Broadband providers; affordable monthly plan. (HB447)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Broadband providers; affordable monthly plan. Requires each broadband provider operating in the Commonwealth to offer an affordable monthly plan for broadband services that (i) does not exceed $50 per month and (ii) meets the faster of either (a) the standards for advanced service as defined by the Federal Communications Commission or (b) a minimum broadband speed level of 50 megabits per second for download speed and 25 megabits per second for upload speed. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/11/2022	Committee
01/11/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100784D
01/11/2022	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
01/28/2022	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4
02/07/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB447)
02/08/2022	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
02/15/2022	Left in Commerce and Energy