Indiana § 4-4-43-1 - Geographic information system for broadband coverage; evaluation of Federal Communications Commission Internet coverage map

§ 4-4-43-1. Geographic information system for broadband coverage; evaluation of Federal Communications Commission Internet coverage map

Sec. 1. (a) The office may maintain a geographic information system or similar data base that contains spatial data regarding the availability of broadband Internet service in Indiana.

(b) The office may create and may, subject to subsection (c), regularly update the data base using broadband Internet coverage information compiled by the Federal Communications Commission.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2022, the office:

(1) may evaluate the broadband Internet coverage map created by the Federal Communications Commission under the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Public Law 116-130); and

(2) if the office determines that the map provides broadband Internet coverage information:

(A) at a level of detail that allows for determination of broadband Internet availability at individual Indiana addresses; or

(B) at a level of detail greater than that of the broadband Internet coverage map provided by the office on the office's website;

may use the information to update the broadband Internet coverage map provided by the office on the office's website.

(d) If the office determines in the office's evaluation under subsection (c) that the map does not provide broadband Internet coverage information:

(1) at a level of detail that allows for determination of broadband Internet availability at individual Indiana addresses; or

(2) at a level of detail greater than that of the broadband Internet coverage map provided by the office on the office's website;

the office shall present the office's determination to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications during the 2022 legislative interim.

As added by P.L.158-2021, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.15.

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IC 4-5-1Chapter 1. Secretary of State

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