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Committee considers moving telecom plan from 3 to 5 years, members warn of outreach trade‑offs

House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Committee reviewed budget language (E233.1) that would change the telecom plan cadence from three to five years; DPS argued the change is primarily a data/market context update but members warned it could reduce outreach and staff time and affect timing relative to other statutory plans.

At the Feb. 17 House Energy and Digital Infrastructure meeting, committee members weighed language in the FY27 budget (E233.1) that would change the telecom plan cadence from every three years to every five years. Speaker 1 said the change is already included in the governor’s recommended budget and the committee needs to…

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