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HB 320 - Appropriates Funds for Broadband Services - Kentucky Key Vote

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Title: Appropriates Funds for Broadband Services

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a veto and pass a bill that appropriates funds for broadband services.

Highlights:

 

  • Defines “broadband” as any fixed wireless, or fixed terrestrial technology having a capacity to transmit data from or to the internet with minimum speed for 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the United States Department of Agriculture (Sec. 1).

  • Defines “underserved area” as any project area where broadband service with a minimum of 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream is not available (Sec. 1).

  • Defines “unserved area” as any project area where broadband service with a minimum of 10 megabits per second downstream and one megabit per second upstream is not available (Sec. 1).

  • Appropriates $250 million in federal funds fiscal year 2021-2022 for broadband development and service costs in underserved and unserved areas, with no more than $50 million being awarded before April 1, 2022 (Sec. 3).

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Title: Appropriates Funds for Broadband Services

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a veto and pass a bill that appropriates funds for broadband services.

Highlights:

 

  • Defines “broadband” as any fixed wireless, or fixed terrestrial technology having a capacity to transmit data from or to the internet with minimum speed for 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the United States Department of Agriculture (Sec. 1).

  • Defines “underserved area” as any project area where broadband service with a minimum of 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream is not available (Sec. 1).

  • Defines “unserved area” as any project area where broadband service with a minimum of 10 megabits per second downstream and one megabit per second upstream is not available (Sec. 1).

  • Appropriates $250 million in federal funds fiscal year 2021-2022 for broadband development and service costs in underserved and unserved areas, with no more than $50 million being awarded before April 1, 2022 (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Title: Appropriates Funds for Broadband Services

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