Committee considers extending telecom plan cycle and repeal of advisory board
Members discussed draft language to extend the telecom planning requirement from every three years to five (part of a 10-year telecom plan) and a repeal of the Telecommunications and Connectivity Advisory Board, which staff said has met only twice since 2021 and requested repeal. The committee agreed to solicit testimony from the Department of Public Service, the Land Use Review Board and the advisory board where appropriate.
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Committee staff identified telecommunications-related provisions in the draft committee bill (request 26-O781), including a proposal to extend the date by which the Department of Public Service must adopt a new telecommunications plan. Maria Royal explained the draft would change the statutory cycle from adopting a new plan every three years to a five-year cycle for a 10-year plan, while preserving the Department's ability to revise the plan if circumstances warrant. "The proposal is to now extend that to 5 years," Maria said.
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