7-52-410 - Baseline assessment of broadband deployment. - Tennessee Statutes

7-52-410. Baseline assessment of broadband deployment.

(a)  The task force shall prepare an annual assessment of broadband deployment in Tennessee. The assessment shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the Tennessee regulatory authority by January 1 of each year.

(b)  The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the number of digital subscriber lines in Tennessee and their location and use. Comparable information shall also be obtained for broadband deployment through cable systems. Nothing in this section shall require private industries to release proprietary information, including the penetration of customers or customer information.

(c)  Telephone utilities and cable service providers shall submit information to the task force, as needed, to enable the task force to prepare the baseline assessment and updates on broadband deployment.

(d)  The staff of the Tennessee regulatory authority shall provide such support and services as will aid the task force in completing its study.

[Acts 2005, ch. 413, § 3.]