IC 5-28-33
    Chapter 33. High Speed Internet Service Deployment andAdoption Initiative

IC 5-28-33-1
"GIS"
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "GIS" refers to the statewidegeographic information system created under section 3 of thischapter.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-2
"High speed Internet service"
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "high speed Internet service"means a connection to the Internet that provides capacity fortransmission at an average speed of at least three hundred eighty-four(384) kilobits per second downstream, regardless of the technologyor medium used to provide the connection.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-3
Development of high speed Internet service deployment andadoption initiative; map of broadband availability
    Sec. 3. (a) The corporation shall develop a high speed Internetservice deployment and adoption initiative that includes the creationof a statewide geographic information system (GIS) of availabletelecommunications and information technology services, includinghigh speed Internet service.
    (b) The corporation shall map the availability of broadbandservice by census blocks established by the Bureau of the Census anddepicted in the GIS. A map created under this subsection may:
        (1) include the percentage of households that have access tobroadband service; and
        (2) use the Federal Communications Commission benchmarkrates for broadband service to identify different speed tiers.
    (c) After creating the map under subsection (b), the corporationshall update the GIS at least every six (6) months. This subsectionexpires December 31, 2010.
    (d) The corporation shall share the map created under subsection(b) and the GIS, including updates, with the Indiana GeographicInformation Council (as referred to in IC 4-23-7.3-6) as a data layerto the statewide base map (as defined in IC 4-23-7.3-11).
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-4
Confidential information
    Sec. 4. (a) A person or entity that provides data or otherinformation to the corporation for inclusion in the GIS may designatethe data or information as confidential for any purpose, including forpurposes of IC 5-14-3-4.    (b) The corporation shall, upon request, enter into a nondisclosureagreement with a person or entity described in subsection (a)concerning proprietary information submitted to the corporation bythe person or entity.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-5
Ability to enter into contract
    Sec. 5. The corporation may enter into a contract to develop all orpart of the initiative described in section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-6
Application for federal grants
    Sec. 6. The corporation may apply for state broadband data anddevelopment grants under the federal Broadband Data ImprovementAct and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-7
Corporation not authorized to regulate communications serviceproviders
    Sec. 7. This chapter may not be construed as authorizing thecorporation to regulate communications service providers (as definedin IC 8-1-32.5-4).
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-8
Consultation with Indiana finance authority
    Sec. 8. In implementing this chapter, the corporation shall consultwith the Indiana finance authority to avoid unnecessary duplicationof efforts under this chapter and IC 8-1-33.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-9
Priorities of high speed Internet service deployment and adoptioninitiative
    Sec. 9. The corporation shall establish the following priorities indeveloping and implementing the high speed Internet servicedeployment and adoption initiative:
        (1) First, extending the deployment of high speed Internetservice to areas where:
            (A) Internet connections are unavailable; or
            (B) the only available Internet connections provide capacityfor transmission at an average speed of less than twohundred (200) kilobits per second downstream.
        (2) Second, extending the deployment of high speed Internetservice to areas where the only available Internet connectionsprovide capacity for transmission at an average speed of:
            (A) not less than two hundred (200) kilobits; and            (B) not more than one and five-tenths (1.5) megabits;
        per second downstream.
        (3) Third, supporting programs to promote broadband adoptionthroughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.

IC 5-28-33-10
Single eligible entity for grants
    Sec. 10. The corporation is designated as the single eligible entityto receive a grant under 47 U.S.C. 1304.
As added by P.L.152-2009, SEC.1.