Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/35-A/title35-Asec9204-A.html
Timestamp: 2019-02-20 08:19:01
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Title 35-A, §9204-A: Duties of authority
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§9204-A. Duties of authority
[ 2015, c. 284, §7 (NEW) .]
4. Support broadband investment. The authority shall expand the availability of broadband service to residential and small business customers in unserved or underserved areas by identifying, developing and providing funding for broadband investments in unserved and underserved communities. Such investments may include infrastructure that is used by a single provider or by multiple providers.
6-A. Notice of construction. The authority shall disseminate information about a proposed underground facility that it receives in accordance with section 2503, subsection 2 in a manner that is accessible to all parties that may be interested in installing a broadband conduit in the area of the proposed underground facility.
[ 2017, c. 344, §2 (NEW) .]
8. Limitations on activities of the authority. The authority may not develop, acquire, fund, coordinate or otherwise undertake any project or make any grant, direct investment or loan under this chapter unless the authority determines that without the authority's action the installation of adequate advanced communications technology infrastructure in an unserved or underserved area would not occur within the same time period. When providing grants, direct investment or loans for broadband infrastructure investments, the authority shall give preference to those investments that provide the greatest relative improvement to existing broadband service in an unserved or underserved area. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authority may not provide any wireline, wireless, satellite, voice, data or video service at retail or wholesale.
2015, c. 284, §7 (NEW). 2017, c. 344, §2 (AMD).