The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday with the goal of expanding accessibility to broadband Internet in the Mountain State by expanding existing broadband legislation.
CHARLESTON â The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday with the goal of expanding accessibility to broadband internet in the Mountain State.
If it becomes law, House Bill 2002 will expand on existing broadband laws passed during the past three years meant to make it easier and less expensive for broadband service providers to install broadband fiber and for local municipal governments to enter into co-ops to expand broadband in their towns.
The House of Delegates moved the bill one day after Gov. Jim Justice mentioned the need for broadband expansion during his State of the State address without providing much in the way of details for how he wanted the Legislature to make that expansion happen.
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Two extraordinary events will leave an indelible imprint on the manner and scope of legislative activity expected when the West Virginia Legislature convenes its 60-day Regular Session on February 10, 2021. First, a global pandemic has ushered in a new, more socially distanced manner of legislating. Second, with Republican super majorities firmly established in both the House of Delegates and Senate, along with a Republican Governor handily re-elected by the voters, many items on their longtime wish list may now be within grasp.
We provide a preview of how both events will impact the 2021 Regular Session after it gavels in for business at noon on February 10.
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LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas State Broadband Map will allow Arkansans to pinpoint broadband providers in the state and will assist state agencies in developing broadband policy, Governor Asa Hutchinson said today in announcing the release of the map.
“This project puts Arkansas on the cutting edge of broadband mapping nationally,” Governor Hutchinson said. “Broadband delivery is a top priority, and long before the pandemic, I asked state agencies to accelerate the closing of the digital divide between our cities and less-populated rural communities. Our diligence and proactive efforts put us in position to utilize federal funds we have received during the pandemic to enhance our broadband system. Our map identifies broadband sources by structure, a level of detail that allows users to find exactly where broadband is available.”