Key State Budget Vote on Broadband May 20!

The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, May 20 at 11 a.m. to vote on the Public Service Commission (PSC) items in the state budget related to Broadband. 

The following items from the PSC broadband budget will be taken up on Thursday:

• Increasing funding and staff for the statewide broadband office by $496,300 for the biennium 

• Broadband expansion grant funding of $151.7 million for the biennium 

• Broadband line extension grant program funding of $5.4 million for the biennium 

• Broadband connector program and planning grants funding of $600,000 for the biennium 

• Broadband service reporting requirements for internet service providers to help with broadband mapping efforts

If you support these items, contact your state senator and state representative to let them know how broadband expansion would benefit you and your students!