Bill Text: CA AB662 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funds: administration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB662 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB662-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 662

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Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner Horvath

February 09, 2023

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An act relating to communications.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 662, as introduced, Boerner Horvath. Communications: broadband.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. Pursuant to its existing authority, the commission supervises administration of the state’s telecommunications universal service programs, including, among others, the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF). Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the CASF program to encourage deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation, and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies. Existing law requires the commission to establish specified accounts within the CASF, including, among other accounts, the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account and the Broadband Adoption Account.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation related to broadband communications.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation related to broadband communications.