New York S 924: Relates to broadband mapping and expansion of such service

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S00924 Summary:

BILL NOS00924 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSOROBERACKER

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 23 §450, Ec Dev L

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Requires the Empire State Development corporation's broadband program office to assist in the provision and expansion of broadband internet access service and to address inequities in the availability of such service.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 924

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. OBERACKER, ASHBY, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, RHOADS -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Internet and Technology

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to directing
 the empire state development corporation to publish and maintain a map
 reflecting the aggregation of information broadband providers are
 submitting in the ongoing FCC mapping proceeding

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 23 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 23
 4 BROADBAND MAPPING PROGRAM
 5 Section 450. Broadband mapping program.
 6 § 450. Broadband mapping program. 1. Definitions. For purposes of
 7 this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Broadband provider" means a provider of fixed or mobile broadband
 9 internet access service and includes any entity required to provide the
 10 federal government with information on Federal Communications Commission
 11 form 477 or as part of the federal digital opportunity data collection
 12 program or a provider of satellite-based broadband internet access
 13 service that has been designated as an eligible telecommunications
 14 carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6) for any portion of New York.
 15 (b) "Chief advisor" means the broadband program office assistant vice-
 16 president of innovation and broadband.
 17 (c) "Map" means the statewide broadband availability map developed and
 18 maintained pursuant to this article.
 19 2. The empire state development corporation shall, in coordination
 20 with the chief advisor, develop a statewide broadband availability map
 21 indicating broadband coverage, including maximum broadband speeds avail-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01851-01-5

 S. 924 2

 1 able in service territories in New York. The empire state development
 2 corporation and the chief advisor shall provide the initial map by July
 3 first, two thousand twenty-six, or as soon as practicable, and shall
 4 update the map at least annually.
 5 3. Broadband providers shall be required to submit updated service
 6 territory data to the empire state development corporation annually. The
 7 empire state development corporation shall establish a process, time-
 8 line, and specific data requirements for broadband providers to submit
 9 their data. All public bodies shall cooperate with the empire state
 10 development corporation, or any agent thereof, to furnish data requested
 11 by the agency for the initial improvement and maintenance of the map.
 12 4. The empire state development corporation shall not require broad-
 13 band providers to submit any data, in substantive content or form or
 14 schedule, beyond or in advance of that which the provider is required to
 15 submit to the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the federal
 16 broadband deployment accuracy and technological availability act, 47
 17 U.S.C. § 641 et. seq., provided, however, that satellite-based broadband
 18 providers that have been designated as an eligible telecommunications
 19 carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6) for any portion of New York
 20 shall be required to submit comparable data as other broadband provid-
 21 ers. Public