House File 2441 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  D. OLSON


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the development of a plan for utilization of
  2    unused Iowa communications network fiber by businesses
  3    establishing satellite offices.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6343YH 82
  6 rn/rj/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  UNUSED FIBER UTILIZATION PLAN == IOWA
  1  2 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
  1  3    1.  The Iowa telecommunications and technology commission,
  1  4 in coordination with the department of economic development
  1  5 and private entities selected by the commission, shall develop
  1  6 a plan for utilization of unused fiber within the Iowa
  1  7 communications network by private businesses seeking to
  1  8 establish satellite offices at designated locations across the
  1  9 state.  Such access to unused fiber would assist businesses in
  1 10 maintaining offices away from their business headquarters in
  1 11 an effort to reduce employee commuting distance and to access
  1 12 an expanded potential workforce.
  1 13    2.  The plan shall include but not be limited to access
  1 14 criteria and procedures applicable to businesses, fiber access
  1 15 costs, and estimated usage levels, and shall be submitted to
  1 16 the governor and the general assembly by January 30, 2009.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill directs the Iowa telecommunications and
  1 19 technology commission, in conjunction with the department of
  1 20 economic development and selected private entities, to develop
  1 21 a plan for utilization of unused Iowa communications network
  1 22 fiber by businesses establishing satellite offices away from
  1 23 their business headquarters in an effort to reduce employee
  1 24 commuting distance and access an expanded potential workforce.
  1 25 The plan would include but not be limited to access criteria
  1 26 and procedures applicable to businesses, fiber access costs,
  1 27 and estimated usage levels.  The bill requires the plan to be
  1 28 submitted to the governor and the general assembly by January
  1 29 30, 2009.
  1 30 LSB 6343YH 82
  1 31 rn/rj/14