Keep an eye out for this. it could be an avenue for WISP's to get State money for rural broadband.
Bill Status - 2nd reading - 2nd house Looks like it is proceeding but I'm not sure how many hurdles come after 2nd reading 2nd house the qualifications.... ISP that serviced at least 100 customers for 3 consecutive years Ability to prove funding for the proposed buildout, I believe funding for 20+% would be needed Ability to provide at minimum 10Mbps and 25Mbps maximum Prove the area doesn't have 10Mbps available now HB 1065 High Speed Internet Service This legislation was amended this week to establish a grant program for internet service providers to request assistance in expanding broadband services to unserved areas. The Office of Community and Rural Affairs will administer this grant program and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation will create a map detailing areas of the state which do not have at least one provider offering internet service at the speed defined by code. While there is a base amount of funding for the grant in this session, the full funding of the program will be considered next session when the state budget is created. This legislation would be the first direct grant program to service providers by the state to directly assist buildout of the state broadband system. Sincerely, Scott LePere On-Ramp Indiana, Inc. 859 Conner Street Noblesville, IN 46060 317.774.2100 supp...@ori.net<mailto:supp...@ori.net> Internet Access, IT Consulting, VoIP & Cloud Services!
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