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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, YAW, FONTANA, WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY AND TARTAGLIONE, MAY 16, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, MAY 16, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Urging the Commonwealth to upgrade its broadband communications |
2 | network for use by the private and public sectors in the |
3 | Northern Tier of this Commonwealth. |
4 | WHEREAS, Many of the communities in the region of this |
5 | Commonwealth referred to as the Northern Tier lack competitive |
6 | access to broadband communications and wireless phone services |
7 | in the region, which impedes the speed of response in matters of |
8 | public safety, economic development and research, analysis and |
9 | education; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The Marcellus Shale natural gas industry is actively |
11 | developing extensive operations in the Northern Tier and lacks |
12 | access to adequate broadband communications and wireless phone |
13 | services in the region, impacting the speed and effectiveness of |
14 | industry development; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The wireless communications industry did not have |
16 | great financial incentive in the past to develop infrastructure |
17 | to improve coverage in the Northern Tier because of limited |
18 | population; however, utilizing Commonwealth-owned infrastructure |
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1 | and wireless communications, industry can eliminate much of its |
2 | upfront infrastructure development costs and more effectively |
3 | cover the region with its services to meet the expanding |
4 | communications needs; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The Commonwealth owns and maintains a vast number of |
6 | communications towers and related infrastructure across the |
7 | Northern Tier that must be upgraded to adequately support |
8 | multiple Commonwealth needs for enhanced broadband |
9 | communications in the region; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Financial, engineering and construction support from |
11 | wireless communications and natural gas industries could be |
12 | provided to ensure that the Commonwealth's communications tower |
13 | sites, related facilities and resulting broadband communications |
14 | network meet or exceed their industries' highest quality control |
15 | and performance standards to maximize their effective, long-term |
16 | use; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The resulting broadband communications network would |
18 | significantly benefit all pertinent Commonwealth agencies, |
19 | authorities, boards, commissions, councils, departments, offices |
20 | and communities in the region and the development of regional |
21 | business and industry, including, but not limited to, the |
22 | Marcellus Shale natural gas industry and wireless communications |
23 | industry; and |
24 | WHEREAS, The community, business and industry safety, |
25 | economic development, research analysis and educational |
26 | opportunities are of paramount importance; and |
27 | WHEREAS, The Commonwealth should encourage, invite and guide |
28 | wireless communications and natural gas industry collaboration |
29 | to facilitate the most mutually advantageous outcome to all |
30 | parties in the Northern Tier; therefore be it |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Senate urge the Commonwealth to upgrade |
2 | its broadband communications network for use by the private and |
3 | public sectors in the Northern Tier of this Commonwealth. |
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