BILL NUMBER: SB 1733	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Cogdill

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act relating to telecommunications.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1733, as introduced, Cogdill. Communications: broadband
Internet access.
   Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider
and implement rules, procedures, and strategies to ensure that all
California citizens and businesses have access to the widest possible
array of advanced communications services. Existing law also
requires the commission to ensure cost-effective deployment of
technology so as to protect ratepayers' interests and the
affordability of telecommunications services.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to improve access to broadband Internet technology in the
State of California.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to improve access to broadband Internet services in the
State of California.