I. There is hereby established a telecommunications planning and development advisory committee to advise and assist the director of economic development in performing the duties established in RSA 12-A:45. The committee shall meet at least quarterly. II. The members of the committee shall be: (a) The governor, or designee; (b) The commissioner of resources and economic development, or designee; (c) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee; (d) The chairman of the public utilities commission, or designee; (e) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (f) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; (g) The chief information officer, or designee; (h) The following persons nominated by the commissioner of resources and economic development and appointed by the governor and council: (1) Two members representing residential telecommunications customers; (2) One member representing large business telecommunications customers; (3) One member representing small business telecommunications customers; (4) One member representing educators providing distance learning; (5) One member representing municipal government; (6) One member representing county government; (7) One member representing a regional economic development organization or a regional planning commission; and (8) Up to 7 members representing several of the following sectors of the telecommunications industry: wireless, paging, incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, Internet service providers, cable, long distance providers, and broadcast television. A member representing one sector may also represent one or more other sectors, as deemed appropriate by the commissioner; and (i) The director of broadband technology planning and development in the division of economic development. III. In this section: (a) ""Broadband'' means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, with or without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received, at rates of transmission as defined by the Federal Communications Commission as ""broadband.'' (b) ""Broadband infrastructure'' means any and all equipment and facilities, including any and all changes, modifications, and expansions to existing facilities, as well as the customer premises equipment used to provide broadband, and any and all software integral to or related to the operations, support, facilitation, or interconnection of such equipment, including upgrades, and any and all installation, operations, and support, maintenance and other functions as may be required to support the delivery of broadband. IV. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director by: (a) Collecting, aggregating, coordinating, and disseminating information and data concerning communications services and broadband infrastructure within the state. (b) Tracking deployment of broadband infrastructure. (c) Continually assessing the availability of and need for broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas within the state. (d) Identifying and securing federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure or wireless deployment or education. (e) Identifying opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (f) Creating and facilitating public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband services. (g) Identifying and assessing opportunities to remove barriers to broadband infrastructure deployment and adoption. V. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director in preparing an inventory of the state's broadband infrastructure. This inventory shall include recommendations to: (a) Promote access to affordable and reliable broadband service to all state citizens and businesses. (b) Identify and secure federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure deployment or education. (c) Identify opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (d) Create and facilitate public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband infrastructure. VI. The legislative members of the committee shall serve for the duration of their legislative term, and shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. VII. Other appointed members of the committee shall serve for 3 years and until a successor is appointed. VIII. The committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. IX. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the director in the form of an interim report on or before December 1, 2007 and a final report on or before June 1, 2008.
Source. 2000, 298:3, eff. July 1, 2000. 2003, 223:23, eff. July 1, 2003. 2007, 315:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2007. 2009, 197:1, eff. July 13, 2009.
I. There is hereby established a telecommunications planning and development advisory committee to advise and assist the director of economic development in performing the duties established in RSA 12-A:45. The committee shall meet at least quarterly. II. The members of the committee shall be: (a) The governor, or designee; (b) The commissioner of resources and economic development, or designee; (c) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee; (d) The chairman of the public utilities commission, or designee; (e) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (f) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; (g) The chief information officer, or designee; (h) The following persons nominated by the commissioner of resources and economic development and appointed by the governor and council: (1) Two members representing residential telecommunications customers; (2) One member representing large business telecommunications customers; (3) One member representing small business telecommunications customers; (4) One member representing educators providing distance learning; (5) One member representing municipal government; (6) One member representing county government; (7) One member representing a regional economic development organization or a regional planning commission; and (8) Up to 7 members representing several of the following sectors of the telecommunications industry: wireless, paging, incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, Internet service providers, cable, long distance providers, and broadcast television. A member representing one sector may also represent one or more other sectors, as deemed appropriate by the commissioner; and (i) The director of broadband technology planning and development in the division of economic development. III. In this section: (a) ""Broadband'' means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, with or without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received, at rates of transmission as defined by the Federal Communications Commission as ""broadband.'' (b) ""Broadband infrastructure'' means any and all equipment and facilities, including any and all changes, modifications, and expansions to existing facilities, as well as the customer premises equipment used to provide broadband, and any and all software integral to or related to the operations, support, facilitation, or interconnection of such equipment, including upgrades, and any and all installation, operations, and support, maintenance and other functions as may be required to support the delivery of broadband. IV. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director by: (a) Collecting, aggregating, coordinating, and disseminating information and data concerning communications services and broadband infrastructure within the state. (b) Tracking deployment of broadband infrastructure. (c) Continually assessing the availability of and need for broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas within the state. (d) Identifying and securing federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure or wireless deployment or education. (e) Identifying opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (f) Creating and facilitating public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband services. (g) Identifying and assessing opportunities to remove barriers to broadband infrastructure deployment and adoption. V. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director in preparing an inventory of the state's broadband infrastructure. This inventory shall include recommendations to: (a) Promote access to affordable and reliable broadband service to all state citizens and businesses. (b) Identify and secure federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure deployment or education. (c) Identify opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (d) Create and facilitate public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband infrastructure. VI. The legislative members of the committee shall serve for the duration of their legislative term, and shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. VII. Other appointed members of the committee shall serve for 3 years and until a successor is appointed. VIII. The committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. IX. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the director in the form of an interim report on or before December 1, 2007 and a final report on or before June 1, 2008.
Source. 2000, 298:3, eff. July 1, 2000. 2003, 223:23, eff. July 1, 2003. 2007, 315:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2007. 2009, 197:1, eff. July 13, 2009.
I. There is hereby established a telecommunications planning and development advisory committee to advise and assist the director of economic development in performing the duties established in RSA 12-A:45. The committee shall meet at least quarterly. II. The members of the committee shall be: (a) The governor, or designee; (b) The commissioner of resources and economic development, or designee; (c) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee; (d) The chairman of the public utilities commission, or designee; (e) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (f) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; (g) The chief information officer, or designee; (h) The following persons nominated by the commissioner of resources and economic development and appointed by the governor and council: (1) Two members representing residential telecommunications customers; (2) One member representing large business telecommunications customers; (3) One member representing small business telecommunications customers; (4) One member representing educators providing distance learning; (5) One member representing municipal government; (6) One member representing county government; (7) One member representing a regional economic development organization or a regional planning commission; and (8) Up to 7 members representing several of the following sectors of the telecommunications industry: wireless, paging, incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, Internet service providers, cable, long distance providers, and broadcast television. A member representing one sector may also represent one or more other sectors, as deemed appropriate by the commissioner; and (i) The director of broadband technology planning and development in the division of economic development. III. In this section: (a) ""Broadband'' means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, with or without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received, at rates of transmission as defined by the Federal Communications Commission as ""broadband.'' (b) ""Broadband infrastructure'' means any and all equipment and facilities, including any and all changes, modifications, and expansions to existing facilities, as well as the customer premises equipment used to provide broadband, and any and all software integral to or related to the operations, support, facilitation, or interconnection of such equipment, including upgrades, and any and all installation, operations, and support, maintenance and other functions as may be required to support the delivery of broadband. IV. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director by: (a) Collecting, aggregating, coordinating, and disseminating information and data concerning communications services and broadband infrastructure within the state. (b) Tracking deployment of broadband infrastructure. (c) Continually assessing the availability of and need for broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas within the state. (d) Identifying and securing federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure or wireless deployment or education. (e) Identifying opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (f) Creating and facilitating public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband services. (g) Identifying and assessing opportunities to remove barriers to broadband infrastructure deployment and adoption. V. The telecommunications planning and development advisory committee shall assist the director in preparing an inventory of the state's broadband infrastructure. This inventory shall include recommendations to: (a) Promote access to affordable and reliable broadband service to all state citizens and businesses. (b) Identify and secure federal and other funding sources for broadband infrastructure deployment or education. (c) Identify opportunities for coordination among providers, consumers, and state and local governmental entities, including coordination with the statewide emergency radio networks. (d) Create and facilitate public awareness and educational programs to encourage the use of broadband infrastructure. VI. The legislative members of the committee shall serve for the duration of their legislative term, and shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. VII. Other appointed members of the committee shall serve for 3 years and until a successor is appointed. VIII. The committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. IX. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the director in the form of an interim report on or before December 1, 2007 and a final report on or before June 1, 2008.
Source. 2000, 298:3, eff. July 1, 2000. 2003, 223:23, eff. July 1, 2003. 2007, 315:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2007. 2009, 197:1, eff. July 13, 2009.
