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PRINTER'S NO. 1078
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1042
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STAMBAUGH, CAUSER, DAVANZO, JAMES, MILLARD,
PICKETT AND HERSHEY, MARCH 29, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 29, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of
telecommunications services, further providing for network
modernization plan.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3014 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 3014. Network modernization plans.
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(c.1) Updated network modernization plans.--A local exchange
telecommunication company subject to this section shall be able
to offer broadband service at speeds of 25 megabits per second
(Mbps) in the downstream direction and equal to or greater than
three megabits per second (Mbps) in the upstream direction, or
minimum speeds adopted by the Federal Communications Commission,
whichever is greater, within 10 business days of a request for
broadband service by January 1, 2025.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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