Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This legislation rewrites the role of the Georgia Public Service Commission in administering the broadband Universal Access Fund by striking out a lot of language in code and adding back a new arrangement that includes the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). DCA will recommend disbursements for the Rural Broadband Portion of said fund, capped at $10 million annually. The bill creates a larger pot of money for some projects, possibly at the expense of others. The "Rural Local Exchange Portion" of the fund is capped at $30 million annually; requires an increase in rates to fund these expenditures. |
