statewide mechanism for enforcement when constituents claim they did not receive broadband service promised under state or federal deployment awards. The sponsor described the complexity of multiple federal and state grant programs (RDOF, GUMBO phases, ARDOF) and said constituents need a single place to lodge complaints and to have deadlines and…
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