A 508 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires certain CATV companies to provide Internet service at public libraries with business customer class Internet access bandwidth and circuit capacity proportional to public libraries' needs.

This bill requires cable companies with system-wide franchises in New Jersey to provide free, business-class Internet service at public libraries. It mandates that the Internet bandwidth and circuit capacity must match each library's specific needs, not a standard level. The requirement applies only to libraries and applies to cable companies seeking or renewing system-wide franchises. This is a direct policy change affecting cable companies' service obligations and public library access to reliable high-speed Internet.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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